Sen Japanese Draw Knife by Second generation Fujiwara Yoshiaki - 245mm

Swordsmith name: Kato Shinpei (1915~2008)

Steel: Carbon Steel

Blade length: 245mm

Total length: 410mm 

Blade Width:  about 30mm 

Blade thickness: about 4.6mm

Manufacture Era: around 1980s (according to collector’s memory)

Weight: 250g

Accessories: -

Additional Information: Unused. It is well preserved, band new condition.

Mr. Kato Shinpei  is a Japanese samurai swordsmith. The most common of his works is kiridashi, and he rarely makes woodworking tools.

This collector has many kiridashi knives made by Kato Shinpei, including one made with tamahagane. This sen is the only woodworking tool in his collection. As the collector was getting older, he finally decided to sell it to me after I purchased some of his other kiridashi collections.