About Traditional Japanese Woodworking Tools

The Japanese have been doing woodworking for thousands of years, and they developed their own style with the ability to hide joints. They developed special tools that are so comfortable to use that they seem to be an extension of the user's own hand. The handles are crafted so that the tools cam be used without causing fatigue.

Types

Japanese woodworking uses a variety of tools for woodworking. The line-up includes chisels, hand saws, hammers, marking knives, planes, spoke shaves, adzes, axes, spear pines, scrapers and shoji screen tools. There are also special tools used when working with bamboo and for carving.

Function

There are chisels that are used for removing larger shavings and chisels for working in tight spaces with sharp angles.
Hand saws include the crosscut back saw for making dovetails, ripping back saw for use with hard woods, single-edge grooving saw for ripping and double-edge grooving saw for sawing the sides of a groove. Hammers come in 18 different varieties.

Features

Japanese woodworking tools are known for extra sharp edges. The saws and hammers come with different shaped handles so there will be one to fit every need and every hand. They have the look, feel and quality you would expect to find in custom-made tools.

Considerations

Consider buying Japanese woodworking tools in sets. It will save you a lot of money instead of buying them individually. Japanese woodworking tools are something to consider for someone with at least some experience in woodworking who wants to learn a different style. Consider starting with a simple project.

Effects

Japanese woodworking tools will help you turn out pieces unlike anything else you have ever done. Some of them may be similar to what you are used to, but there are some that are very unique. Japanese woodworking tools make carving an effortless task.

Resources

• Japanese Tools