Please note

Because of the lack of published trowel and masonry tool histories, the information here is based on other sources that may be less reliable and certainly are incomplete. These include eBay and tools that I purchase myself that are the starting points for my research. I will write what I know as I learn it. If what you read here interests you, please check back often and look for revisions and corrections. Scanned catalogs are on Archive.org as pdf files. A few are links to other websites. Your photos and information are welcome. Please click on any picture to enlarge it. Comments are welcome, but any with links will be deleted as possible spam.
Showing posts with label Asian Tools and Makers. Show all posts
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Saturday, October 11, 2014

Japanese Trowels

Here are several sites and searches that show a variety of Japanese masonry and plastering tools:

Monotaro construction tools - trowels

Japanese-Cutlery.com - trowels

eBay US - Akacho trowel manufacturer

eBay US - Midoricho trowel manufacturer

Japanese sakan kote trowel
Manufacturers include:
Akacho
Honyaki
Ishii
Kaneshika
Midoricho
Miyatani
Naruse
Tokyo Nishikan

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Saturday, October 26, 2013

History of Japanese Trowels

This commercial site describes and shows Japanese trowels used in traditional plastering, including hand forging.

Japanese trowels (in English)
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