Item? Ouchi Japanese Bench Chisel – Oire Nomi – 18mm blade width. Signed (zaimei) chisel, brand-new / unused old stock, made in Japan. 300mm (11.8″), blade width 18mm (0.71″). About? The oire nomi is the standard Japanese bench chisel for joinery and fine woodworking. Built the traditional way – a hard high-carbon steel edge (hagane) forge-welded to a soft iron body (jigane) – for a keen, long-lasting edge. This is an unused old-stock example that has been kept in storage, with the original maker’s label still on the handle. Japanese red oak handle with crown (katsura) and ferrule. Material? Laminated high-carbon steel blade / Japanese red oak handle. Compliance: We do not mark merchandise values below their actual value or mark items as gifts. Japan, US, and International government regulations prohibit such behavior. The total at checkout is your final price. For Other International Buyers (Outside the USA)? Thank you for your understanding.





