Michihamono is a small maker of carving knives and chisels in Miki City, Hyōgo, Japan's traditional home of blacksmithing and hardware. The company began as a subcontractor making sickles and gradually turned its skills to carving tools, which are now its speciality.
Michihamono tools are used for an unusually wide range of crafts: carving Buddhist statues and Noh masks, Kamakura-bori lacquerware, woodblock printing, seal engraving and even eraser-stamp carving. Its high-speed steel blades are heat-treated by specialist firms, and each tool passes through several craftsmen in turn, from shaping and grinding the blade to fitting the handle and final inspection.
Alongside its carving tools, Michihamono makes the Hiyokko range of sickles and runs CARVY, an antenna shop in Tokyo. Its tools suit both beginners and professional carvers.
Chicky 7 Piece Carving Set
Chicky 7 Piece Carving Set
The Chicky carving chisels are an ideal introductory set for beginner carvers and students. This affordable yet well-made set of chisels with laminated high carbon steel edges gives the user a taste for each blade style, and how it can affect woodcarving projects.
This outstanding set of tools also comes with a handy box to store the chisels, keeping them in an easy to access place while carving.
This kit includes the following wood carving tools:
- 4.5mm Flat Chisel
- 8mm Rounded Flat Chisel
- 8mm Skew Chisel
- 4.5mm U Gouge
- 6.5mm U Gouge
- 10mm U Gouge
- 4.5mm V gouge
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