Japanese Hand Plane

Japanese Hand Plane. 9" body Iron is 44mm wide at cutting edge and 52mm at widest point. Google translate says: On Sticker Highest Grade, Chi Gosai, Quality Assurance

Sharpie marks: Coriander, Select Yuichi, Kana or if I turn the body sideways : Coriander, Naichi, Zhi Gangz Hai.

Google won't recognize the caricatures on the iron so no idea there.

See photos, the mouth has small crack behind the iron, will not affect the use. I bought this used with a bunch of other Japanese woodworking tools on eBay a few years ago, got screwed on shipping from Texas, got charged shipping for each item rather then just the box full, part of the tools where not what was in the listing and where junk and eBay basically told me to F off... I hate eBay!

Anyway, I have played around with this plane, mostly for scrub work since I suck at hammer setting planes. I do not like using a Japanese plane, just don't like there is no handles and the pulling is difficult to me, maybe it's the arthritis. Anyway, I forgot I had this and found it in a box the other day, I think someone else needs this.

By the way, I do like Japanese Saws, I can cut a better straight line with them, but keep bending mine. Good thing they are cheap harbor freight ones LOL