Some Genno

Like Japanese chisel and plane blades, Japanese hammer heads are forge-welded laminates comprising a soft iron core and hard steel end caps.
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Some Genno

Thu Dec 19, 2013 4:59 pm

Below are two daruma made by Baba Masayuki an apprentice of Kozaburo Hasegawa.
Both daruma are 200 monme which I think is about the heaviest hammer used for chiseling.
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On the left another Masayuki genno on the right a fun ate genno by Hiroki who also apprenticed under Kozaburo.
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Re: Some Genno

Fri Dec 19, 2014 2:40 pm

Gorgeous, might I ask where you purchased your Funate?
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Re: Some Genno

Fri Dec 19, 2014 7:04 pm

...might I ask where you purchased your Funate?
Mandara-ya sells them. About $80~100, depending upon weight.
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Re: Some Genno

Sat Dec 20, 2014 9:23 am

Thanks Chris but I'm not familiar.
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Re: Some Genno

Sat Dec 20, 2014 10:24 am

http://www2.odn.ne.jp/mandaraya/hiroki- ... nnnou.html

No stock at the moment though.

ProShop Hokuto has some Hiroki gennō, but not the funate type:

http://www5e.biglobe.ne.jp/~ttoishi/sub7.htm

Ishikawa also lists them for sale, but no stock:

http://www.e-kanamonoya.jp/contents%2029.html

Scroll most of the way down the page and you'll see them listed.
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Re: Some Genno

Sat Dec 20, 2014 11:51 am

Thanks Chris!
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Re: Some Genno

Fri Jan 09, 2015 1:28 pm

My wife has pain issues and sometimes cannot fall asleep.
The story that you posted on your blog about why the Japanese
call a hammer 'genno' turns out to be extremely soporific. Sleeping pill
consumption at our house is way down. Thanks, Chris.
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Re: Some Genno

Fri Jan 09, 2015 6:51 pm

Not sure if I should take that as a compliment or not :P
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Re: Some Genno

Fri Jan 09, 2015 7:51 pm

Compliment!
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Re: Some Genno

Fri Jan 09, 2015 8:10 pm

Perhaps I should focus more on posts which tend to induce slumber - though some say that describes most of them. :lol:

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