Tool Auction trip with a Japanese twist.

The 23rd of March was the first international tool sale of the year for me. I traveled up on the Friday morning eventually finding myself in a winter wonderland. Should I snow board or go in search of Japanese tools.  Lets do both

Something caught my eye on Bill Carters table umm whats this ,a bronze casting with Japanese tools, about 6inches long and 3inches wide very interesting . It was a shame there was know story behind the this lovely bronze.

Here's Bills stamps that he put on a boxwood mallet. What an interesting ,original idea.

This is the top.

                                          What a beauty

                         He does come up with some great ideas.

                           And here is one last picture for Berin.

I asked around my friends and it was not long before I heard the cry,
Andy I have something for you.

Just the job for conditioning the soles of my Kanna, a scraper plane or in English Tachi-Ba-Kanna ( standing blade plane ) but I like to call it a Dai-Naoshi-Kanna.
Heres the blade

It does upset me how many blades I come across that have been badly sharpened ,which is only rectified by sending back to Japan.

I recognize this stamp and have seen it before ,can anyone help ?.

                                   Next came this little fella.

 These bench stops are great for planing Japanese style.

                    Made in ebony with no sub blade ( Uragane ).

           And there's a shaving after a quick sharpen on the stones.

What do you think this is going to be used for ?,or do you know what it is ?.

 Well its a bearing scraper and i'm going to try and use it for de-burring Japanese saws after they have been sharpened.

Here is Master Nagatsu-san de-burring a saw after sharpening.

and heres a close up of the knife type tool.

This tool I use for scraping the bottom of my Kanna.

This other bearing scrapers I will use for fitting the kanna blades into the wooden dai.

Thanks for reading and please leave questions or comments part 2 to follow as soon as I have more time.
Andy Ryalls

I think we're going Japanese I really think so

Well this I believe is the future. Stanley have recognised the Japanese saw tooth pattern. But are staying true to the push stroke. Well it's all down to your taste buds , it's not for me as I'd like to think of myself as a craftsmen. I will stay true to the Japanese way as these saws have no spirit.
Regards Andy