Japanese Oire Nomi Butt Chisel - 6mm

6mm Butt Chisel. The ideal carpentry chisel - with its short handle and shaft its easy to store and set in place when hanging doors, trimming edges, etc. Japanese oak handle.

Japanese chisels or nomi as they are traditionally called. Japanese chisels are laminated with hardened steel at the face edge, and softer metal at the back to absorb shock and support the harder face.

The chisels are hollow ground on their back to reduce the surface area to be flattened. For a truely sharp edge it is essential that the back is perfectly flat.

The overall length is approximately 230mm(9").