Shinogi-Usu-Nomi Japanese Hand Made Dovetail Paring Chisel By Kiyotada Ⅱ - 24mm

Smith name: Shimamura Kouzaburo 

Steel: White Steel

Blade width: 24mm

Blade thickness: Blade Bottom (about 9.30mm)， The blade near the bevel (about 6.00mm）

Manufacture Era: before 1990s (according to collector’s memory)

Weight: 206g

Blade Angles: 30°

Total length: 315mm

Neck length: 74mm

Blade length: 78mm

Types of wooden handles：Japanese Red Oak（Akakashi）

Accessories：—

Additional Information: Used, in good condition. It comes from a retired Miyadaiku from the Kanto region. I did a repair sharpening, bevel to 1000 grit, ura to 5000 grit. 

This chisel is an early work of Kiyotada. It is finely made and you can see more details by enlarging the picture. 

The final photo shows two chisels made nearly half a century apart. The one on the left was crafted by an unknown Tokyo blacksmith before WWII (it is certain that he had a close connection to Kiyotada—possibly as a fellow apprentice). The identical treatment of the junction between the neck and the blade on both tools reveals how craftsmanship acts as a form of 'DNA' passed down through the lineage of blacksmiths.