Founded in 1957 in Yoita-cho, Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture — a town renowned for Echigo hammered blades (Echigo Uchihamono) — Kawasei Cutlery has been handcrafting carving knives and wood carving chisels for over 65 years. Now in its third generation under the Seigen brand name, the company has evolved from making professional carpenters' tools to creating premium carving tools accessible to hobbyists and craftspeople alike.
Kawasei's tools are forged from Yasuki steel, considered the highest grade of blade steel in Japan. Their carving knives use the rare Aogami Super — the hardest and most abrasion-resistant of the Yasuki steels — delivering exceptional sharpness that lasts. Their wood carving chisels use Shirogami steel, carefully balanced for sharpness and ease of sharpening, making them ideal for intermediate users who maintain their own edges.
The Seigen brand name carries a poetic meaning — named after the Iroha maple whose vivid autumn leaves symbolise clarity and brilliance — expressing the founder's wish that users learn proper technique and enjoy genuinely sharp tools from the very beginning.
Kanmuri Carving 15 Piece Set
Kanmuri Carving 15 Piece Set
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Kawasei is a well known blacksmith from Niigata.
These carving chisels have pencil like control for precision-carving. They are that efficient and easy to use as they offer that much control just like with drawing. It is sheer joy to use these tools.
These beautifully balanced and lightweight tools are perfect for print-block making, relief carving and fine detailed work. The chisel are hand forged with blue paper steel and laminated with soft iron, making them one of the most premium detailing chisels available. These are the best tools to translate your movements onto your medium. The set comes in a beautiful Paulownia wooden box. The 15 pieces set contains:
- 1.5mm gouge
- 3mm flat chisel
- 3mm gouge
- 4.5mm v parting chisel
- 6mm gouge
- 6mm v parting chisel 90
- 6mm right hand skew
- 9mm flat chisel hollow ground
- 9mm Right hand skew
- 9mm left hand skew
- 9mm gouge
- 9mm pointed skew parting chisel
- 12mm bent gouge
- 12mm flat gouge
- 12 flat chisel