Tataki-Nomi Japanese Hand Made Timber Chisel By Hidari-Hisasaku - 18mm

Smith name: Ikegami Takanobu (Second Generation Hisasaku)

Steel: White Steel

Blade width: 18mm

Blade thickness: Blade Bottom(about 13.4mm)，Top of Blade（about 9.7mm）

Blade Cross section: Rectangular Kakuuchi style.

Manufacture Era: Before 1980 (According to my speculation)

Weight: 339g

Blade Angles: 25°

Total length: 300mm

Neck length: 67mm

Blade length:95mm

Types of wooden handles: Japanese Red Oak（Akakashi）

Accessories：—

Additional Information: Unused. Kept deep in the cabinet of the Suiheya store.

It is very likely to be the early work of the second generation hisasaku. It is more precise than his later works. It may also be that the owner of Suiheya shop asked the second generation Hisasaku blacksmith to improve the precision of the production. A similar situation also occurred with the second generation Kiyotada blacksmith.