KAKURI Japanese Wood Chisel 42mm (1.65") for Woodworking, Made in Japan, Professional Japanese Oire Nomi, Razor Japanese Carbon Steel, White Oak Wood Handle

For a factory made starter chisel I would recommend these. Sharp enough out of the box to use, but would at least hone them on a strop every so often as used. this might keep them sharp so u wouldn't have to drag out the diamond or stone set so often. Just some advice from my GF, shaved every day with a straight edge and never saw him sharpen any of several he owned. Just dry stropped before every shave.

Good weight, feels nicely balanced in the hand. Steel seems high quality, typical Japanese hardness, so the cutting edge holds its sharpness but it very brittle.Mine was basically sharp, but needed me to add a micro-bevel before it passed the paper cutting test.I think I will get many years of pleasure from using this tool.

Necesita ajustarse antes de usar como cualquier formón. Lo recomiendo ampliamente.

I've bought a few Kakuri tools in the past (Japanese chisels, planes, hammers and measuring equipment) and I get the impression that they're aimed at the serious DIYer/hobbyist market. They're always high quality, but competitively priced, as is this chisel. Comes sharp and ready to use (apart from driving the top ring more tightly on to the handle, as is the Japanese tradition) and with some pictorial instructions which can be followed without reading Japanese.

Sehr scharf. Sehr handlich und auch standfest