Usu-Nomi Japanese Hand Made Paring Chisel By Kiyotada Ⅱ - 18mm

Smith name: Shimamura Kouzaburo 

Steel: White Steel No.2

Blade width: 18mm

Blade thickness: Blade Bottom(about 5.50mm)，Top of Blade（about 3.20mm）

Blade Cross section: Rectangular Kakuuchi style.

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

Weight: 126g

Blade Angles: 30°

Total length: 287mm

Neck length: 72mm

Blade length: 78mm

Types of wooden handles：Japanese red oak (Akakashi)

Accessories：—

Additional Information: It saw some use, and due to rather crude sharpening technique by the previous owner, the ura ended up in its current condition. I have since re-established a flat, true reference plane on the uraoshi (the flat perimeter of the back). With careful and mindful sharpening moving forward, it still has a long working life ahead. Both the primary bevel and the ura have been sharpened up to #1000 grit. During the sharpening process, the steel produced a clean, wire-like burr that could be stripped away in a continuous thread.