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Forum: JAPANESE HAND TOOLS

A forum for the discussion of Japanese hand Tools. What makes them good, how to tell the good tools from the bad, and how to use and look after them.

  1. Sticky Thread Sticky: Japanese Blacksmiths

    Started by Groggy, 5th March 2007 08:10 PM
    2 Pages •
    1 2
    blacksmith, blacksmiths, blade, blue, chisel, chiyozuru, chiyozurus, city, famous, hammers, ichihiro, ishidoh, japan, japanese, maker, master, niigata, plane, planes, prefecture, quality, renowned, revered, sadahide, sanjyo, son, steel, tokyo, tools, yamazaki
    • Replies: 21
    • Views: 34,847
    NeilS
    23rd August 2020, 03:55 PM Go to last post

  2. Sticky Thread Sticky: How to Sharpen a Plane Blade Part 3: How to sharpen the front side freehanded.

    Started by soatoz, 12th April 2007 06:00 PM
    absolutely, bevel, blade, expensive, finger, flat, freehanded, grinding, hard, mark, move, nagura, photo, photo1, plane, polishing, pressing, pressure, rounded, sharpen, sharpening, shown, slightly, steel, stone, stones, super, tip, touching, width
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 20,298
    Sheets
    16th May 2009, 08:46 AM Go to last post

  3. Sticky Thread Sticky: How to set up a brand new chisel

    Started by soatoz, 11th April 2007 06:04 PM
    article, bevel, blade, body, brand, chisel, doesn’t, don’t, grind, ground, guide, handle, honing, hoop, lacquer, nail, neck, part2”, plane, polish, rounded, set, setter, sharpen, sharpening, stone, straight, tip, touching, “how
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 31,101
    Clinton1
    12th April 2007, 05:39 PM Go to last post

  4. Sticky Thread Sticky: How to Sharpen a Plane Blade Part2: How to sharpen the front side.

    Started by soatoz, 23rd March 2007 06:18 PM
    angle, bevel, blade, blades, check, coarse, edge, feel, fix, flat, grinding, guide, honing, iron, med, part2, plane, rule, sharpen, sharpening, start, steel, stone, stones, straight, super, surface, synthetic, time, tip
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 17,958
    soatoz
    24th March 2007, 01:01 PM Go to last post

  5. Sticky Thread Sticky: How to Sharpen a Plane Blade Part1: How to Make a Beautiful Ura (Uraoshi Technique)

    Started by soatoz, 11th March 2007 08:22 PM
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    1 2
    arrows, beautiful, bent, blade, check, diamond, don’t, flat, grit, image, kana-ban, kongou-sha, make, method, move, part1, plane, polish, red, rule, shape, sharpen, shown, steel, stone, surface, tape, technique, ura, uraoshi
    • Replies: 18
    • Views: 38,361
    soatoz
    15th March 2007, 06:58 PM Go to last post

  6. Sticky Thread Sticky: Japanese Tool Glossary A-M

    Started by Groggy, 5th March 2007 07:59 PM
    base, blade, block, blue, chisel, chisels, glossary, haisu, hammer, handle, hardening, head, iron, japanese, kamaji, materials, means, nail, oak, plane, popular, rentetsu, set, sharpen, sheath, soft, steel, stone, tool, type
    • Replies: 1
    • Views: 17,751
    Groggy
    11th March 2007, 03:19 PM Go to last post

  7. Sticky Thread Sticky: Japanese tool names and terms.

    Started by ozwinner, 3rd March 2007 05:32 PM
    chalk, frivolous, genno, hammer, ink, japanese, kanna-plane, line, names, nokogiri-handsaw, nomi-chisel, post, posts, sorted, sumitsubo, terms, thread, tool, tools
    • Replies: 0
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    ozwinner
    3rd March 2007, 05:32 PM Go to last post

  1. Moved: Japanese white oak plane blocks

    Started by Howard Pollack, 29th September 2023 02:34 AM
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  2. Masking a planer video

    Started by taz01, 5th September 2023 06:09 PM
    • Replies: 2
    • Views: 413
    orraloon
    23rd September 2023, 12:42 PM Go to last post

  3. Tool Event Video in Japan

    Started by Pat, 4th July 2023 05:52 PM
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 1,429
    Pat
    4th July 2023, 05:52 PM Go to last post

  4. Can you help me identify this kanna and its use?

    Started by Jon Hiller, 21st June 2023 09:57 AM
    • Replies: 0
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    Jon Hiller
    21st June 2023, 09:57 AM Go to last post

  5. A pair of kiwaggana

    Started by GRadice, 29th April 2022 12:38 PM
    6 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 5
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    GRadice
    21st June 2023, 01:56 AM Go to last post

  6. Suggestions for these chisels

    Started by Huon pine fan, 2nd June 2023 10:24 PM
    6 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 6
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    derekcohen
    4th June 2023, 11:41 AM Go to last post

  7. Japanese kanna info

    Started by Chipbreaker, 1st August 2022 01:01 PM
    3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 6
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    D.W.
    1st June 2023, 01:18 AM Go to last post

  8. Two kakeya

    Started by GRadice, 16th May 2023 11:54 AM
    2 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 286
    GRadice
    16th May 2023, 11:54 AM Go to last post

  9. buyer beware. iida tool declares bankruptcy. No tool. No refund.

