Tasai
Mokume Damascus Japanese Bench Chisels (Oire Nomi) 10-piece Set in Signed Wooden Box - Tasai
Our Mokume Damascus Bench Chisels are hand forged by master chisel maker Akio Tasai. Mokume or Mokume-dane is a Japanese metalworking procedure which produces a mixed-metal laminate with distinctive layered patterns. Mokume translates to "wood grain metal" or "wood eye metal." He has...
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Mr. Tasai began his apprenticeship at age 12 and now has over 48 years of experience as a master blacksmith. Tasai chisels are highly valued and demand often exceeds supply.
Features:
• Handcrafted in Japan by master chisel maker Akio Tasai
• Made with a special high carbon blue steel
• Handles are the best quality Japanese Red Oak
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Handmade Japanese Chisels: Guided by the Masters’ Hands
A handmade chisel is more than a woodworking tool. It imbues the spirit of that Master Blacksmith and his heritage. It represents hours of the maker’s focused energy and the work of his hands. It carries on the Japanese toolmaking tradition. Those things cannot be sought through a mass-produced instrument. The discriminating craftsman should own at least one handmade Japanese chisel (or a set!) in his or her lifetime. Learn more about the makers and their chisels in this Woodworking Adventures blog.