Hako-nomi Japanese Carving Chisel By Second Generation Konobu - 42mm and their design techniques

and their design techniques

This book has lots of great tool photos

and his descendants could not provide any further information about the blacksmith who made the tool

Blade weight(without sheath): 517g

Hako-nomi Japanese Carving Chisel By Second Generation Konobu - 42mm and their design techniquesSmith name: Takiguchi Kiyo Steel: Blue Steel #2 Blade width: 42mm Manufacture Era: about 1990s (according to collectors memory) Blade Angles: 27 Total length: 245mm Neck length: 50mm Blade length: 45mm Types of wooden handlesJapanese White OakShirakashi Weight: 239g Accessories Additional Information: Lightly used, in good condition. The chisel comes from a retired carver from the Tokyo area. The direct translation of (Hako nomi) is box chisel, but it