The Hikoroku range of kanna by Yamamoto-san are beautifully forged with Aogami #1 edges and beautifully selected blocks. We are long-time admirers of Yamamoto-san's work, and the Hikoroku kanna have enhanced our opinion even further. It is important to note ...

This beautiful washi uses a variety of decorative elements to create a striking appearance whether lit from in front or from behind. It has been left unbleached, meaning that the main colouring is a neutral beige. The Rakusui technique has ...

This Dai Naoshi kanna is designed to condition the soles of other Japanese planes. This beautiful example features a handmade blue paper steel #2 blade, however, what makes it especially interesting are the chamfered sides of the block. These chamfers ...

Beautifully presented in a Paulownia box, this 7 piece chisel set represents an excellent cross-section of our top of the line HSS-laminated carving tools from Michihamono. Purchasing these tools as a kit offers a significant saving over purchasing them individually. ...

This thing is an absolute doozy. Almost a foot long with a 42mm wide, super slim and wickedly sharp and fully laminated blade, the Mentsukitou (men-sue-key-too-oh) is a shaping and roughing tool for carvers like no other that we have ...

Perfect for marking out fine joinery and small work, these small try-squares are a great addition to any woodworker's tool kit. The 90mm square is a great size for marking out small drawer parts, boxes and fine lattice works. The ...

Our premium mortice bits are made in Japan by Nakahashi. Nakahashi represent excellence in mortice bit and other specialty tooling manufacturing since their founding in 1955. For those who have invested in a hollow chisel morticer, equipping these specialist machines ...

This is wood-pulp based paper has been sprayed with water before being laid out to dry. The small, tight pattern of water droplets gives this paper incredible texture, and it's crisp white finish is broken up by the varying thickness ...

This handmade Shakuri Kanna uses laminated blue paper steel (aogami #2) in both it's main cutting blade and chipbreaker, and the block is a carefully selected piece of white oak (shirogashi). The block has been recessed on it's right hand ...

Japanese-style shoji screens are translucent, wooden-lattice panels that subtly transform light and space and add an elegant touch to any decor. In this book Jay Van Arsdale explains all the information you need to design and make shoji for your ...

These beautiful rebate planes (kiwa kanna) are hand forged in Sanjo prefecture, with beautifully crafted white oak dai to match. Their edges are blue paper steel and a delight to sharpen. For those looking to tune joinery, the rebate plane ...

Translatable as "aeroplane plane", the Hikohki-ganna earns it's name from it's wings - but there are a number of things that make it special. This is a specialised plane used in the preparation of stock to repeatable and specific thicknesses. ...

Shinwa's Takumi Jingoro range of sashigane is the pride of the company. These premium tools have all been hand-finished by Shinwa's smiths to a high level of precision before having Shinwa's hard chrome surface layer plated on. They are manufactured ...

On a farmlike compound near New Hope, Pennsylvania, George Nakashima, his family, and fellow wood-workers create exquisite furniture from richly grained, rare timber. Tables, desks, chairs and cabinets from this simple workshop grace the homes and mansions and executive boardrooms ...

"Speak softly and carry a big slick." - US President Theodore Roosevelt* Carpenter's slicks have a gravity all of their own, regardless of the blacksmithing culture that produced them. These particular specimens are beautifully finished, as large an example as ...

This large plane blade set (blade and chipbreaker) is handforged by master smith Yamamoto-san with excellent Aogami (blue paper steel) edges. This 70mm plane blade represents the traditional go-to size for Japanese carpenters when finish-planing timber. These are the same ...

The WOODBOY Kataba saw from Silky Japan offers exceptional quality with non-set teeth and a taper ground, chrome-plated blade. A smooth pull-cutting edge, results from the 26 teeth per inch pattern. The thin flexible blade is perfect for intricate joinery. ...

The compact Atsuba Kataba is a small backless panel saw, ideal for dimensioning boards and sheet materials, or cutting components to length. The blade has a rounded tip of unset teeth, allowing stopped or blind cuts to be started within ...

Ideal as a dovetail saw for fine accurate joinery, the blade is just 0.3mm thick with 1mm tooth spacing (26tpi) and has a full length back that supports the blade right to the tip. It will happily cut dovetails in ...