The thin blade tapers to a minimum of 1 mm at the edge, enabling the user to easily undercut joints and make dovetails.
Traditional woodworkers use them to trim intricate joints to finished dimension.
Vertical blade. For trueing the soles of Japanese planes, working very hard woods and thin pieces. Plane across or diagonal to the grain. Plane body made of Japanese white oak, carbon steel blade.
It is ideal for large deep mortise and cutting out end grain. The cutting angle is set at 30 Degrees which is perfect for driving through end grain in both soft and hardwoods.
For light-duty use, e.g. finishing of finger joints and dovetails. Thin blades, triangular cross-section, finely ground right to the edge. Handles made of Japanese red oak.
This steel allows the sharpest edge! They are used to shave off small amount of material in joinery and are only pushed by hand. Never use a mallet and never leverage chunks.
Chisels with tapered blade, ideal for undercutting in joinery and for cleaning corners. The handles are made of Japanese red oak and have forged steel hoops.
As the blade is impulse hardened, this results in having longer lasting sharp teeth.