{"id":184,"count":34,"description":"Japanese lino cutting tools are renowned for their precision, quality craftsmanship, and long-standing tradition rooted in Mokuhanga carving tools and Japanese woodblock printing. Originally designed specifically for intricate <a href=\"https:\/\/hickmandesign.co.uk\/blog\/history\/japanese-printmaking-and-woodblock-prints\/\">Japanese woodblock printing<\/a>, these tools have found a cherished place among lino printmakers due to their superior cutting ability, ergonomic design, and durability. Both professional and amateur artists highly seek them out, discovering that the exceptional sharpness and control they offer make them indispensable in the world of lino printing. In this exploration, you'll discover why <a href=\"https:\/\/hickmandesign.co.uk\/buy\/equipment\/japanese-printmaking-tools\/\">Japanese printmaking tools<\/a> stand out from the crowd and what makes them essential for creating detailed and expressive lino prints.","link":"https:\/\/hickmandesign.co.uk\/buy\/equipment\/japanese-printmaking-tools\/cutting-tools\/","name":"Japanese Lino Cutting Tools","slug":"cutting-tools","taxonomy":"product_cat","parent":152,"meta":[],"menu_order":12,"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Japanese Lino Cutting Tools - Hickman Design<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Looking for Japanese Lino Cutting Tools? Free UK Wide Shipping Over \u00a345 - Order Online\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hickmandesign.co.uk\/buy\/equipment\/japanese-printmaking-tools\/cutting-tools\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Japanese Lino Cutting Tools - Hickman Design\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Looking for Japanese Lino Cutting Tools? Free UK Wide Shipping Over \u00a345 - Order Online\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/hickmandesign.co.uk\/buy\/equipment\/japanese-printmaking-tools\/cutting-tools\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Hickman Design\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"CollectionPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hickmandesign.co.uk\\\/buy\\\/equipment\\\/japanese-printmaking-tools\\\/cutting-tools\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hickmandesign.co.uk\\\/buy\\\/equipment\\\/japanese-printmaking-tools\\\/cutting-tools\\\/\",\"name\":\"Japanese Lino Cutting Tools - Hickman Design\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hickmandesign.co.uk\\\/buy\\\/#website\"},\"description\":\"Looking for Japanese Lino Cutting Tools? Free UK Wide Shipping Over \u00a345 - Order Online\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hickmandesign.co.uk\\\/buy\\\/equipment\\\/japanese-printmaking-tools\\\/cutting-tools\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hickmandesign.co.uk\\\/buy\\\/equipment\\\/japanese-printmaking-tools\\\/cutting-tools\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hickmandesign.co.uk\\\/buy\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Printmaking Equipment &amp; Supplies\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hickmandesign.co.uk\\\/buy\\\/equipment\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Japanese Printmaking Tools &amp; Equipment\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hickmandesign.co.uk\\\/buy\\\/equipment\\\/japanese-printmaking-tools\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Japanese Lino Cutting Tools\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hickmandesign.co.uk\\\/buy\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hickmandesign.co.uk\\\/buy\\\/\",\"name\":\"Hickman Design\",\"description\":\"UK-based supplier of art and printmaking supplies, and manufacturer of printmaking tools and equipment.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hickmandesign.co.uk\\\/buy\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hickmandesign.co.uk\\\/buy\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hickmandesign.co.uk\\\/buy\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Hickman Design\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hickmandesign.co.uk\\\/buy\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hickmandesign.co.uk\\\/buy\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hickmandesign.co.uk\\\/buy\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/HICKMAN-DESIGN-LOGO-BLACK-MOB-03-250.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hickmandesign.co.uk\\\/buy\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/02\\\/HICKMAN-DESIGN-LOGO-BLACK-MOB-03-250.png\",\"width\":250,\"height\":250,\"caption\":\"Hickman Design\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/hickmandesign.co.uk\\\/buy\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/people\\\/Hickman-Design\\\/100066516142006\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/hickman-design\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/hickman_design\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/art.supplies.hickman\\\/\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Japanese Lino Cutting Tools - Hickman Design","description":"Looking for Japanese Lino Cutting Tools? Free UK Wide Shipping Over \u00a345 - Order Online","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/hickmandesign.co.uk\/buy\/equipment\/japanese-printmaking-tools\/cutting-tools\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Japanese Lino Cutting Tools - Hickman Design","og_description":"Looking for Japanese Lino Cutting Tools? Free UK Wide Shipping Over \u00a345 - Order Online","og_url":"https:\/\/hickmandesign.co.uk\/buy\/equipment\/japanese-printmaking-tools\/cutting-tools\/","og_site_name":"Hickman Design","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https:\/\/hickmandesign.co.uk\/buy\/equipment\/japanese-printmaking-tools\/cutting-tools\/","url":"https:\/\/hickmandesign.co.uk\/buy\/equipment\/japanese-printmaking-tools\/cutting-tools\/","name":"Japanese Lino Cutting Tools - Hickman Design","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/hickmandesign.co.uk\/buy\/#website"},"description":"Looking for Japanese Lino Cutting Tools? Free UK Wide Shipping Over \u00a345 - Order Online","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/hickmandesign.co.uk\/buy\/equipment\/japanese-printmaking-tools\/cutting-tools\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/hickmandesign.co.uk\/buy\/equipment\/japanese-printmaking-tools\/cutting-tools\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/hickmandesign.co.uk\/buy\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Printmaking Equipment &amp; Supplies","item":"https:\/\/hickmandesign.co.uk\/buy\/equipment\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Japanese Printmaking Tools &amp; Equipment","item":"https:\/\/hickmandesign.co.uk\/buy\/equipment\/japanese-printmaking-tools\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Japanese Lino Cutting Tools"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/hickmandesign.co.uk\/buy\/#website","url":"https:\/\/hickmandesign.co.uk\/buy\/","name":"Hickman Design","description":"UK-based supplier of art and printmaking supplies, and manufacturer of printmaking tools and equipment.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/hickmandesign.co.uk\/buy\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/hickmandesign.co.uk\/buy\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/hickmandesign.co.uk\/buy\/#organization","name":"Hickman Design","url":"https:\/\/hickmandesign.co.uk\/buy\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/hickmandesign.co.uk\/buy\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/hickmandesign.co.uk\/buy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HICKMAN-DESIGN-LOGO-BLACK-MOB-03-250.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/hickmandesign.co.uk\/buy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HICKMAN-DESIGN-LOGO-BLACK-MOB-03-250.png","width":250,"height":250,"caption":"Hickman Design"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/hickmandesign.co.uk\/buy\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Hickman-Design\/100066516142006\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/hickman-design\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hickman_design\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/art.supplies.hickman\/"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hickmandesign.co.uk\/buy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat\/184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hickmandesign.co.uk\/buy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hickmandesign.co.uk\/buy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/product_cat"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hickmandesign.co.uk\/buy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat\/152"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/hickmandesign.co.uk\/buy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?product_cat=184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}