{"product_id":"rare-tsunesaburo-60th-anniversary-hotetsune-kanna-complete-set","title":"Rare Tsunesaburo 60th Anniversary Hotetsune Kanna (3 planes, complete with original documents))","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA complete, unused set of three commemorative 70mm kanna, forged circa 2007 for the 60th anniversary of Tsunesaburo's founding. Tsunesaburo chose the Hotetsune pattern for the occasion because it was the first plane the founding smith ever named. These are special off-catalog forgings of Hotetsune in three different steels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe point of the set, in Tsunesaburo's own words from the enclosed letter, is to \"experience the difference between the steels and their cutting feel\":\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAogami Super (Blue Paper Super)\u003c\/strong\u003e - Hitachi's top special steel. The all-rounder: holds an edge through hardwoods and softwoods alike.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eK120 Swedish steel (Assab)\u003c\/strong\u003e - easy to sharpen, light in the cut, and leaves a top-class luster. The softwood specialist.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYSS special powder steel\u003c\/strong\u003e - carbon-steel sharpness with high-speed-steel toughness, suitable for hard and engineered materials that punish ordinary blades.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach blade is hand engraved on the back, and each pairs its steel with a different soft backing iron and finish. The set reads as three distinct planes from the same hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncluded are the original commemorative letter from Tsunesaburo describing each steel, plus the anniversary posters. Sets like this essentially never surface complete, and this one is unlikely to be available in the US again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tsunesaburo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48047314141402,"sku":null,"price":1250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0719\/7743\/5354\/files\/Tsune60-1.png?v=1781299887","url":"https:\/\/sundaycarpenter.com\/products\/rare-tsunesaburo-60th-anniversary-hotetsune-kanna-complete-set","provider":"The Sunday Carpenter","version":"1.0","type":"link"}