From Toshio Odate's book: Japanese Woodworking Tools: Their Tradition, Spirit and Use.
Eastern Function | Western Form
A Tsunesaburo plane blade arrived today from Stuart Tierney @ www.toolsfromjapan.com. I've wanted to experiment with a laminated eastern style blade on a western plane for some time now. I'll post results once I've had a chance to flatten the back, sharpen and put the iron to use.
Japanese packaging is always meticulous, it's something i appreciate.
The cutting edge steel is called hagane and it is forged to a softer piece of steel called the jigane.
Joinery
Problems are for solving. Careful divider spacing will lay waste to this knot.
I prefer a 240mm dozuki for dovetails.
Slowly now, it all comes together.
Tight like tigers.
Selection
In hard places; now is the time to be sensitive. Knots aren't always defects, sometimes straight grain is dishonest, figure lies beneath the surface.
Flat packed for a small car.
Beginnings
1200 E Kent.