Konobu is a workshop specializing in the finest-grade finishing and paring chisels — tools that are never struck with a hammer but guided entirely by hand pressure. Their Shirogami #1 paring chisels are ground to a geometry so acute and so highly polished that they glide through the hardest hardwood grain with almost no resistance. Preferred by lacquerware craftsmen and furniture makers who need surgical precision.
Workshop Mark / Mei (銘)Mei stamp — KonobuWorkshop Profile
FoundedEarly Showa
FounderKonobu Family
Current Gen.2nd Generation
LocationSanjo City, Niigata Prefecture
StatusActive
Int'l Shipping✓ Available
Specialties
Chisels (Nomi)Finishing Chisels
Notable Works
Konobu Shirogami #1 paring chisels
Konobu tsuki nomi
Steel Preferences
This workshop's tools are traditionally forged from these steels.
