Tsunesaburo 70mm Miki Smoothing Plane
Most plane blades ask you to choose between edge retention and ease of sharpening. The Miki does not. Tsunesaburo built this plane around Hitachi Metals YSS powder high-speed steel — a composite blade that holds its edge through hardwoods, laminates, and composite materials where standard carbon steels would require repeated stops at the whetstone. The base iron is sourced from Izumo sand iron, a material drawn from Shimane Prefecture and long regarded among Japanese smiths for the purity that distinguishes it from industrial alternatives. At a tempering temperature of 550 degrees, the cutting edge will not lose its temper under a grinder — a durability that matters most to those who use a plane daily rather than occasionally. The 70mm blade is seated in a white oak dai cut to 9 sun 5 bu, forged in Miki City by the Tsunesaburo workshop.
Original: $555.00
-65%$555.00
$194.25
Description
Most plane blades ask you to choose between edge retention and ease of sharpening. The Miki does not. Tsunesaburo built this plane around Hitachi Metals YSS powder high-speed steel — a composite blade that holds its edge through hardwoods, laminates, and composite materials where standard carbon steels would require repeated stops at the whetstone. The base iron is sourced from Izumo sand iron, a material drawn from Shimane Prefecture and long regarded among Japanese smiths for the purity that distinguishes it from industrial alternatives. At a tempering temperature of 550 degrees, the cutting edge will not lose its temper under a grinder — a durability that matters most to those who use a plane daily rather than occasionally. The 70mm blade is seated in a white oak dai cut to 9 sun 5 bu, forged in Miki City by the Tsunesaburo workshop.
