KAKURI 11140501 Chisel
- Chisel
- 2.9 ounces
- Oak Wood
A narrow, traditionally built Japanese paring chisel worth adding to a kit that already covers the wider sizes.
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How it ranks among the 175 chisels we track
4.3★ across 141 Amazon ratings, Bayesian-smoothed toward the category average.
141 Amazon ratings, weighted on a log scale so huge counts don't drown everything.
Modest tracked demand last month.
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Overview
The KAKURI 11140501 is a 3mm woodworking chisel built with a Japanese Yellow Steel #2 edge laminated to a soft iron body, mounted in an oak handle. Its narrow blade suits detail paring and cleaning joinery rather than general demolition work.
Yellow Steel #2 is a carbon steel Japanese toolmakers favor for holding a fine edge, and laminating it to a softer iron body is traditional construction that eases sharpening while keeping the cutting edge hard. At 3mm wide, this chisel is sized for fine paring and cleaning dovetails, not chopping large mortises. No seller description or review text was provided with this listing.
- Japanese Yellow Steel #2 laminated to soft iron
- 3mm blade width
- Oak wood handle
- 2.9 ounce item weight
Who it's for
Woodworkers who already own a broader chisel set and want a narrow blade for tight corners, dovetail cleanup or delicate paring cuts. Not a fit as a first or only chisel.
Strengths and trade-offs
Drawn from this product's published specifications.
- Narrow 3mm blade reaches tight joinery
- Traditional laminated steel construction
- Light 2.9 ounce weight for control
- No wider sizes included in this listing
- Sharpening technique differs from Western chisels
Performance notes
The yellow steel edge is laminated rather than solid, so sharpening removes only a thin hard layer while the soft iron backing supports it and simplifies flattening the back on a stone. At 2.9 ounces the chisel is light enough for controlled hand paring, and the 3mm width reaches into narrow grooves and dovetail sockets that wider chisels cannot clean out.
Specifications
| Brand | KAKURI |
|---|---|
| Model | 11140501 |
| Material | Japanese Yellow Steel #2 + Soft Iron |
| Item Weight | 2.9 ounces |
| Handle | Oak Wood |
How it compares
This product against the closest alternatives we track in chisels.
| Product | Amazon rating | Ratings | ProductDome score |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAKURI 11140501 ChiselThis product | 4.3 / 5 | 141 | 3.5 / 5 |
| Intelitopia MDS00A ChiselIntelitopia | 4.6 / 5 | 6,980 | 4.5 / 5 |
| HURRICANE HK-BBPR-ZWV0 ChiselHURRICANE | 4.7 / 5 | 6,700 | 4.6 / 5 |
| KEENBEST GREEN ChiselKEENBEST | 4.7 / 5 | 4,391 | 4.5 / 5 |
| SHARPAL 162N ChiselSHARPAL | 4.7 / 5 | 6,903 | 4.5 / 5 |
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Questions about the KAKURI 11140501
Common buyer questions answered straight from the product spec data - no fluff, no "it depends".
What is the blade width of the KAKURI 11140501?
It is 3mm wide, sized for detail paring rather than general purpose chopping.
What steel does the KAKURI 11140501 use?
A laminated construction of Japanese Yellow Steel #2 over a soft iron body.
What is the handle made of?
Oak wood.