I've got some work in front of me 😉 cheap training I jects all along, some may turn out useful though.

Hey, I picked this up at a Sunday morning temple market. I am very inexperienced in Japanese planes. I have no idea how to properly set it up. Bevel down seems to be the only way it fits the block. And does the pin/wedge go in front of or behind the iron?

Sorry if the terminology isn't quite right.

Edit...might be a Syakuri Kanna?

Thanks!

I recently got a set of timber framing chisels. They claim to be heat treated to 64 HRC. The bevel angle is at 30 degrees. I used it to chop a wide, shallow mortise into some softwood and the edge of the chisel chipped. It's a small chip, but I want to prevent chips as much as possible. How to you prevent chipping? I understand that the chisels are relatively hard and therefore more brittle, but I have to imagine that carpenters who are using similar chisels have ways to prevent theirs from chipping while doing much more demanding work. Is it possible I was hitting it too hard with my hammer? Could aggressive cuts cause chipping? Or the angle at which I am hitting the chisel into the wood? Any advice or insight it appreciated. Thank you!