This excellent, mid range, wood carving chisel is great for most general applications when carving wood. Made from high quality, laminated steel, this excellent tool will give many years of use.The design of this tool contains a hoop for the purpose of withstanding the blows of a hammer or a mallet. You don’t need to worry about the corrosion of blade material as the steel used for the creation of blade is stainless. Wood carving requires a seamless performance for better results.This Japanese tool has been designed specifically for the purpose of making fine cuts in no time.The grid appearing in the background of tool image is in square millimeters.Kindly note, as these tools are hand crafted, there may be a slight variation in the angle of the blade relative to the handle and/or shank, this will vary from tool to tool. Please be assured this variation is normal and will not affect the quality or efficacy of this tool.