Japanese Carpentry Workshop 2024
Quick announcement, I’ll be assisting with a couple Japanese Carpentry Workshop this June, along with my friend and master carpenter Kohei Yamamoto from Somakosha. The… Read More »Japanese Carpentry Workshop 2024
Japanese Carpentry
2023
Happy New Year Everyone. I’d really like to thank all of you who have been following my blog and supporting my work this past year.… Read More »2023
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
Kezurou-kai #39
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
Inspiration – Shirakawa-go and Takayama
Last week was Golden Week here in Japan, a string of holidays that fall within the same week every year, and many people take that… Read More »Inspiration – Shirakawa-go and Takayama
Chouna Shiage – Adze Finishing
One of the more unique tools used in Japanese carpentry is the chouna (adze). As carpentry tools go, adzes are certainly not unique to Japan… Read More »Chouna Shiage – Adze Finishing
Inspiration – Tofuku-ji
This past week my family came for a visit to Japan, and we spent a few days in Kyoto. One of the places we stopped… Read More »Inspiration – Tofuku-ji
Heavy Duty Shelves – Kata-sage-ari joints
Over the past few days I’ve started work on the “heavy duty” shelves that I discussed last week. I started with the posts, milling them… Read More »Heavy Duty Shelves – Kata-sage-ari joints
A Unique Approach to Cutting Bevels
It’s been a while since I’ve had a shop of my own. While I was in college I lived out of my families cabin in… Read More »A Unique Approach to Cutting Bevels
Mirror Shelf – Build 2
On to the last bit of work for the mirror shelf build. Again my apologies that the photos in this build are somewhat lacking. Lately… Read More »Mirror Shelf – Build 2