Mori Nomi - Japanese Harpoon Chisel
This chisel is used to cut and clean out blind mortises. In Japan, they do not like the look of endgrain wood, and so mortises are not usually cut through the wood, but left blind. The harpoon chisel is used with normal chisels or with a gouge. In cutting mortices, the splinters are not completely eliminated after rough cutting with a chisel. The harpoon chisel can be use to clean the inside of the mortise. The mirror side of the blade is guided along the wall of the mortise and when it hits the bottom, one gives it a light tap with a mallet. When the chisel is pulled out, the harpoon or barbed side pulls out the waste wood. This chisel is used most frequently in building Shoji screens.
Blade width 5 mm
Length of harpoon hook 14 mm
Total length 237 mm
Order nr.
310200 
Price
€ 33.50