Tsunesaburo 50mm Miki Powder Metal HSS Smoothing Plane ? Akio Uozumi

Tsunesaburo 50mm Miki Powder Metal HSS Smoothing Plane ? Akio Uozumi

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SKU: WC-162124 Category: Japanese Tools

Description

Powdered high-speed steel (HSS) differentiates this plane from almost all other Japanese planes. The HSS edge is bonded to a soft iron backing for use with the most difficult woods. This high-speed steel is a special formulation created by Hitachi Metals, and the skills that Tsunesaburo brings to the hardening process create nothing less than a ?super? steel. Blades are extremely tough, which creates some difficulty in sharpening. To resolve this issue, Tsunesaburo modified the blade slightly to create a hollow behind the tip of the blade, so only a small area needs to be honed and flattened to keep the blade razor-sharp. The 50mm blade is housed at 40? in a Japanese White Oak body.