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A Master Touch in Every Tool
KAKURI Corporation was founded in 1946 in Sanjo, the leading production area of cutlery in Japan.
From a professional standpoint, we have designed and made high-quality Japanese products for over 70 years.
Please feel and enjoy authentic Japanese craftsmanship products.
Product Features
Razor-Sharp Japanese Carbon Steel Blade
The blade edge is made of Japanese carbon steel and hand sharpened by Japanese craftsmen. It is sharp right out of the box, making a smooth silk surface to the wood.
*Blades need to be tuned before use. Japanese hammer GENNO (8-16 oz) or wooden mallet (36-55 mm) are recommended.
Quality Laminated Structure
The blade edge (Japanese steel) is laminated by soft iron. The layered construction of the two steel materials increases blade durability and improves sharpening ease. This is the traditional structure of the Japanese-style blade.
Durable Japanese Oak Body (Oil Finished)
KAKURI uses only natural white oak that has been carefully and naturally dried for around three years after logging. Excellent durability and comfort in your hand.
*The oil-finished body is less deformed, slides better on wood, and also the blade can be adjusted more easily.
Made in JAPAN, Japanese Craftsmanship
Each plane is made, tuned, and finished by skilled Japanese craftsmen. Enjoy authentic Japanese woodworking tools.
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The essential part for better woodworking
The chip breaker prevents tearout and helps making fine shavings for smoothing a piece of wood.
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The Japanese plane is used by pulling
The Japanese plane is easy to apply a steady force effortlessly and makes clean surfaces.
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Keep your woodworking tools sharp!
Even beginners can easily sharpen Japanese planes and chisels with KAKURI sharpening jig.
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Authentic Japanese Woodworking Tools
KAKURI offers a wide range of Japanese woodworking tools. Enjoy Japanese craftsmanship.
Christopher
Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2025
Dang Japan, loving both cuts and pull techniques on woodworking tools. Wasn't sure with all the stickers on the plane out of the package. But the shavings and glossy surface show me this was worth the investment.
kyle
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2024
This is incredible. Feels durable. Blade came sharp enough to shave. Very happy
Michael H. McGrath
Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2024
Just a few adjustments and I was up and running in less than five minutes. Working on some 1 inch, somewhat figured, Cherry wood I was consistently making shavings that were 0.05 mm. Outstanding!
J. Li
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2024
Before you buy a Japanese plane you'd better understand what you get into. Japanese planes need substantial knowledge and effort to set up, they won't perform well without proper tuning. I did spent several hours to make the plane work properly. What I like: very good workmanship, the blade is very well made, the body is made with great precision (but, still need a lot of tuning). What I don't like: the blade needs a lot of honing before it can be used. The seat of the blade needs to be trimmed to seat the blade properly. The cap iron needs to be sharpened and adjusted to seat properly.Overall, it is a great value for less than 60 dollars. After the hard work is done, it performs far better than most expensive western planes.
John Laveric
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 13, 2024
I am very impressed with the quality of the plane, was usable out of the packet but after sharpening its taking lovely whisper thin shavings.
Chase T
Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2024
While it works OK out of the packaging. It really shines when you take the time to properly sharpen and tune it. Worked great as a smoothing plane.
Jose F.
Reviewed in Spain on November 24, 2024
Va muy bien y corta perfectamente
Schindler
Reviewed in Germany on October 6, 2024
Das ist jetzt mein zweiter Japanischer Hobel.Ausgepackt kurz eingerichtet und funktioniert wie dumm… hatte vor kurzem mal einen Standard Eisen Hobel Nr4 man konnte machen was man will und hab den nicht ans laufen bekommen (Qualität?). Bei mir kommen jetzt nur noch solche japanischen Hobel in die Schublade und nix anderes mehr!Danke Amazon das ihr es möglich gemacht habt solche tollen hochwertigen Hobel zu bekommen.
VitalBodies
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2023
I bought the 60mm KANNA here on Amazon. On the manufacturer’s webite they have a LEARN section. In that section they have a video of how to tune the bottom of your KANNA. Following the instructions, this one needed no adjustments. It is “totally correct out of the vinyl”. This is a beautiful tool, very nice. I included a photo of other tools so you could see the size in a ralative way. Be sure, to learn from the manufacturer’s website, as there are a number of helpful videos.
Mbxxx
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2023
This is my fourth Japanese style plane and I am very happy with it. My main purpose for this plane is to help smooth some maple I have been milling from some cut trees. The plane only needed some basic setup out of the box. After setting the blade depth, the plane performed well. I was impressed with the shavings out of the box. I will be tuning up the plane by honing the blade and checking the flatness of the bottom. Overall, I am very satisfied and have no negative points to share.
J. Wolf
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2022
Based upon the one plane I've purchased, this is an excellent value. I have other Japanese planes purchased from other tool stores. None were as well made as this Kakuri brand. Like all Japanese planes, some minor sharpening and fitting were required before use, but now it make glassy smooth finish cuts with little effort. Yes, it is a much better tool than the ones I've purchased from the two major woodworking tool stores in the U.S.A.
Loke Mun Wah
Reviewed in Singapore on May 31, 2022
Tune up plane a little, hone blade, cuts nice and leaves a smooth shiny surface. Good buy.
Gopo
Reviewed in Italy on September 19, 2020
numero 1 , e perfetta
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