Other Tools
Essential tools to accompany Japanese trowels and plasters.
GL Plastic Hawk
380mm x 300mm 6,220JPY
Wooden Hawk
Being softer than metal, wooden hawks protect trowels from damage. Egronomic design. Can be set down without spilling material. Designed to be held in one's left hand while the trowel is held in one's right.
6,130JPY
Mixing Propeller
Essential mixing propeller for fiberous plasters such as Shikkui and other Japanese plasters. Accommodates shaft up to 12mm in diameter.
11,240JPY
S Mixing Propeller and Shaft
Designed specifically for mixing Shikkui lime plaster and other fiberous plasters such as base coat and brown coat earth plasters. M12 thread. 20cm and 25cm diameter propeller and 55cm shaft.
S Mixing Propeller Only 13,380JPY
S Mixing Propeller and Shaft 16,740JPY
Stainless Steel Shaku Ladle
Excellent at fine tuning plaster mixes by adding small amounts of water or material. Comfortable wooden handle with stainless steel cup that resists rusting.
5,740JPY
Rubber Spatula
Excellent tool for cleaning buckets and bowls.
2,930JPY
Scratch Pad
Used when creating a scratched finish with cement based plasters. Easily fits in the palm of one's hand.
4,320JPY
Custom made Japanese Brand
Individually used to brand personal trowel handles, wooden tools, tool boxes, etc.
Possible scripts includes: Kanji (Chinese characters), Hiragana, Katakana, and English
Assistance provided for writing foreign names in Japanese.
1 character is roughly 15mm by 15mm (half inch by half inch)
1 character 7,640JPY
2 characters 9,370JPY
3 characters 11,110JPY
4 characters 13,420JPY
5 characters 16,310JPY
Additional custom designs also possible
For example, one character in Katakana script: 「カ」 pronounced "ka"
Two Chinese Characters pronounced like the English name "Gary"
芸 (art, craft, artistic skill, technique)
理 (reason, principle, logic, and in Chinese philosophy, the underlying principles of the cosmos)