Michihamono
Michihamono offers a wide range of carving tools from professional use to those appropriate for beginners. They make carving knives and other hand tools that can be used in a wide variety of uses, from the carving of Buddhist sculptures and masks used in Noh drama to Kamakura lacquerware, woodblock printing, seal-engraving, and eraser-stamps.
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- New itemMichihamono Japanese Wood Carving Tool 12mm Shallow U Gouge, with Wooden Handle, to Carve Hollows in WoodworkingUSDÂ 15.99 ** Incl. VAT excl. Shipping
- New itemMichihamono Japanese Wood Carving Tool 6mm Left Skew Angled Flat Corner Chisel, with Wooden Handle, for WoodworkingUSDÂ 14.99 ** Incl. VAT excl. Shipping
- New itemMichihamono Japanese Wood Carving Tool 3mm Straight Edge Flat Chisel, with Wooden Handle, to Add Details in WoodworkingUSDÂ 13.99 ** Incl. VAT excl. Shipping
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- New itemMichihamono Japanese Wood Carving Tool 6mm Short Bent Shallow U Gouge, with Wooden Handle, for WoodworkingUSDÂ 16.99 ** Incl. VAT excl. Shipping
- New itemMichihamono 16 Tool Wood Carving Kit with U Gouge, V Gouge, Flat Chisel, Short bent Gouge, Saw, Mallet, Awl, Case for a Complete Woodworking setUSDÂ 331.99 *1 Â set* Incl. VAT excl. Shipping
- New itemMichihamono Japanese Wood Carving Tool 6mm Right Skew Angled Flat Corner Chisel, with Wooden Handle, for WoodworkingUSDÂ 14.99 ** Incl. VAT excl. Shipping
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- New itemMichihamono Tendo Japanese Wood Carving Tool 6mm Round Edge Paring U Gouge, with High Speed Steel Blade, for WoodworkingUSDÂ 32.99 ** Incl. VAT excl. Shipping
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- New itemMichihamono Japanese Shortbent Wood Carving Tool 6mm Spoon Bent U Gouge, with Wooden Handle, for WoodworkingUSDÂ 16.99 ** Incl. VAT excl. Shipping
- New itemMichihamono Japanese Wood Carving Tool 3mm Short Bent Very Shallow U Gouge, with Wooden Handle, for WoodworkingUSDÂ 13.99 ** Incl. VAT excl. Shipping
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- New itemMichihamono Short Bent Skew Corner Chisel 6mm Wood Carving Tool for Woodworking and Reaching Hard to Reach PlacesUSDÂ 12.99 ** Incl. VAT excl. Shipping
- New itemMichihamono Japanese Wood Carving Tool 3mm Short Bent Shallow U Gouge, with Wooden Handle, for WoodworkingUSDÂ 16.99 ** Incl. VAT excl. Shipping
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- New itemMichihamono 6mm Wood Carving Spoon Knife Naginata Bent Left Sweep Tool HSS High Speed Steel Blade, Sakura Wood HandleUSDÂ 26.99 ** Incl. VAT excl. Shipping
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- New itemMichihamono Japanese Wood Carving Tool Micro 1.5mm Short Bent U Gouge, with High Speed Steel Blade, for WoodworkingUSDÂ 24.99 ** Incl. VAT excl. Shipping
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- New itemMichihamono Short Bent Skew Corner Chisel 3mm Wood Carving Tool for Woodworking and Reaching Hard to Reach PlacesUSDÂ 12.99 ** Incl. VAT excl. Shipping
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- New itemMichihamono Japanese Wood Carving Tool 9mm Short Bent Shallow U Gouge, with Wooden Handle, for WoodworkingUSDÂ 16.99 ** Incl. VAT excl. Shipping
- New itemMichihamono Short Bent Skew Chisel 1.5mm Micro High Speed Steel Woodcarving Tool, for Fine Detail Wood WorkingUSDÂ 18.99 ** Incl. VAT excl. Shipping
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Originally a subcontracted manufacturer of sickles used for rice harvesting and weeding, they transformed themselves into a maker of carving knives to keep up with the times. In 1977, Michihamono Industrial Co., Ltd. started manufacturing carving knives and began manufacturing carving knives made of High Speed Steel in 1982. Two years later, they also manufacture and sell carving knives for woodblock printing.Â
Professional craftsmen from Michihamono Industrial Co., Ltd. produces each one of the carving tools by hand. Creating sharp blades that are perfectly suited to the customers' needs and providing users with handcrafted carving tools that have a human touch. By paying utmost care to sharpness, which gives the blade its life, Michihamono produces each knife. The joy and exhilaration each user feels when they first cut into the wood with one of their carving knives are the company's greatest joy.
Michihamono also hosts educational workshops to increase the population of carvers engaged in wood carving and woodblock carving In addition to spreading the joys of wood carving to as many people as possible, these educational workshops helps customers and the company to have better communication and listening to the opinions of customers directly.
Historical background (why Miki City prospered as metal-working locale) In ancient times, Korean blacksmithing skills were combined with the traditional blacksmithing techniques of Japan’s Banshu region, resulting in major technological advances. After the Siege of Miki in the late 16th century, the warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi implemented various measures for the reconstruction of the damaged city. These measures resulted in the revitalization of commerce and industry, and created the foundation for the local metalworking industry that is still thriving today.
Originally, our company manufactured sickles for rice harvesting on consignment, and since the company was founded in 1979, we have continued to take on challenges such as manufacturing sculptures, providing sickle technology to China, and developing art teaching materials for schools.Â
Under such circumstances, we feel that we are required to make major changes in new aspects as the times change. The first is coexistence with the globalized international community. As a matter of course, the inheritance of the special technology of cutlery in Miki, which is a local industry, has become an inseparable close relationship with overseas pipes, and the specialized product power and proposal power required by customers.
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