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.
Short Single-Bevel Carving Knife - Curved Edge
Short Single-Bevel Carving Knife - Curved Edge
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These small knives are suited to tackling small work in hard synthetic materials such as plastics and modelling resins. They use Michihamono's exceptional HSS lamination, but feature thicker spines than most other Michihamono knives. As such, their bevels are at higher angle to protect them when being used to make tougher cuts. The bevel itself does create a very fine point on the tool, making it exceptionally manoeuvrable and able to make cuts in tricky spots.
The handles have been kept shorter than usual as well, with small work in mind.