Tasai Mokume Bench Chisel Set - 10pc
Tasai Mokume Bench Chisel Set - 10pc
Tasai Mokume Bench Chisel Set - 10pc
Tasai Mokume Bench Chisel Set - 10pc
Tasai Mokume Bench Chisel Set - 10pc
Tasai Mokume Bench Chisel Set - 10pc
Tasai Mokume Bench Chisel Set - 10pc
Tasai Mokume Bench Chisel Set - 10pc
Tasai Mokume Bench Chisel Set - 10pc
Tasai Mokume Bench Chisel Set - 10pc
Tasai Mokume Bench Chisel Set - 10pc
Tasai Mokume Bench Chisel Set - 10pc
Tasai Mokume Bench Chisel Set - 10pc
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Tasai Mokume Bench Chisel Set - 10pc

Tasai Mokume Bench Chisel Set - 10pc

$6,280.00
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Simply the most beautiful set of chisels currently in manufacture anywhere in the world. You are welcome to have a different opinion, but it will be wrong.

If you missed the damascus finish on these chisels, you'll want to get your eyes checked. An inimitable trademark of the Tasai forge, this pattern is called "Mokume" jigane (tree-grain soft steel), and though a similar name is used by other makers for other finishes, they have all borrowed both the naming and the inspiration from these, the originals.

This pattern is acheived by laminating two specific formulations of steel in alternating thicknesses over and over while hammering in very specific areas in very specific ways.

Once forged back into a homogenous billet, this steel is then used for the body of the chisel and has it's Aogami 1.5 cutting edge laminated to it. Once all the shaping and finishing work has been completed, The chisel is acid-etched. This turns parts of the body black, while others remain a bright silver. The result is the most stunning tool imagineable. And this set contains ten of them.

This set contains 3mm, 6mm, 9mm, 12mm, 15mm, 18mm, 24mm, 30mm, 36mm and 42mm chisels in a hand-calligraphied pawlonia box. It is a truly special example of Japanese blacksmithing, and a testament to the skill of the forge of Tasai.

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Peter (Jordan Springs, New South Wales)
Exceptional in all regards

Well, where to start. If packaging was anything to go by, then I was up for confirmation of my peaking expectations. The box in which the set was shipped was half the size of a small shipping container. I am kidding, of course, but the packaging certainly did justice to the precious cargo inside.

These Tasai mokume bench chisels are certainly the pinnacle of my 'collecting' ambition. Yes, that is correct, an ordinary citizen might be tempted to actually use these chisels; and a superb job they would do. However, I see this as an investment. The quality and presentation are outstanding. The workmanship, that I can only guess at, as detailed in the JTA listing suggests a degree of sophistication that is likely unmatched. In my research before committing I have found other offerings. None I saw as matching this set. While in some cases the asking price was near equal, in one case I came across a vintage set, of kind of 'ordinary' execution, but with a price tag that would make your eyes water. Which does get me back to the notion of an investment, rather than an every day use kind of purchase.

In another case, and referring to the very same set of Tasai mokume chisels, not only was it presented very carelessly, but I was told on asking for some higher quality images, that the set had been sold. Additionally, the comment was made the they were unlikely to be able to restock this set owing to the fact that the artisan mainly responsible for their creation was only doing a very limited number each year. Need I say more about 'investment grade'?

And then, of course, there is the business - JTA - and their offerings. While I am surely a very small customer, anything I ever bought is of outstanding quality. I am particularly enamoured with their high precision drill bits. These cut with an accuracy that even my routers will not achieve. The one other offering I will mention are tapered drill bits and japances tapered wood pins to go with these. They are just a ripper addition to my tool box.