Japanese Hand forged Laminated Plane has been a main armor of the Japanese Shrine crapenters (Miyadaiku) for planing the wood without scratching  the surface and damage the wood fibers, so hamperring the wood "breathing" . Among the Famous Japanese Plane artisans, Tsunesaburo is one of the welknown in the western world.  His New plane series Miki is specially good for planing HARDWOOD, such as Ebony, Oak, Mahogany etc.

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