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Hi guys , I have this Jnat that was gifted to me by a vintage Japanese tools seller, he would not have any idea of what type of stone this could be , any idea from your side ? It cuts slightly coarser than a natsuya

Setting up a new set of Japanese chisels — full process from Kannaban to Jnat finish

Hey r/handtools — I recently put together a video walking through the complete setup process for a 10-piece set of Kikuhiromaru Oire Nomi (Shirogami #2), and I thought it might be useful to share here.

The process covers: flattening the back on a Kannaban steel plate, establishing the bevel on Shapton synthetics with an Atoma diamond plate for frequent lapping, and finishing on a Japanese natural stone. I also talk through why the Jnat finish produces a different result to synthetics on laminated steel — the way it reacts to the two types of steel in the chisel is something I find genuinely fascinating every time.

Happy to answer any questions about the process or the stones used. Who else here finishes on naturals?

Video link: https://youtu.be/JKGdV\_fzFwk?si=MKStpjDGVgiA4TFS

Hi all I have assembled a Video on my YT channel to show the Foundamental steps to sharpen Japanese Chisels.
This is to both help beginners overcome geometry challenges and professionals to improve their bevels and discover the benefits of natural stones!
Who else loves going Natural?
I would apreciate so much your support in watching my work and there is a little giveaway in the video too! Follow the instructions in the video and be part of it !
Love you all guys Ciao e a Presto!!!

Hello community would you be able to help me guess what stones could these be? They a definetly Jnats but I’m unsure of region

Hi all I have finally managed to get my hands on a Sumitsubo and enjoyed the restoration process so much!!!

I will share the link to my video if you guys feel like watching something different I would apreciate it soooo much!!! Here is some before and after as well!

I started a YouTube channel to restore Japanese woodworking tools and kitchen knives for fun and to hopefully inspire some people to enter this incredible world and it’s becoming more of a thing for me now, I hope you guys enjoy my work there as well as the photos :)

https://youtu.be/MoRGqL5PRCE?si=fkb0whnCk\_5tMxZS

Hi guys I have this knife up for translation if you guys could help please :)

What do you guys think of this collection?

Hello again Guys, for those who saw my previous post I would really like to thank you for the awesome entertainment !!!!
And please let me dedicate this video to you all!!!
A good wish for a team full of good people, you showed me kindness and drawn me in to join your journey, so I now hope you can join mine too!!!

I restore vintage Japanese tools amongst which Hammers, and the good wish for this team is that it may be restored too to great splendor !!!

If you feel like reciprocating follow the hammer restoration link to my YT Video and channel, it’s only 8 min and watching till the end will make an immense difference for me , I’m young and have all the intentions to create nice content and if after you watch it you like what I do please subscribe and join my future work 😊 GO Hammers !!! COYI!!!!

https://youtu.be/H3f\_YTqYBIw?si=zqNpOQ74qGtO6Hkv

Hi Guys I made a new Video documenting my process of restoration and a bit of experimenting on a Japanese hammer, I tried polishing it on natural stones and remaking a handle with Tee Tree , things didn’t go quite as I expected and I would really value your inputs on my work to do better next time 🙏🏼

https://youtu.be/H3f\_YTqYBIw?si=26QszCjJOnSIETSF

If I may ask, Your support on my work would be greatly appreciated , I am putting a lot of effort in trying to get the message out and spark our passion into more people so hopefully with your help I will succeed😊
To help is easy and free, follow the link to the Video Subscribe like and Comment there if possible, I am really grateful to all of you :)

Hi all another blade where I need your assistance please

Hello everybody, I wanted to share my new project with all of you!! I am very happy about how this turned out and I would like to hear what you guys think as well, I ran a YouTube channel where I restore Japanese vintage tools and try my best to find the makers and their history, the time I could only find the maker “Takahisa” , unfortunately, the history of this maker remains a mystery, but I can assure you the quality of his steel speaks for his work , I will attach a link to the video just below, and guys if you like Japanese Tools I would love your support for the channel, I am working extremely hard to create a good experience so that we can share the love for Japanese Tools around the world and your contribute weather is with a subscribe like or a comment what really mean a lot for me to reach more people. Love the community and I hope you enjoy the video and my work, thank you.

https://youtu.be/dkx-y75jVQc?si=KFNQf7v1bzYy7FXj

Hi all asking for a friend x I’m trying to find some info for the maker ecc hopefully a translation will cuide me in the right direction :)

Hi all new knife on the block up for translation!

Hi all I have a new tool on the block for translation , can you help? I am super grateful to you all as always :)

Hi guys I want to share with all of you my journey with this Sakai Ichimonji Mitsuhide Deba , I had the opportunity to talk to Brad about many aspects of this knife and the company ( Brad is the international media person of reference , and much more) he helped incredibly and with him I created a video going through the full restoration process, for who is interested I am Daniele and I am an Italian carpenter with a LOVE for cooking, and as it happens I restore Japanese carpentry tools and kitchen knives , nice to meet you all!!!

https://youtu.be/LHR6kyv5\_h4?si=x84nSl69KTvJ-WbY

I hope you love it and if you like to watch something different from time to time you can help me with a sub 🙏🏼

Ps: on the final image, you can see a sneak peek of my collection of knives that will be restored in time 👀

My insta as well is @toolsreborn92 if you like more insights 😁

Hi, these are some photos of four different chisels, for the first time in my research I came across a hand engraved signature on a tool of this kind.can you please help me read read this Kanji?

Thank you very much