Professional Japanese tool for splitting bamboo into four pieces.
Extremely strong carbon steel blades and body with incredible sharpness.
Withstands blows with a mallet to split the bamboo...
Inner diameter 175 mm : suitable for working with bamboo up to 120/140 mm in diameter.
This tool is used with both hands. Once the bamboo has been split at the first nodes, tap the base of the bamboo on a hard surface. The weight of the tool alone will drive it into the ground and finish the job...
Tool weight : 2.415 kg !
This tool is used to make regular bamboo blades.
Note: Some people use it to work with Provence cane in basketry. Minimum diameter 2 cm.
Made in Japan.
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