In this short video I walk through how I sharpen and tune a Japanese bent neck chisel, or kote nomi, for clean, precise work.
A chisel from around 400 years ago found at Daitokuji temple in Kyoto's Kita Ward is seen in this Oct. 18, 2022 photo. The carving, pictured in the foreground, matches the shape of the tool's blade.
Stone craftsman Takaaki Saida holds a chisel against a block of stone and strikes it rhythmically with a club hammer to carve ...
KYOTO--Craftsmen stumbled upon a chisel left by a carpenter around 400 years ago during repairs of a national treasure building of Daitokuji temple here. The tool was found in the attic of the “hojo” ...