This is a thread about beautiful tools in one's ownership. Japanese tools have a special place for me - their simple appearance has an elegance I love ... and of course they work so well. These slicks were made for me by by Watanabe Kiyoei, the maker of Kiyohisa chisels (taken about 18 or so years ago, shortly after I received them) ...
The box is amazing for its tolerances: place the lid in position, and it drops slowly on a cushion of air.
A few years ago I built a cabinet under my bench, into which many of my prized and most-used tools now live (The bench is, of course, another tool) ...
One drawer hold these Kiyohisa slicks in a tray ...
The lower section of the drawer holds a set of Kiyohisa oire nomi. These were collected individually over many years - Kiyohisa chisels are now unobtainable new as Watanabe Kiyoei has been very ill, and before then they had wait lists up to 6 years. To bring the oddments into a collection, I re-handled them all ...
These oire nomi are used with a genno. These are mine ...
Regards from Perth
Derek