KAKURI Woodworking Japanese Hammer

I saw reviews saying the handle was long etc but it’s actually about the same as a western style claw hammer, their faces are about the same but visually appears off balance to some of us because there’s not as much steel and has a thin handle. Feels great in the hand, I’ll definitely be using this a lot more than my 12 or 16 oz hammers. I would only recommend oiling the handle and flattening the one face as needed.

Carving is the word

My first 'Japanese style" hammer and have used it regularly for chiseling, adjusting, mating boards together, etc. I bought the 300 gram for 'everyday' use and it's a great weight for me. The tow ends of the head have one rounded surface and one flat... I mostly use the flat surface, but the rounded one comes in handy as well. Build quality is, well, Kakuri and should last a long time with everyday use in my workshop.

correct weight for specific use.

I do another of finish carpentry. I own several Japanese hammers. I really like the way this hammer feels in my hand. You can tell the difference. For tapping or chiseling this hammer does it all.

Adequate for my work

Works as it should.

Appears to be well made. I bought this to use as a plane adjusting hammer and was surprised to see it came with a small Japanese smoothing plane. Don't know if this is typical or a mistake since I didn't see that in the ad. Now I have a plane to practice the tuning on that all most Japanese planes need,instead of the larger one that I got from the same seller. Looking forward to using it.

Good quality hammer. I bought the 450g as well. I might remake the handle with some hardwood in the future.

築34年の我が家をDIYで修理しちゃおうと、工具を買い漁っています。基本の道具はちゃんとしたやつ買おうと思うのですが、ついつい安いモノを買ってしまいます。

Faces are flat and convex as described. Weight is useful. The handle is a little long, but that was easily corrected. Recommended.

さすが日本品質だと思います。

Feels good in hand.