Kai-no-kuchi Splicing Joint
Hey folks. It’s been a busy few weeks with lots of time being devoted to prep for an upcoming craft fair, among other life things,… 続きを読む »Kai-no-kuchi Splicing Joint
Japanese Carpentry
Kama-tsugi / Gooseneck Joint
Continuing on with joinery models this week… Aside from making the 50 kanawa-tsugi joinery models (see the previous posts 1, 2), I was also tasked… 続きを読む »Kama-tsugi / Gooseneck Joint
Kanawa-tsugi Joinery Models Part 2
Continuing along from last week’s post on making a batch of kanawa-tsugi joinery models…. With the joinery cutout complete, one of the remaining tasks for… 続きを読む »Kanawa-tsugi Joinery Models Part 2
Kanawa-tsugi Joinery Models Part 1
March 2024 has proven to be a jammed packed month. After a somewhat slow start to the year a few different projects and craft fairs… 続きを読む »Kanawa-tsugi Joinery Models Part 1
Summer 2024 Maine Workshop
Once again I’m behind the ball sharing this, but this summer I’ll be assisting with a Japanese Timber Framing workshop in Maine with Yamamoto-san of… 続きを読む »Summer 2024 Maine Workshop
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… 続きを読む »Japanese Carpentry Workshop 2024
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.… 続きを読む »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… 続きを読む »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,… 続きを読む »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… 続きを読む »Inspiration – Shirakawa-go and Takayama
