1 Tools explanation: Chisel

The chisel (only) is used when drilling holes in the wood and cutting out fine parts. In Japan, it is an indispensable tool for processing along with saws and planes. It consists of an iron blade part and a wood handle part for grabbing in your hand. The blade part narrows down the shape so that holes can be easily drilled to create a long and narrow neck. The cutting edge is made of forging the base metal on steel for cutting trees in the same way as a plane, and the Komi part inserted into the shell, neck, and pattern is formed with soft ground metal.

There are various types of chisels, but depending on the application, it can be broadly divided into chisels (tataki only) and finishing chisels (shiage only). The tapping chisel is used when digging a hozo hole using a genno or hammer, or cutting off the sides, and is made sturdy. In addition, in order to be used by hitting, it is used with an iron ring called a crown attached to the head of the handle. The finishing chisel is used to finish the part dug with a tapping chisel or to finish fine parts where a plane cannot be applied. The handle is long because it is cut only with arm strength, and the cutting edge is sharp.

Since only the chisel can not be a small size, it is necessary to adjust various blade widths. It is a tool that has many types of tools that can be used as a set of 10 large and small pieces, even with the large chisel, one of the tapping chisels. In addition, it is a tool whose sharpness is carefully examined like a plane, and for that reason many masterpieces and master craftsmen were born.