Kamiwaza tools are made in Sanjō, Niigata, one of Japan's oldest and most respected blacksmithing towns. The name means "divine technique", and the range brings traditional Japanese tool-making within reach of woodworkers who are new to Japanese tools.
Kamiwaza bench chisels use White Paper Steel #2 for a keen, easily sharpened edge, with Japanese red oak handles and hoops that come pre-fitted, so they are ready to set up and use straight away. The range also includes kanna planes and spokeshaves with Blue Paper Steel blades. They make a great first set for beginners and a dependable workshop choice for intermediate woodworkers.
Kamiwaza 50mm Gotoku Plane
Kamiwaza 50mm Gotoku Plane
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$492.00
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Find your planeThe Gotoku is a joinery plane designed to do 5 jobs. It can be used as a
- Smoothing Plane
- Right Handed Rebate Plane
- Left Handed Rebate Plane
- Right Handed Side-Cutting Plane
- Left Handed Side Cutting Plane
Having set up two Gotoku planes, we have thus far found that once the blades' backs are lapped flat and their bevels sharpened, it has been quite a quick process to fit them to the block.
Refinement of the sole's flatness with sandpaper on glass was helpful, and from there subtle adjustments to blade positioning were enough to get them cutting beautifully in all orientations.
Body Width: 50mm
Height of blade shoulder from sole (minimum width of trench that plane can be used in):
17mm
Distance from side of block to spine of block (maxaimum height of trench that plane can be used in): 13mm
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