This high quality 12mm Flat Socket Chisel from Japan is an excellent choice for your wood carving collection. With a blade made from Laminated Yasuki White Paper No.2 Steel, welded to an Iron Ferrule, and attached to a Red Oak Handle, this quality tool is made for professionals ensuring it will give you many years of service. Comes with a ring to protect the handle against mallet blows, and prevent splitting.This mid-sized chisel is great for removing moderate amounts of wood during the roughing out process, it is also excellent for carving square cuts for slots and joints in your woodworking projects.To use this 12mm Flat Socket Chisel, simply grasp the the handle below the ring, place the blade with the cutting edge contacting the wood you wish to cut, adjust the angle of the blade, before striking the handle with a mallet or similar implement with a force powerful enough to cut the wood to the depth desired. Repeat as needed.Product Data:• Brand: Yoshihiro,• Blade Type: Flat Chisel Single Bevel,• Blade Width: 12mm,• Blade Edge Material: Yasuki White Paper No.2 Steel,• Handle Material: Red oak,• Ferrule Material: Iron,• Best suited for: Professional Users and Experts,• Benefits: Crafted by skill artisans, laminated blade retains its harness and cuts well, while being easy to sharpen,Exercise caution when using to prevent injury, keep out of the reach of children, store in a dry place without the blade contacting any hard surface, keep metal parts clean and oiled when not in use. Kindly note, as these tools are hand crafted, there may be a slight variation in the angle of the blade relative to the handle and/or shank, this will vary from tool to tool. Please be assured this variation is normal and will not affect the quality or efficacy of this tool.