tsubanomi　鐔鑿

KEY WORD :　architecture / tools

Lit. sword-guard chisel. The chisel used to make the hole needed to drive a Japanese nail wakugi 和釘 into a piece of timber. The blade of the tsubanomi is about 300mm long and tapers towards the end, approximately 4mm. The blade can be either single or double-edged. A tsubanomi with a square-sectioned blade made to suit the wakugi is called hiratsubanomi 平鐔鑿. If the blade has a round section, used with the youkugi 洋釘, a western style nail with round shaft, it is called marutsubanomi 丸鐔鑿.

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