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This site introduces high quality traditional Japanese tools and sharpening stones to woodworkers outside Japan. Although I will be selling most of the items shown on this site, please do not consider me as a normal retailer. Some of the items are part of my collection, and since this is basically a one man show, there might be a little delay in response and delivery. If you are looking for certain Japanese tools that are not shown on the site, contact me and I can basically get any Japanese tools/stones for you, old or new.

 

Japan Tool OPEN to limited items.

1. Yokoyama

2. Heiji

3. Konobu

4. Kiyohisa

5. Shigefusa

6. Iwasaki

7. Tsukasa

I'll see if I can manage to take orders for these items. I'm sorry if this limited opening will be very brief (last time it was only a few weeks... hahaha...)

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Heiji Swedish carbon steel Ko-deba 125mm with J cedar saya in stock (shown on the left)

16400JPY

Shigefusa 160mm Petit in stock

62900JPY

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Yellowtail Kingfish party

My 210mm Shigefusa looks like a Ko-deba....

Success

It's kind of like splitting a bamboo in half. You need to place the blade in the right part, and with this kind of size, requires a fair bit of pressure. No need to mention that the blade has to be very very sharp.

First Night

Sashimi

Shioyaki of Kama

Kirimi Nitsuke

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Since this is my hobby, as all of you who have contacted me before should know, I spend lots of time explaining things, interviewing the needs, and for searching the right tools, especially the natural stones (this is the toughest! especially the stones for razors!!!), it takes so many email exchanges to just sell one item. As you can see, I don't sell things thru shopping cart and that sort of things.

I haven't decided how to cope with this situation yet, but I really don't want to raise my price to control the numbers of contacts, so please be patient until I can get back to you and deliver your ordered items. At the moment, delivery from Jp is basically mannaged by my father alone, and he's doing it completely as a favor, and packing these fragile tools and stones, filling out the EMS form, going to the PO to have it delivered, takes so much time and effort, so again please be aware that the delivery might/will take a while (much logner than regular retailers) depending on the item and the situation.

Lastly, sometimes when someone sends me an inquiry, it seems that I can read their messages, but they can't read mine. If this is happening to you (ie don't hear any replies from me), basically I always reply, so I suggest checking your email server or whatever that might be blocking the message to be delivered.

Thanks!!!

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