In Sanjo City (famous in Japan for its metal-working), Mizuno Industries was founded in 1937 by Yoshio Mizuno, originally making replacement blades for wood planes. At the time, axes were popular tools for farming and forestry, as well as for chopping logs for fires to heat water for bathing. Still in industrial use today, their use now also includes chopping logs for wood stoves, campfires and other outdoor activities. At Mizuno, we make a variety of axes and other tools, both traditionally-shaped and modern-styled. You’re sure to find one to exactly suit your needs, from daily tasks such as chopping logs, to special projects requiring high-quality pliers for working with sheet metal.
Craftsmanship:
Our tools are each carefully handmade by experienced craftsmen.
Mass-production just can’t create the quality tools we offer to a wide range of satisfied users: the perfect cutting edge on our axes; the comfortable feel in the hand of every Mizuno tool.
Quality:Each part of each item is crafted with care by our experienced professionals, from the steel axe heads, to the wooden handles and even the blade covers.
In making our axe handles, for example, we use only the finest oak from northern Japan, naturally hardened over years of hot summers and cold winters, creating a fine-grained wood with lifetime durability.
Steel:The laminated steel axe head is constructed using three layers of steel, following the Warikomi technique. The core of the cutting edge is made from 0.45% carbon steel, while the surrounding steel is significantly softer. This design provides a hard, durable cutting edge, with softer steel around it to absorb impact.
The Masakari axe is primarily designed for precise carpentry tasks and splitting smaller pieces of wood, rather than delivering heavy strikes on large logs. It is well-suited for outdoor activities like camping, as well as detailed carpentry work.
About traditional craftsmen:
Craftsmanship:
Our tools are each carefully handmade by experienced craftsmen.
Mass-production just can’t create the quality tools we offer to a wide range of satisfied users: the perfect cutting edge on our axes; the comfortable feel in the hand of every Mizuno tool.
Quality:Each part of each item is crafted with care by our experienced professionals, from the steel axe heads, to the wooden handles and even the blade covers.
In making our axe handles, for example, we use only the finest oak from northern Japan, naturally hardened over years of hot summers and cold winters, creating a fine-grained wood with lifetime durability.
Steel:The laminated steel axe head is constructed using three layers of steel, following the Warikomi technique. The core of the cutting edge is made from 0.45% carbon steel, while the surrounding steel is significantly softer. This design provides a hard, durable cutting edge, with softer steel around it to absorb impact.
The Masakari axe is primarily designed for precise carpentry tasks and splitting smaller pieces of wood, rather than delivering heavy strikes on large logs. It is well-suited for outdoor activities like camping, as well as detailed carpentry work.
Specifications:
- Model: Jigata/YakiI-E - 010-131
- Overall Length: 14.13"
- Head Length: 5.24"
- Blade Length: 4.33"
- Blade Steel: Carbon Steel w/ Core
- Handle Material: Japanese White Oak (Treated w/ a colourless varnish for easier removal of surface dirt)
- Handle Color: Smoked Wood
- Sheath: Leather
- Head Weight: 20.10 Ounces
- Total Weight: 29.03 Ounces
- Country of Origin: Japan
About traditional craftsmen:
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| It is a national qualification based on the provisions of the Traditional Law, which was born in 1974 (Showa 49), and strives to preserve traditional crafts, technologies, and techniques unique to the production area, and is responsible for passing on the skills to future generations. |
