KAKURI Japanese Oire Nomi Mortise Chisel 3 mm

Overview

The KAKURI 11140501 is a 3mm woodworking chisel built with a Japanese Yellow Steel #2 edge laminated to a soft iron body, mounted in an oak handle. Its narrow blade suits detail paring and cleaning joinery rather than general demolition work.

Yellow Steel #2 is a carbon steel Japanese toolmakers favor for holding a fine edge, and laminating it to a softer iron body is traditional construction that eases sharpening while keeping the cutting edge hard. At 3mm wide, this chisel is sized for fine paring and cleaning dovetails, not chopping large mortises. No seller description or review text was provided with this listing.

• Japanese Yellow Steel #2 laminated to soft iron
• 3mm blade width
• Oak wood handle
• 2.9 ounce item weight

Who it's for

Woodworkers who already own a broader chisel set and want a narrow blade for tight corners, dovetail cleanup or delicate paring cuts. Not a fit as a first or only chisel.

Pros and cons

Performance notes

The yellow steel edge is laminated rather than solid, so sharpening removes only a thin hard layer while the soft iron backing supports it and simplifies flattening the back on a stone. At 2.9 ounces the chisel is light enough for controlled hand paring, and the 3mm width reaches into narrow grooves and dovetail sockets that wider chisels cannot clean out.

Specifications

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