Uchimaru Nomi Japanese Deep U-Gouge Chisel By Konobu II 「Early Works」- 24mm

Smith name: Takiguchi Kiyo

Steel: Blue Steel #2

Blade width: 24mm

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

Blade Angles: 28°

Total length: 214mm

Neck length: 40mm

Blade length: 45mm

Types of wooden handles：Japanese White Oak（Shirakashi）

Weight: 121g

Accessories：—

Additional Information: Used, the chisel comes from a retired wooden Buddha statue carver from the Tokyo area. It has rust on the Ura side. Fortunately, the steel is thicker and the rust on the ura side does not affect its use. I sharpened the bevel to about 400 grit, and the wooden handle was provided and installed by Mr. Tsuchida Noboru.

As far as I know, deep-u chisels are more expensive than shallow-u chisels.