Hira Kanna

Japanese planes are rudimentary tools but subtle in their settings. They consist of a blade (mi) sometimes a counter-iron and a block of wood (dai) in white or red oak from Japan. The iron is located at the back of the block. Unlike European planes, Japanese planes are pulled instead of pushed. The irons are made of high-carbon, two-layer, hand-forged steel. They consist of a soft support steel: jgane and a hard cutting steel: hagane.