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Tables, desks, chairs and cabinets from this simple workshop grace the homes and mansions and executive boardrooms of people who prize such excellence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this lavishly illustrated volume, George Nakashima allows us in intimate look at his artistry, his philosophy, his life. It is the portrait of an artisan who strives to find the ideal use for each plank in order to \"create an object of utility to man and, if nature smiles, an object of lasting beauty.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe author's search for the meaning of life took him as a young man to Paris, Tokyo, and Pondicherry, India. In India, he found the inner peace for which he had been searching and began to find ways to work with timber.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe writes movingly about the grandeur of ancient trees and stunning figured woods and explains how he selects and prepares his materials. 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Purchasing these tools as a kit offers a saving over purchasing them individually. This set is similar to our other HSS carving sets, with five extra tools over the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/japanesetools.com.au\/collections\/woodblock\/products\/hss-woodblock-print-chisel-set-7-piece\"\u003e7-piece\u003c\/a\u003e and 3 tools more than the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/japanesetools.com.au\/products\/hss-woodblock-print-chisel-set-9-piece?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=5a718e7a8\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e9-piece\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese beautifully made tools keep an edge above and beyond any other metallurgy we have been able to find in carving tools.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis set includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1.5mm Woodblock Carving Knife (1mm can be found \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/japanesetools.com.au\/products\/woodblock-carving-knife-1mm?_pos=3\u0026amp;_sid=0f36e7e99\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/japanesetools.com.au\/products\/woodblock-carving-knife-3mm?_pos=2\u0026amp;_sid=0f36e7e99\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e3mm Woodblock Carving Knife\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/japanesetools.com.au\/products\/woodblock-carving-knife-6mm?_pos=4\u0026amp;_sid=0f36e7e99\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e6mm Woodblock Carving Knife\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/japanesetools.com.au\/products\/printmaker-v-gouge-4-5mm?_pos=7\u0026amp;_sid=40a90cc0d\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e4.5mm Printmaker V-gouge\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.japanesetools.com.au\/products\/printmaker-u-gouge-1mm?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=80782dc62\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e1.5mm Printmaker U-Gouge\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/japanesetools.com.au\/products\/printmaker-u-gouge-3mm?_pos=4\u0026amp;_sid=40a90cc0d\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e3mm Printmaker U-gouge\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/japanesetools.com.au\/products\/printmaker-u-gouge-6mm?_pos=9\u0026amp;_sid=40a90cc0d\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e6mm Printmaker U gouge\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/japanesetools.com.au\/products\/hangi-to-woodblock-carving-knife-6mm-right?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=56dc2003b\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e6mm Hangi-To Woodblock Carving Knife\u003c\/a\u003e (Right)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.japanesetools.com.au\/products\/hangi-to-woodblock-carving-knife-3mm-right?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=ae70fcdb4\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e3mm Hangi-To Woodblock Carving Knife\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.japanesetools.com.au\/products\/kento-nomi-mokuhanga-registration-mark-tool?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=b9ac09673\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e (Right)\u003cbr\u003e15mm Kento-nomi\u003c\/a\u003e Carving Knife for Registration Marks (high carbon edge, not HSS)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/japanesetools.com.au\/products\/woodblock-print-chisel-sarae-nomi-18mm?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=b9f39dbf3\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e18mm Sarae-nomi\u003c\/a\u003e (very shallow U-gouge)\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/japanesetools.com.au\/products\/woodblock-print-bent-shallow-gouge-12mm-hss?_pos=3\u0026amp;_sid=fbb7a3ed4\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e12mm Bent Shallow U-Gouge\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you would like to substitute a similar tool of a different size from the HSS range into your set, please send us an email and we will do our very best to accommodate your request.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHandles are cherry. The brass ferrule can be removed and the tool can pivot open on it's dowel to reveal the blade's tang. A line can appear down the body of the chisel where the two halves meet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHandle Length: 110mm \u003cbr\u003eOverall Length: 130mm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michihamono","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29448798240829,"sku":"MICH-40001200","price":755.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0122\/9422\/files\/HSSWoodblockPrintChiselSet12pcs-2.jpg?v=1705020160"},{"product_id":"japanese-whittling-knife-with-leather-case","title":"Japanese Whittling Knife with Leather case","description":"\u003cp\u003eWithin moments of arriving at the JTA workshop, being whipped out of it's case and put to work on some carving blanks, we knew this knife was a special.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is what happens when a top-class Japanese knife maker studies the design hallmarks of European carving knives, fuses it with their unique HSS-lamination methods and pops it all on a thick handle and in a handy leather pouch with a blade guard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor western carvers, this knife will feel approachable and familiar. If a sloyd knife embarked on an extended pilgrimage through Japan, reflecting, fasting and philosophising as it went, we think it would return to Scandinavia looking something like this - a little slimmer in the handle, with a light and functional leather case, and a blade that has been shortened, refined and sharpened to within an inch of it's life with a HSS cutting edge. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is the key here; the edge. 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