Simazaki's workshop is a room with wooden floor, about 30 square meters in size. In one corner is a place for sharpening edged tools. Hand-made tools such as a saw, plane, rapping bar and others stand against the wall or are suspended. Placed at the side is a toolbox in which small tools are placed. Tools Hand-made plane for use on the legs of a mirror stand.
Edged tools enable the craftsmen to display their skill directly.
Although craftsmen have great interest in edged tools, they do not use such a large and special variety as is generally imagined. What might be considered special is that most of the tools, whether a plane, chisel or jackknife, tend to be smaller than those used by a carpenter. Nearly all of them are made by the craftsmen themselves. There are often cases in which more time is required to make the tools than for the joinery work itself. Even in the case of a master like Shimazaki, there are some tools for special work that are used only once in a lifetime.