Ootsuki-Nomi Japanese Hand Made Slick Chisel Set By Kiyotada Ⅱ - 24&48mm

Smith name: Shimamura Kouzaburo 

Steel: White Steel

Blade width: 24mm & 49mm

Blade thickness(Blade Bottom/Top of Blade):

24mm: about( 15.40mm/9.95mm）

48mm: about( 13.50mm/ 8.30mm）

Production date: March 1983 (The Komi(tang) part of the chisel has markings of 58 and 3，which means March of the 58th year of the Showa era in Japan.)

Weight(48mm/24mm): 1062g; 808g

Blade Angles(48mm/24mm): 25°; 31°

Total length: 698mm

Neck length(48mm/24mm):  165mm; 150mm

Blade length(48mm/24mm): 135mm; 150mm

Types of wooden handles：Japanese White Oak(Shirakashi)

Accessories：—

Additional Information: Used, in good condition. There is some light rust on the surface of both blades. They came from a retired  "Miyadaiku"( Japanese shrine and temple carpenters) in Saitama. The first seller of this set of chisels was Suiheiya Shop in Asakusa. The shoulders of this set of chisels are in a classical style.

I sharpened the bevel to 400 grit, and the Ura to about 6000 grit. 

This is the first time I've seen the Kiyotada blacksmith's chisel with the date of manufacture marked on the tang part. This gave me a good sample, allowing me to have a clear understanding of the precision of the early production of the second-generation Kiyotada. I will continue to investigate what other meanings the kiyotada chisels marked with the year of manufacture might have.