JAPANESE CARVING CHISELS - SET OF 5 "CHOKOKUTO" - MICHIHAMONO - OUTINOMI X MAGASIN VIVANT!

Hand-forged from SK steel, this set of 5 Chokokuto (Japanese carving chisels) from the Michihamono workshop is the ideal collection for learning or perfecting the art of woodcarving, linocut, or relief sculpture.

This set includes the five essential profiles needed to create all shapes and precision details in sculpture. Made in Miki, Japan—the historic cradle of Japanese forging—these tools are distinguished by their lightness and surgical precision.

Each chisel has a specific function to cover all needs: roughing out, outlining, hollowing, and detailed finishing.

• Blades: Hand-forged two-layer SK steel (high carbon).
• Total length: 213 mm.
• Set composition (5 pieces):
  • Uchimaru gouge (3 mm): For fine curves and veins.
  • Uchimaru gouge (9 mm): For removing material and rounding shapes.
  • Flat chisel: For smoothing surfaces and cleaning backgrounds.
  • V-gouge (6 mm): For engraving clean lines and marking contours.
  • Kiridashi (9 mm): Skewed chisel for precision marking and outlining.

• Handcrafted in Japan

About the Michihamono Workshop

Michihamono is an institution in Miki. Their hand-forged tools are the direct heirs to the techniques used for Ukiyo-e (Japanese woodblock prints), where the absolute finesse of the line on wood is the golden rule. Combining ancestral know-how with modern precision, they distinguish themselves through their exceptional mastery of two-layer carbon steel.

Exclusive collaboration: OUTINOMI x MAGASIN VIVANT!

Together with Outinomi, we select the best of Japanese craftsmanship and utilitarian design—tools that are as simple as they are intuitive for all basic tasks, while guaranteeing strictly professional quality.

This young company was founded in 2024 by Lucas Hoffalt, a "designer-artisan" who graduated from the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs. Outinomi acts as a bridge between the last great Japanese blacksmiths and Western artisans.

Lucas offers tools with a soul, often coming from small traditional forges. His approach is distinguished by an extremely sharp selection, ranging from new tools to rare "vintage" pieces (Showa era) that he refurbishes himself, sourced for their exceptional forging quality.