Iwasaki

Designed specifically for woodworking, Iwasaki Japanese carving files cut rapidly and smoothly without clogging. The teeth of woodworking files work like tiny handplanes. Iwasaki files are particularly effective because they have a hump ground into the tooth profile that functions like a chip-breaker and encourages the tiny shavings to break very close to the cutting edge.
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Floats were originally used by planemakers and gunsmiths for fine tuning very accurate flat internal surfaces and slots.
The IW-100CPEDEF is 100mm long float with extra fine, chemically polished teeth on the edges and safe faces. Because the teeth run right up to the corners, you can extend a slot or groove without damaging the surface you are referencing off.
Usually used in conjunction wi...
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£26.50
The Iwasaki curved half round is used for carving subtle hollows within surfaces, for example suggesting underlying muscle structure in life carving, or adding a depression for the thumb where an object is to be held....
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£29.70
The Iwasaki curved half round is used for carving subtle hollows within surfaces, for example suggesting underlying muscle structure in life carving, or adding a depression for the thumb where an object is to be held...
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£18.80
An elegant tool, the 3mm Iwasaki extra fine round is a treasure for small workpieces and fine details.
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£39.90
To understand the benefit of a tapered width file, imagine easing the sides of a housing joint (dado). The tapered blade will sit on its side in the bottom of the groove, keeping the handle out of the way and allowing you to work long lengths - functionally it's the side to side equivalent of a cranked neck....
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£39.90
The Iwasaki tapered half round is a sculptors dream, the narrow tip can reach into small places, the angled sides allow access to shallow undercuts and the tapered profile is ideal for feathering out sinuous transitions. ...
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£17.40
The cranked Iwasaki flat file excels at easing the bottom of grooves, housings and rebates, with a little tweaking on the grinder it could also be pressed into service on sliding dovetails. The teeth cut on the push stroke and go right to the tip - ideal for stopped grooves.....
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£16.50
The cranked Iwasaki halfround file is a lovely tool for mouldings, recessed areas and long grooves. Unimpeded by the handle, this file can cut and finish a profile of its own radius or wider and as long as you like.....
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£26.20
An extremely fine and delicate halfround with milled and chemically polished teeth (denoted by CP in the product number)....
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£25.50
A fine cutting narrow flat file, the Iwasaki 8CPFEF is toothed on both faces with safe parallel edges - lovely for working into sharp internal corners to finish square or rectangular shapes....
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£25.50
Fitted with our signature Holtzapffel pattern walnut handle, the Iwasaki 150CPHREF is an extra fine halfround with milled and chemically polished teeth. ...
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£29.80
Fitted with our signature Holtzapffel pattern walnut handle, the Iwasaki 200CPFEF (200MM Chemically Polished Flat Extra Fine) is an extremely smooth cutting file with teeth on both faces and safe edges.
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£29.50
Fitted with our signature Holtzapffel pattern walnut handle, the Iwasaki 200CPF is a fine toothed flat file with teeth on both faces and safe edges. ....
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£29.70
The Iwasaki 200CPHREF is an extra fine halfround with extremely sharp chemically polished teeth. Perfect for finessing larger gently concave surfaces....
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£29.50
The Iwasaki 200CPHRF is a fine halfround with extremely sharp chemically polished teeth. Perfect for shaping larger gently concave surfaces.....
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£27.60
The Iwasaki 200CPFEF is a fine flat file, toothed on both faces with safe edges. Perfect for working on flat or convex surfaces or into internal 90 degree corners (a through mortice or the cheeks of a tenon for example). ...
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£20.00
Well suited to the initial shaping of smaller pieces, the Iwasaki 150FM is a medium flat milled tooth file, toothed on both faces with safe edges.
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£20.80
Well suited to the initial shaping of smaller pieces, the Iwasaki 150HRM is a medium flat milled tooth file, toothed on the convex face only and with safe edges.
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£58.00
Floats were originally used by planemakers and gunsmiths for fine tuning very accurate flat internal surfaces and slots.
The IW-100CPSDEF is 100mm long float with extra fine, chemically polished teeth on the face and safe edges.
Because the teeth run right up to the edge, you can get right into the corner of a groove or slot without any risk of widening it.
Usually used in conjunction with the IW-100CPEDEF which has a toothed edge and sa...
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£49.50
Floats were originally used by planemakers and gunsmiths for fine tuning very accurate flat internal surfaces and slots.
The IW-100CPEDEF is 100mm long float with extra fine, chemically polished teeth on the edge and safe faces.
Because the teeth run right up to the corners, you can extend a slot or groove without damaging the surface you are referencing off.
Usually used in conjunction with the IW-100CPSDEF which has a toothed face and ...