Japanese Oak Carpenter’s Mallet, Kakugi

A narrow, rectangular-headed, lighter weight Japanese Oak carpenters mallet from Asano Mokkousho of Tsubame-Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, central Japan. This type of narrow, almost square edged mallets of are typically used for close and more delicate joinery work such as carefully tapping home pegs during the assembly or disassembly of kumiki joints — the head shape doesn't really lend itself to chisel or carving work, although it could still be useful here in tighter spaces. With an overall length of about 33cm, and a head of approximately 13.5cm wide by 9cm high by 3.5cm deep.