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48mm Aogami Plane by Komori-san

$217.00
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At JTA we are proud of our order turnaround times and work hard to ensure the best possible service.

We are NOT a drop-shipping company and hold all of our stock in Sydney. We dispatch every weekday, and we are usually able to dispatch orders received before 12pm on the same day. If you urgently require your purchase we suggest that you select express shipping at checkout to ensure we prioritise your parcel.

Shipping Charges:

We have revised our logistics systems to offer the best possible postage price to our customers. All prices are in $AUD.

Within Australia:

Regular Post: $9.50, tracking number emailed to you at dispatch

Express Post: $16.50, tracking number emailed to you at dispatch

Within New Zealand:

We are now able to offer our New Zealand customers $15 flat-rate shipping on orders under 2kg.  For orders heavier than 2kg the following rates apply:

<2kg: $15

3kg: $24

4kg: $28

5kg: $32 

Express Courier International:

Flat Rate - AU$30 on orders up to 2kg (4.4lbs)

For orders over this weight:

<3kg: $56

<4kg: $63.40

<5kg: $70.75

For orders over 5kg in weight, please email us at info@japanesetools.com.au

Prices for all other international orders are calculated at checkout according to Australia Post’s standard rates.

Please be aware some international countries may charge additional taxes when your order goes through customs. Prices on the JTA website do not include these charges and it is the customer's responsibility to cover this.

Delivery Times inside Australia:

These are estimates only. All orders are sent with a tracking code via our shipping app Shippit, and we recommend you use this to check on your order's progress.

From the date of dispatch we expect the following delivery times within Australia:

Regular Post: Within 3-5 business days (metro areas) or 4-8 business days (rural areas)

Express Post: 1-2 business days (metro areas) or 2-4 business days (rural areas)

Plastic-free Policy:

Japanese Tools Australia is an environmentally conscious company and we endeavour to eliminate plastics in as many parts of our business as possible. Your purchase will be shipped in recyclable non-plastic materials, and we re-use cardboard and paper wherever possible in our shipping process.

Exceptions to plastic-free policy:

Unfortunately, we are required to dispatch some express items in pre-paid satchels and in such circumstances we have no choice but to use a plastic satchel. Please keep in mind these satchels are 100% recyclable. Our suppliers also use plastic in their packaging of some products, and we do not remove these protective measures before shipping. We are considering strategies to eliminate these two remaining sources of plastic in our shipping process. As many of our items are hand-made, they do not arrive to us or to you with extraneous packaging, though this is not the case for all of our products.

Breakage in shipping policy:

We pack our shipments in specialised materials to ensure that our customers find them in the same condition that we send them. If you receive your products in a damaged condition, please email info@japanesetools.com.au with your order number and photos of the condition of the products within a week of collection. If an item is deemed to have been damaged in transit we will replace it with like kind at no extra shipping cost to the customer.

If you are unhappy with the condition of your product and it has not been damaged in transit, please refer to our returns and exchanges policy. 

Description

This 48mm plane by third-generation smith Hideki Komori san is hand-forged with a blue paper steel (aogami) cutting egde, fitted to a generously sized Japanese white oak body (dai) and crafted with aesthetics that are beyond compare.

The first thing that struck us about Komori-san's work is the height of the blade out of the plane, and it's overall length. Almost double the length of some other Japanese blades, this blade will have a huge working life no matter how often it is honed, and that length is carried through to the chipbreaker, too. This gives the plane height in the hand and off the bench.

As can be expected of any smith-made plane from Japan, the blade is forged from Aogami, also known as blue paper steel. A high-performance high-carbon steel favoured by Japanese smiths for its excellent edge retention and durability, this plane will take a razor-sharp edge, though it will need to be stored with care to negate it's susceptibility to rust.

The finish that Komori san has chosen for the visible surfaces of his plane blades is as beautiful as it is distinctive. The blade is a lustrous pewter colour with forging marks still visible, while the chipbreaker retains a traditional etched finish.

With beautifully formed bevels and a wonderfully worked ura on the back of the blade, the quality of Komori-san's tools is truly special.

The block used by Komori san even continues to set these tools apart. Higher than most comparably sized plane bodies, there is a lot of timber in this plane, meaning there is plenty to grip when you're flying across the boards. This beautifully processed Japanese white oak is all oriented in the proper directions - all the details you'd expect to be taken care of have been attended to by hands and eyes that not only have a lifetime's experience, but also generations of knowledge instilled in them.

We have immensely enjoyed setting up and working with our demonstration tool, and know that our customers will too. Every customer who purchases a plane by Komori-san has the option of making an appointment for a tutoring session at our Sydney workshop to tune their new tool to it's full potential our full range of sharpening and tuning equipment with our guidance. For those further afield, we can offer a live video session discussing the process. If you would like your plane to arrive to you sharpened by us, please write to us at info@japanesetools.com.au before purchasing to discuss our set-up rates. 

    Specifications:
  • Blade width at cutting edge: 48mm
  • Blade length (useable-approx): 108mm
  • Chipbreaker Width: 42mm
  • Plane body length: 245mm
  • Plane body width: 64mm
  • Plane body height: 35mm
  • Blade bedding angle: 40 degrees

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48mm Aogami Plane by Komori-san - Smoothing Planes - Japanese Tools Australia
Komori-san

48mm Aogami Plane by Komori-san

$217.00

This 48mm plane by third-generation smith Hideki Komori san is hand-forged with a blue paper steel (aogami) cutting egde, fitted to a generously sized Japanese white oak body (dai) and crafted with aesthetics that are beyond compare.

The first thing that struck us about Komori-san's work is the height of the blade out of the plane, and it's overall length. Almost double the length of some other Japanese blades, this blade will have a huge working life no matter how often it is honed, and that length is carried through to the chipbreaker, too. This gives the plane height in the hand and off the bench.

As can be expected of any smith-made plane from Japan, the blade is forged from Aogami, also known as blue paper steel. A high-performance high-carbon steel favoured by Japanese smiths for its excellent edge retention and durability, this plane will take a razor-sharp edge, though it will need to be stored with care to negate it's susceptibility to rust.

The finish that Komori san has chosen for the visible surfaces of his plane blades is as beautiful as it is distinctive. The blade is a lustrous pewter colour with forging marks still visible, while the chipbreaker retains a traditional etched finish.

With beautifully formed bevels and a wonderfully worked ura on the back of the blade, the quality of Komori-san's tools is truly special.

The block used by Komori san even continues to set these tools apart. Higher than most comparably sized plane bodies, there is a lot of timber in this plane, meaning there is plenty to grip when you're flying across the boards. This beautifully processed Japanese white oak is all oriented in the proper directions - all the details you'd expect to be taken care of have been attended to by hands and eyes that not only have a lifetime's experience, but also generations of knowledge instilled in them.

We have immensely enjoyed setting up and working with our demonstration tool, and know that our customers will too. Every customer who purchases a plane by Komori-san has the option of making an appointment for a tutoring session at our Sydney workshop to tune their new tool to it's full potential our full range of sharpening and tuning equipment with our guidance. For those further afield, we can offer a live video session discussing the process. If you would like your plane to arrive to you sharpened by us, please write to us at info@japanesetools.com.au before purchasing to discuss our set-up rates. 

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