    Started by AR&MJ, 28th December 2022 09:38 PM
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    • Replies: 37
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    NeilS
    6th May 2023, 10:36 AM Go to last post

  10. Wari Kebiki – Japanese slitting gauge

    Started by Pac man, 4th February 2023 12:52 PM
    3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 447
    jchi
    6th May 2023, 02:26 AM Go to last post

  11. An azebiki and mentori kanna

    Started by GRadice, 12th April 2023 12:48 PM
    4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 0
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    GRadice
    12th April 2023, 12:48 PM Go to last post

  12. Any one know what this tool is?

    Started by jwoodcraft, 26th October 2022 02:33 PM
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    • Replies: 7
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    jwoodcraft
    30th March 2023, 11:36 AM Go to last post

  13. A master at work

    Started by hurcorh, 4th September 2022 08:41 AM
    • Replies: 0
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    hurcorh
    4th September 2022, 08:41 AM Go to last post

  14. Saw handles?

    Started by jwoodcraft, 13th August 2022 12:35 PM
    3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 7
    • Views: 551
    Sheets
    21st August 2022, 03:08 AM Go to last post

  15. Sashigane

    Started by GRadice, 12th August 2022 01:01 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 4
    • Views: 552
    BEM
    12th August 2022, 08:46 PM Go to last post

  16. Z Saw Japanese Compound Saw Guide - Thoughts?

    Started by cpsmusic, 7th July 2022 03:52 PM
    • Replies: 5
    • Views: 776
    Vann
    9th July 2022, 05:08 PM Go to last post

  17. Chisel set and box

    Started by jwoodcraft, 8th July 2022 02:34 PM
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    • Replies: 0
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    jwoodcraft
    8th July 2022, 02:34 PM Go to last post

  18. Bevel up Japanese plane blade

    Started by youngjacky, 28th June 2022 10:12 PM
    3 Attachment(s)
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    jwoodcraft
    8th July 2022, 05:06 AM Go to last post

  19. New member, some assorted tool questions

    Started by jwoodcraft, 2nd June 2022 09:31 AM
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    • Replies: 7
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    old1955
    5th June 2022, 12:57 PM Go to last post

  20. Inspection before purchase… odd things you see

    Started by Clinton1, 7th March 2022 03:58 PM
    3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 13
    • Views: 1,011
    Pat
    6th April 2022, 06:32 PM Go to last post

  21. River red gum hammer handles

    Started by GRadice, 30th March 2022 12:37 PM
    3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 4
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    Scally
    5th April 2022, 11:29 AM Go to last post

  22. Japanese chisels and Aussie timbers

    Started by Waldo, 25th February 2022 03:48 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 8
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    thumbsucker
    1st March 2022, 06:06 PM Go to last post

  23. Someone is sliding down a Slippery Nomi slope

    Started by Pat, 12th January 2022 06:03 PM
    4 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 8
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    Pat
    15th January 2022, 02:21 PM Go to last post

  24. Japanese Kanna Plane

    Started by ragsdownunder, 9th January 2022 04:11 PM
    • Replies: 3
    • Views: 485
    ragsdownunder
    11th January 2022, 01:55 PM Go to last post

  25. Basic/Intermediate Kumiko course - Sturt Woodworking School

    Started by Wigwood, 24th October 2021 08:50 AM
    6 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 1
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    Wigwood
    24th October 2021, 08:57 AM Go to last post

  26. Buying Japanese tools on ebay, advice needed.

    Started by Woodforge, 25th September 2021 09:00 AM
    6 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 13
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    Woodforge
    7th October 2021, 10:13 PM Go to last post

  27. Information about a kanna I bought.

    Started by Woodforge, 26th September 2021 06:46 PM
    3 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 6
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    woodPixel
    1st October 2021, 10:54 PM Go to last post

  28. My kit of Japanese knives ... WIP

    Started by rsser, 3rd October 2011 04:46 PM
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    advice, appears, bevel, blade, blue, curve, cutting, damascus, handed, hard, items, japanese, kit, knife, knives, layer, left, neils, orig, plan, primary, purpose, stainless, steel, tanaka, usd, vg10, water, western, wip 29 Attachment(s)
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    rsser
    9th September 2021, 12:35 PM Go to last post

  29. Flush cut handsaw

    Started by Lyle, 28th June 2021 05:32 PM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 6
    • Views: 1,281
    Lyle
    30th June 2021, 01:14 PM Go to last post

  30. Kumiko course at Sturt School for Wood

    Started by Wigwood, 27th March 2021 07:38 AM
    1 Attachment(s)
    • Replies: 0
    • Views: 1,019
    Wigwood
    27th March 2021, 07:38 AM Go to last post
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