Japanese Chisels

Our range of Japanese Chisels are made by Fujikawa and include the popular Oire Nomi bench chisels, Umeki Nomi dovetail chisels, Uramau Nomi Gouges, Kinari Nomi Paring chisels, and some good value beginners chisels.

As the steel of the cutting edge of Japanese chisels is so hard, the backs of the blades are hollowed to ease preparation and maintenance. The hollow is very shallow, so with very little work on the back, it will naturally recede ahead of the cutting edge. Because of this hollow, it is especially important to use the correct sized chisel for the job, you can't expose a wider blade over the edge of your work like can with a western chisel. 

Thankfully there is also quite a significant price advantage to be had when buying a set.

If you have already invested in one or two individual chisels from us and would like to upgrade to a set we are happy to credit your original purchase against the set price and then send you the remaining sizes.