Kanna - Yamamoto: Suimei (Purple Mountain - "Water Discernment")

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Yoshihiro Yamamoto's artist name is Tesshinsai Houraku - see the Tools Maker page. He is known for his line of Katsusaburo planes.

Size: 70mm
Steel Type: Special steel for edge tools (see the Fuso plane for more details).
Owner: Jim Clark

Last Update:

2006/11/18 - Page created.

2006/12/03 - Corrected artist name, per Dave Burnard.

2007/01/02 - Added plane name - "Water Discernment" and also steel type.

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	2 - Jim made his own dai during the dai making session in early 2006. Watch Jim cut this dai here.
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