Overview
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.
The grooves on the axe head:As part of our traditional axe-crafting process, we carve 3 grooves into the left side, and 4 grooves into the right side.
These grooves symbolize the presence of the Shinto gods in nature, and invoke their protection when the axe is used to do potentially dangerous work.
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 Craft axe is specifically designed for precision carpentry tasks and splitting smaller wood, rather than for heavy blows on large logs. It is perfectly suited for outdoor activities like camping, as well as detailed carpentry work.
Specifications:
- Model: Craft Axe - 010-151
- Overall Length: 9.65″
- Head Length: 5"
- Blade Length: 3.125"
- Blade Steel: Carbon Steel w/ Core
- Handle Material: Japanese White Oak (Treated w/ a colourless varnish for easier removal of surface dirt)
- Handle Color: Wood
- Sheath: Leather
- Head Weight: 14.81 Ounces
- Total Weight: 22.6 Ounces
- Country of Origin: Japan
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