{"product_id":"kamiwaza-spokeshave-blade-30mm","title":"Kamiwaza Spokeshave Blade - 30mm","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpokeshaves are arguably the most sensitive and specialised tool that a woodworker can deploy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eFor those who are unfamiliar, Japanese spokeshave blades are very similar to plane blades with two key differences. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThey are more lightly built, being smaller, thinner and generally available in finer sizes. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThey also do not ship with a chipbreaker, as the shape of a Japanese spokeshave makes adding one quite difficult. As such, all tear-out management has to be taken care of with careful and close sizing of the mouth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe malleability of the timber block that holds the blade is the true strength of the Japanese spokeshave - the radius of the sole can be carefully tuned, the handles' position in relation to the cutting edge can be finessed, and a convex or concave camber can even be introduced to the blade and mirrored in the block.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn his teaching visit to our workshop, chair maker Takuya Aoki showed us the small portion of his spokeshave collection that had travelled with him from Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eTakuya-san calculates that he has made over 40 tools, both planes and spokeshaves, that have been designed with specific jobs and applications in mind. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eTo get started with designing a spokeshave, please consider \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0122\/9422\/files\/Plane_and_Spokeshave_Instructions_by_Takuya_Aoki-san.pdf?v=1761803846\" style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eTakuya Aoki's technical drawings\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kamiwaza","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47063261085919,"sku":"TA-4269","price":98.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0122\/9422\/files\/KamiwazaSpokeshaveBlade-30mmcloseup.jpg?v=1755046648","url":"https:\/\/www.japanesetools.com.au\/products\/kamiwaza-spokeshave-blade-30mm","provider":"Japanese Tools Australia ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}