Yamairi-Tataki-Nomi Japanese Specially Made Timber Chisel By Second generation Hidari-Hisasaku

Smith name: Ikegami Takanobu

Steel: White Steel

Blade width: 18mm

Blade thickness: Blade Bottom(about 14.0mm)，Top of Blade（about 11.5mm）

Blade Cross section: Rectangular Kakuuchi style.

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

Weight: 395g

Blade Angles: 35°

Total length: 330mm

Neck length: 75mm

Blade length:100mm

Types of wooden handles: Japanese White Oak（Shirakashi）

Accessories：—

Additional Information: Unused.

Rusty on the surface. 

Yamairi(山入) refers to a special laminated structure of iron and steel. The steel pattern on the blade bevel looks like the Chinese character for "山".

This structure is mostly used on long, thin carpenter mortise chisels. The yamairi method prevents the chisel from bending.