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Top grade product for professional use

Uses Swedish carbon steel

This steel is manufactured by Sandvik and contains minimal impurities, making it sharp and easy to sharpen. It is suitable for medium to soft wood, and although it is less durable than the Aogami steel, it is easy to use and produces a glossy finish.

Each blade is handcrafted by forging steel onto the forged base metal, then fire-forged into the blade shape using traditional techniques inherited from ancient Japanese swordsmiths.

The base metal that determines the sharpening quality is an important supporting role for a blade.

While steel is required to be hard and tenacious, base metal must be soft.
The base metal used for planes is iron that does not harden even when quenched and has a carbon content of 0.1% or less.

Wrought iron

Produced in England before 1889, it was used for ship chains, dismantling materials for iron bridges, etc.
Wrought iron is refined using charcoal or firewood as fuel, so the temperature does not rise to the melting point during refining, and it is produced in a semi-molten state, resulting in coarse, brittle particles and impurities.

It also has oxygen pores, making it extremely easy to sharpen, making it an ideal material for bullion.

The ultimate skill of a blacksmith

Carefully selected materials are transformed by skilled blacksmiths into "real" planes that do not lie to the user and are then sent out into the world.

Please enjoy the exquisite planes produced by the renowned blacksmiths of Banshu Miki, who faithfully adhere to traditional techniques and never compromise.

■ Caution:
After use, be sure to return the blade to the base and store in a safe place.
The plane blade is semi-finished. When first using, please adjust the blade by tapping out with a metal plate.
The plane base is also designed to be used immediately, but fine adjustments will be necessary, so please understand this before purchasing. If you would like to use it completely immediately, a separate quote will be provided, so please contact us.

■ Size:

【48mm】
Plane base: Base length 210mm
Plane body: Width 48mm
Item no. 1113795

【55mm】
Plane base: Base length 240mm
Plane body: Width 55mm
Item no. 1113794

What makes these planes different

Japanese planes cut on the pull stroke, and it can take a while to adapt to this, though when you do, you’ll discover it gives you both more power and more control.

The laminated steel and iron blade is stout compared to western planes. There a many different planes for all types of work.

A Japanese plane consists of 4 main elements.

Body : Wood base, usually white oak or red oak.

Blade : Laminated from two pieces of steel, the very hard edge is so brittle, so used thick and very soft iron to supported.

Adjustable Chip breaker : second blade that breaks the wood fibers after they’re cut, reducing tear out.

Holding pin : Holds the blade and chip breaker in place.

How to set up Japanese plane:

1. We are preferring you use wood hammer tap the top of body base to move the blade.

2. Tap top side of blade to adjust the blade fill into body base.

3. Adjust the blade of left side and right side to set horizontal of blade.

Tsunesaburo Plane

Mr. Tsunemitsu Uozumi build up Tsunesaburo Plane Works Co., Ltd. In 1947. Plane blade maker studied under from his grandfather since he was a child and has mastered the secrets of process for making plane for 28years.
Now, a third generation of the Tsunesaburo family, the second-generation owner Mr. Asao Uozumi according to the purpose of use utilizing both the traditional method and modern equipment. And keeping the new skill continues to third-generation owner Mr. Toru Uozumi.

・Used white oak wood of body base

・Made in Japan

・A brand new, Price is including a hand plane

・Handmade Japanese plane

・Support visit factory services

・No need tapping out

For maintenance

Japanese planes with the super sharp blade, we are preferring you use natural sharpening stones to grind your planes of blade.

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Use before you need insert the chip breaker.

The chip breaker breaks wood fibers so that they do not crack before they are cut loose from the plane iron. It is important that the chip breaker fits exactly on the plane iron, otherwise wood chips can get stuck in the opening and make planning harder and less accurate.

If there is not enough space in the iron bed of the plane for the chip breaker, the wood can be adjusted in the same way as with the plane iron. The chip breaker is then positioned so that it gets stuck under the metal pin that is inserted through the bed. It is important, of course, that the plane iron that has already been placed does not slip.

The Japanese plane differs from the Western plane in one important respect: it is used with a pulling motion, so pull it towards you when planning. To do this, place your "good" hand in front of the iron bed of the plane, and the other hand on the back to be able to steer the plane. If the surface to be planed is very long, it may be necessary to go along with the instrument.

We also offer a selection of Western-style hand plane blades.

Original blade support

We are welcome everyone contacts us to help you make your original planes of blade.

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