Carve intricate details and achieve flawless finishes with the Michihamono Shallow U Gouge Short Bent Chisel 1.5mm. This exceptional tool features a super-fine, 1.5mm high-speed steel blade that ensures exceptional sharpness and long-lasting performance, with a precise bend and a shallow sweep. The smooth 180mm Sakura handle provides a secure and comfortable grip for detailed carving tasks.The short, bent design provides exceptional access to tight spaces and allows for smooth carving on curved surfaces, while the micro size, shallow U Gouge blade allows you to cut fine wood protrusions in order to clean up your woodwork. Great for spoon interiors, Buddhist statues, facial features of figurines, and Noh masks. Carving delicate lines, lettering, and details on curved or uneven surfaces, while smoothing and refining concave surfaces, this tool will help you achieving a flawless, polished finish.Product Data:• Blade Material: High Speed Steel• Blade Width: 1.5mm• Handle Material: Sakura wood• Handle length: 180mm• Blade cap includedKeep in mind that this quality wood carving tool features an extremely fine, detailed blade that should only be handled with great caution. Please follow the guidelines below to avoid breaking or bending the blade.• This tool should not be struck with any object, such as a mallet when cutting wood,• Do not attempt to remove large amounts of wood per stroke. Trim or shave only a small amount of wood from your project at a time using multiple small strokes,• Do not use this tool to penetrate the wood any more than the thickness of the blade,• Never use the blade of this tool as a lever to remove wood,• Cutting strokes should be only vertical (i.e., up or down), with minimal pressure applied,• Horizontal shearing force, in any axis, should never be applied.Please note: The blade edge is sharp, keep out of the reach of children. Store without the blade contacting any hard surface to avoid dulling the cutting edge.