This tool represents an excellent entry into the world of Japanese planes, with a superb blue paper steel blade that represents an upgrade from it's high carbon steel-bladed cousin. Blade size: 58mm wide, 50mm cutting edge Blade material: laminated steel ...

This handle is made from high quality Japanese Red Oak and is hand-finished with oil. The handle is very comfortable to hold and has a stainless steel latch to hold the saw blade tight and secure. The KAKURI Fine Cut ...

Matsui are renowned for making precision measuring instruments. This square is used for marking 90 degree angles and can be used for measuring and marking out joints. Specifications: Hardened stainless steel Metric Scale

With incredible detail (as well as numerous architectural plans and drawings), author and architect Heino Engel describes everything from room functions and the flexibility of partitions to the influence of human anatomy on Japanese units of measure. Rather than exploring ...

There are 14 profiles and shapes in this series. These planes are designed and made under Kakuri Corporation, beautifully constructed out of solid Ebony with a brass fixing screw for easy adjustment of the HSS blade.These planes are perfect for ...

There are 14 profiles and shapes in this series. These planes are designed and made under Kakuri Corporation, beautifully constructed out of solid Ebony with a brass fixing screw for easy adjustment of the HSS blade.These planes are perfect for ...

This axe was made by Mizuno Seisakujo, who are famous axe makers in Sanjo, Niigata. Warikomi means referring to a style of laminations. A common and traditional style of tool is hard carbon steel laminated with soft iron. The majority ...

Okatsune secateurs pruners are the number one choice for gardeners in Japan - as they are simple, sharp and strong. Renowned for the hardness of their blades, being forged from the finest Izumo Yasugi steel, gives long lasting sharpness to ...

This beautiful range of chisels by Ouchi-san is handmade by this master smith in his Miki city forge. The edges are white paper steel and handles are forged from branches of Japanese white oak.We have been fortunate enough to have ...

This protractor has a diameter of 40mm and is made from stainless steel and measures from 0 to 180 degrees with a 10cm rule. It is ideal for measuring bevels of chisels and plane blades and marking out joints. Designed ...

This protractor has a diameter of 120mm and is made from stainless steel and measure from 0 to 180 degrees with a 305mm rule. It is ideal for measuring bevels of chisels and plane blades and marking out joints. Silver ...

Star-M are renowned for producing perception drill bits and cutting tools; this circle cutter is no exception. Star-M developed these circle cutters over many years until they produced an easy to use tool that actually cuts accurately and clean. The ...

This beautiful kanna is a full-sized smoother featuring a hand forged blue paper steel (aogami #1) blade and gorgeous oil-soaked block (abura-dai). This technique of oil soaking provides additional stability and protection to the dai. It also features a tsutsumi ...

This Nakiri kitchen knife is one of the most popular shapes in Japan and is fast becoming well known in Australia. This knife is perfect for cutting vegetables, fruit, breads, cured meats and is so versatile and useful that it ...

The Santoku knife shape is designed to be a cross-over between Western and Eastern knife geometries and translates roughly as "three uses". It is perfect for chopping vegetables, meat and fish and can be used with a rocking and rolling ...

The Genius of Japanese Carpentry is the story of the 1200 years old Yakushiji monastery and the dedicated modern-day craftsmen who are working to restore what has been lost to the depredations of time, fire, and warfare. Azby Brown chronicles ...

"This book challenges the conventional ideas of art and beauty. What is the value of things made by an anonymous craftsman working in a set tradition for a lifetime What is the value of handwork Why should even the roughly ...

The result of using these fine wood files is that they will leave a finish comparable to a hand plane finish due to their amazing cutting ability. These files are different to other rasps and files. They are unique as ...

Our Iwasaki range of files, rasps and/or floats feature a unique tooth pattern, making them difficult to classify. Designed to imitate the cutting stroke of a plane or chisel, the teeth of these files take extremely fine shavings and leave ...