{"product_id":"sen-japanese-handmade-swordsmiths-drawknife","title":"Sen Japanese Handmade Swordsmith's Drawknife","description":"\u003cp\u003eSmith name: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnknown (\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA Japanese swordsmith in Gunma \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePrefecture)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJigane: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModern soft iron\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSteel:\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eCarbon Steel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLength of exposed metal parts: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e344mm; 325mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTotal length: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e600mm; 627mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlade Width:  \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eabout 7.5mm; 131mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlade thickness:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eabout\u003cspan\u003e 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.0mm; 5.5mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eManufacture Era: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe early Shōwa period \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(according to collector’s memory)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e565g; 841g\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccessories: -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional Information:\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThese tools show signs of use but remain in good condition. Note that the lamination on one side of the longer tool (on the right) exhibits some unevenness, while the reverse side is flawless. I discovered them at an antique shop in Gunma Prefecture. According to the shopkeeper, they were the tools of a Gunma swordsmith, whose descendants had commissioned the shop to clear and liquidate the late artisan's workshop.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegrettably, only these two sen remained when I arrived; the majority of the swordsmith's high-quality whetstones had already been sold. This indicates that the smith possessed exceptional skills in both forging and polishing\/sharpening. Regarding the specific function of the left sen, I consulted Mr. Tsuchida, who informed me that it was used for carving the longitudinal grooves on a Japanese sword, professionally referred to as “hi (樋)”.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TENMOKU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48083520127214,"sku":null,"price":30000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/0162\/5326\/files\/DSF2834.jpg?v=1780187290","url":"https:\/\/tenmoku0701.myshopify.com\/zh\/products\/sen-japanese-handmade-swordsmiths-drawknife","provider":"TENMOKU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}