Description
Smith name: Hasegawa Kouzaburo (1935~2004)
Shape: Square
Type: All steel
Head Weight: about 375g
Total weight: 467g
Height: 87mm
Manufacture Era: 1995
Wooden handle wood species: Ushikoroshi
The visible part of the handle length: 305mm
Finish types: Unlike the traditional all-steel hammers he made, this hammer’s finish is more like the style of his apprentice Hiroki. I asked Mr. Tsuchida about this and he told me that this finish is usually a special request from the customer, otherwise you will get the traditional finish.
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Additional Information: This hammer comes from Japanese retired Tateguya. He has several kouzaburo hammers, but this one is almost never used.
The numbers on the end of the wooden handle represent: 0301 represents March 1st; 07 represents the 7th year of Heisei in Japan(1995); 100 represents the weight of the hammer(100匁)
Regarding the Ushikoroshi wooden handle, Mr. Covington mentioned it in his blog: https://covingtonandsons.com/2021/02/13/the-japanese-gennou-handle-part-18-wood-selection/
The video below shows the blacksmith making a Haganetsuki square hammer.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBtMQBjABhg&t=225s
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