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.
Standard Woodblock Carving Set
Standard Woodblock Carving Set
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For those who have wanted to try woodblock printing for themselves, this kit provides all the basics as a perfect starting point. It includes a set of premium tools as well as all materials necessary to produce small, simple prints. Simple instructions on producing your first print are included - though in Japanese they are picture based.
This kit comes in a blue card giftbox and includes:
- A set of 5 woodblock carving chisels in their own bag
- Plastic barren
- 2 small brushes
- 2 large brushes
- Blue, red, yellow and black printing paint
- 1 palette tray
- Tracing paper A4 1 sheet Carbon paper A6 1 sheet
- Shina Plywood block to carve
- Card stock to print
For our full video carve-along instructions with block carver Zephyr, please check out the comprehensive video.
