JAPANESE PLANE - "MAME KANNA" - 42 MM BLADE - M-OTSUGI - OUTINOMI x MAGASIN VIVANT!
The Mame Kanna is a Japanese palm plane, compact and extremely precise. This model equipped with a 42 mm blade, manufactured by M-Otsugi, is the essential tool for finishing work, chamfering, or adjusting small wooden parts. Its small size ("Mame" means bean) allows for a direct grip and great sensitivity, offering control that standard planes cannot provide.
Designed to achieve a "mirror" cutting quality, it allows for a level of finish that makes sanding unnecessary, thus preserving the natural luster of the wood fibers.
- Blade width: 42 mm
- Steel type: Laminated carbon steel (hard edge on a soft base)
- Body (Dai): Japanese white oak (Shirakashi)
- Handcrafted in Japan
USER GUIDE:
- ADJUSTING THE BLADE (Extension): Gently tap the top of the iron with a small mallet. The cutting edge should appear under the sole like a thin black line (the thickness of a hair).
- RETRACTING THE BLADE (Retraction): Tap the heel of the wooden block (the back corner). The vibrations will cause the blade to retract. Never tap the cutting edge.
- THE MOTION: The Japanese plane is used by pulling. Press the tool down and pull it toward you with a smooth and steady movement.
- MAINTENANCE: Apply a little camellia oil to protect the steel from corrosion.
About the M-Otsugi Manufactory:
M-Otsugi is a brand renowned for its cutting tools intended for demanding artisans. It stands out for its rigorous selection of oak wood for plane bodies, ensuring optimal stability against variations in humidity. Their mission is to perpetuate the excellence of manual planing, without any compromise on the hardness of the 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 to use 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 represents a bridge between the last great Japanese blacksmiths and Western artisans.
Lucas offers tools that have 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. He values Japanese carbon steel, which he considers to be vastly superior to modern mass production.
For Lucas, the tool is not only perceived as a utilitarian object, but as a piece of functional design endowed with its own aesthetics, texture, and poetry. It is this quest for beauty and excellence that naturally led him to Japanese craftsmanship, one of the most demanding in the world.