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.
Craft Art Knife (Blue Wrapped Handle)
Craft Art Knife (Blue Wrapped Handle)
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This diminutive knife is designed for sharpness, control and precision. Perfect for use in paper crafts.
It uses a laminated blue paper steel (aogami #2) blade with a double-bevel grind and straight cutting edge.
The bound bamboo handle gives this knife the dexterity of a pen.