Japanese Woodworking Tools

Japanese woodworking tools offer a unique blend of precision, control, and craftsmanship that supports both fine joinery and everyday shop work. This collection brings together a curated range of saws, chisels, planes, and specialty tools sourced from respected Japanese makers. Each tool is built with attention to steel quality, blade sharpness, and ergonomic comfort, which allows woodworkers to work with greater accuracy and less effort.

Four Gyokucho Ryoba Japanese Handsaws, featuring thin rectangular steel blades and beige wrapped handles, stand upright in a row against a white background, highlighting these essential woodworking tools.

Ryoba Japanese Handsaws

From $25.99 USD
The SHWA Shinwa Japanese Framing Square is a durable stainless steel carpenters tool with clear markings on both arms, forming a right angle, shown against a white background.

Shinwa Japanese Framing Square 

$87.99
The MARU Japanese Timber Framing Slick features a sharp, laminated steel blade and a smooth cylindrical wooden handle, expertly crafted by Fujikawa forge and shown against a white background.

Japanese Timber Framing Slick 

$275.99
Three MARU Japanese Mokuba Cats Paw Nail Pullers in black are arranged parallel on a white background, with their claw ends facing left and forked tips to the right.

Japanese Mokuba Cats Paw Nail Puller

From $14.99 USD
Three MARU Japanese Timber Framing Chisels with wooden handles and White Steel blades are aligned horizontally on a white background.

Japanese Timber Framing Chisel

From $210.99 USD
Three rectangular MARU Japanese Rust Erasers with rough textures are arranged side by side. Each stone, for rust removal on steel tools, displays Japanese kanji and markings in red, white, or blue. The background is white.

Japanese Rust Eraser 

$12.99
The MARU Japanese File Cleaning Brush features a metal handle, angled head, and green nylon bristles, making it ideal for cleaning files and various surfaces.

Japanese File Cleaning Brush 

$7.99
The MARU Japanese Nail Set features a 1-1/4-inch head and 1/8-inch diameter nail, embodying the precision of Japanese tool design, captured in two circular insets to highlight its role in fine carpentry.

Japanese Nail Set 

$14.99
A set of Fujikawa Oire Bench Chisels by MARU, featuring professional-grade white steel laminated blades and wooden handles, elegantly arranged on a wooden surface.

Fujikawa Oire Bench Chisels

From $48.99 USD
The MARU Miniature Japanese Folding Saw features a metallic handle and a partially opened serrated blade, perfect for ultralight backpacking or pocket survival kits, shown against a plain white background.

Miniature Japanese Folding Saw 

$24.99
Two MARU Japanese Timber Saw Temagari Nokogiri with wooden handles and long, serrated blades are placed parallel on a white background—perfect for efficient woodworking or cutting large timbers.

Japanese Timber Saw Temagari Nokogiri 

$140.99
The maru Hori Hori Japanese Gardening Tool-Carbon Steel, featuring a serrated edge and wooden handle, sits elegantly alongside its black leather sheath, perfect for diverse outdoor tasks.

Hori Hori Japanese Gardening Tool-Carbon Steel 

$24.99
A Sharpie marker lies next to a MARU Kyougi Wooden Notepad, renowned for its traditional Japanese craftsmanship and sustainable forestry practices, with a Shelter Tool Wishlist listing sling, plane, mallet, and chisel.

Kyougi Wooden Notepad 

$19.99
A close-up of an Iwasaki Wood File by MARU, featuring its textured, rectangular metal design with a grid pattern surface, is showcased on a light wooden floor. Celebrated for its innovative Japanese design, this tool offers rapid cutting action with precision and efficiency.

Iwasaki Wood Files

From $20.99 USD
The MARU Z-Saw Folding Japanese Kataba Saw features a black handle and a thin, straight blade with impulse-hardened teeth, shown lying flat on a white background.

Z-Saw Folding Japanese Kataba Saw

From $15.99 USD
Displayed against a plain white background, the MARU Japanese Marking Knives feature wooden handles and textured metal blades, each with a single bevel edge for precise woodworking. Available in right and left-handed models.

Japanese Marking Knife | Right & Left Handed 

$38.99
The MARU Japanese Kasaya Marking Knife, crafted for precision woodworking, features a sharp silver blade with a matching brass cover, showcased on a white background.

Japanese Kasaya Marking Knife 

$9.99
The MARU Z-Saw Kataba Universal Hand Saw 300mm features a long wrapped handle and a straight, thin blade with fine teeth for precise woodworking. Shown here on a white background, it offers professional-grade cutting performance.

Z-Saw Kataba Universal Hand Saw 300mm

From $14.99 USD
The MARU Japanese Folding Marking Knife features a blue steel blade, wooden handle, brass pivot, and lanyard hole. Shown open against a white background, it’s ideal for precise woodworking marking tasks.

Japanese Folding Marking Knife 

$49.99
The MARU Japanese Bear Claw Gardening Tool features a wooden handle and three curved high carbon steel tines, resting elegantly on a white surface, epitomizing the finest in gardening implements.

Japanese Bear Claw Gardening Tool 

$24.99
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