www.- - McClain's Printmaking Supplies - Woodblock Tools
Woodcarving plays a long a storied role in Japanese culture, from fabled woodblock prints to fine netsuke carvings. We stock full carving sets as well individual carving tools including carving knives, gouges, rasps and axes. Explore our collection of fine, precise carving tools . Ironically these simple steels are best handled by talented makers capable of working them to the degree required in order to have a strong, sharp, hard and yet durable tool. I mainly prefer to use Hitachi White Paper 1 steel, Assab K (old stock % carbon) steel, and occasionally Hitachi Blue 2 steel. Japanese Chokokuto (Woodcut Tools) Like the carpentry tools or martial art swords of Japan, Japanese woodcut tools are famous not only for being among the keenest and most durable tools in the world, but also for the incredible craftsmanship that goes into their creation. Chokokuto are wonders of design married to function.

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