Wood

Woodworking stuff for western and Japanese workshops and woodlands. Japanese woodworking tools have established themselves as the tools of choice for western craftspeople. Find out what all the fuss is about.

Essentials
One person’s essential is another person’s superfluous…unless we’re talking Japanese woodworking essentials, in which case you really can’t go wrong with any tool in this category. Start here and see where it leads you (and what you can make!).
Niwaki Ryoba Saw
$56 exVAT
Niwaki Nata
$110 exVAT
Niwaki Moku Folding Knife
$76 exVAT
Niwaki Blue Steel Higonokami Folding Knife
$52 exVAT
Niwaki Voucher
$5 exVAT

Chisels
Hand-crafted Japanese chisels to last you a lifetime. Buy a set or pick and choose the size you really need and grow your collection from there.
Fujikawa Chisels
$390 exVAT
Nijihiro Chisels
$150 exVAT
Chisel Wrap
$40 exVAT

Saws
If you have never tried a Japanese woodworking saw, you’re in for a treat. Cutting on the pull stroke, these saws create a much finer, cleaner kerf (the diameter of the cut) than their western counterparts, and are simply a joy to use.
Saw File
$26 exVAT
Niwaki Ryoba Saw
$56 exVAT
Niwaki Sakimaru Roughcut Saw
$76 exVAT
Niwaki Dozuki Saw
$66 exVAT
Flush Cut Saw
$32 exVAT
Kanejun Mitsukawa Juntaro Saw Set
$430 exVAT
Niwaki Azebiki
$44 exVAT
Saw Wrap
$44 exVAT

Axes & Nata
Beautiful axes and natas for woodlands and workshops, direct from Japanese blacksmiths. For everything from splitting kindling to crafting a log cabin (probably … we confess we haven’t tried this last one).
Niwaki Kiwari Splitting Axe 1700g
$150 exVAT
Niwaki Kariwaku Hatchet
$164 exVAT
Niwaki Craft Hatchet
$196 exVAT
Niwaki Bamboo Hatchet
$66 exVAT
Hashitsuki Nata
$76 exVAT
Niwaki Masakari Hatchet
$110 exVAT
Niwaki Nata
$110 exVAT

Carving
Carving, whittling, sculpting and generally messing around with wood are all activities much improved – and made safer – with good quality, sharp tools, and it doesn’t get much sharper than Japanese carbon steel.
Baishinshi Carving Set
$320 exVAT
Niwaki Moku Folding Knife
$76 exVAT
4 Piece Carving Blade Set
$88 exVAT
Baishinshi Kogatana
$220 exVAT

Planes
Niwaki Plane (or ‘Kanna’ in Japanese) offers a solid introduction to the world of Japanese carpenter’s planes, with a hard wearing and easy to sharpen laminated SK steel blade, set within a Japanese White Oak block (dai).
Niwaki Plane
$88 exVAT

Hammers
Japanese woodworking hammers, crafted from white oak and high quality steel to absorb shocks. Choose the lighter hammer for detailed chisel work and fine joinery and the heavier hammer for all the above, plus good old fashioned nail bashing.
Genno Hammer
$46 exVAT

Utility Knives
Utility often means functional rather than attractive, which does these Japanese knives a disservice, don’t you think?
Niwaki Blue Steel Higonokami Folding Knife
$52 exVAT
Ajigataya Utility Hunting Knife
$270 exVAT
Niwaki Rattan Kiridashi Knife
$98 exVAT
Goto Damascus Higo Knife
$280 exVAT
Niwaki SK Higonokami Folding Knife
$34 exVAT
Knife Sheath
$20 exVAT
Kotoh X Niwaki Knife
$110 exVAT
Niwaki Moku Folding Knife
$76 exVAT