The trouble with Splayed Legs
In last week’s post I shared a bunch of different designs for a 4-leg stool, with the plan being to design a stool that would… Read More »The trouble with Splayed Legs
In last week’s post I shared a bunch of different designs for a 4-leg stool, with the plan being to design a stool that would… Read More »The trouble with Splayed Legs
A few months back I started working on a design for a 4-leg stool. Coming up with a design that I was excited about was… Read More »4-Leg Stool – Design
This week I thought I’d mention an artist who I’ve been following for the past couple of years, and I’ve been consistently impressed and inspired… Read More »Inspiration – Toru Fukuda
Last weekend I went to the 39th annual Kezurou-kai event in Itoigawa, Niigata. It was my first time going to the event here in Japan,… Read More »Kezurou-kai #39
A while back I shared a post on some unique woodworking machines that are typically only available here in Japan. Japan has a fair share… Read More »Japanese Sharpening Machines
Over the past few months I’ve been spending quite a bit of time on the lathe experimenting and making a pretty large variety of plates,… Read More »Warping Dry Bowls
When it comes to actually setting a chipbreaker and adjusting it relative to the main blade, the typical method is to sight down into the… Read More »Kanna Workshop – Setting the Chipbreaker
The other day I went to see some work by a woodturner, Matsumoto Katsuya, who makes really beautiful functional tableware like plates, bowls, etc. I’ve… Read More »Inspiration – Matsumoto Katsuya Woodturning
Last time I talked about the general setup and sharpening of a chipbreaker and it’s relationship with the main blade, but that’s only half of… Read More »Kanna Workshop – Chipbreaker Pin
Tearout can be one of the most frustrating problems to try and solve when it comes to using kanna. When setup well kanna can plane… Read More »Kanna Workshop – Chipbreaker