Introduction of carpentry tools

Hammer [tsuchi]

Tsuchi

4Column: The origin of the name of Gennoku?

"A long time ago, there was a monster stone called a killer stone in Nasuno, the country of Musashi, and the birds flying on this fell, and the beasts touched this died immediately. After crushing the dead stone, this monster stopped. The larger iron hammer came to be called Gennoku," according to the Edo period magazine "Yongshu Fushi" (1686).

  • ＊The contents of this page are excerpts from "Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum Collection Item No. 6 - Hammer, Axe, Maku and Other Tools".
  • ＊The names used in the museum are mainly based on the names of tools used in the Kansai region. The name of the tool may be different depending on the region or researcher.