White Oak Shoji Cabinet – Dovetail Joinery
Once the design for this furniture project was decided, I ordered up a massive pile of nara (Japanese white oak) and started making parts. The… Read More »White Oak Shoji Cabinet – Dovetail Joinery
Notes From the Shop
White Oak Shoji Cabinet – Design
This past summer I had a custom furniture project for a client overseas. The commissioned project was a custom white oak cabinet with shoji screen… Read More »White Oak Shoji Cabinet – Design
Sharpening Kanna : An Evolving Method Part 5
This past summer I spent three months in Okayama working with Somakosha on prep work for a couple of overseas projects. During that time I… Read More »Sharpening Kanna : An Evolving Method Part 5
Sharpening Kanna : an Evolving Method Part 4
Yamamoto Kanna – Extreme Macro Over the course of the past year of so, I’ve been using a pocket microscope more and more frequently during… Read More »Sharpening Kanna : an Evolving Method Part 4
Ha-Ganna : Sharpening 2
In the previous post on ha-ganna sharpening I started to talk about having difficulties getting a good cut with my 60 degree blade. My other… Read More »Ha-Ganna : Sharpening 2
Japanese Timber Framing – Ita-kura House
I spent this past April once again working with Somakosha and had the pleasure of taking part in the raising of a small timber frame… Read More »Japanese Timber Framing – Ita-kura House
葉鉋 Ha-Ganna : Sharpening 1
So far in my limited experience playing around with ha-ganna, sharpening has been one of the more challenging aspects. Initial setup requires a few time… Read More »葉鉋 Ha-Ganna : Sharpening 1
根継ぎ – Ne-tsugi
Using Japanese Joinery to Repair Rotted Posts Years ago, when I first visited Japan, my wife and I went to a lot of different temples… Read More »根継ぎ – Ne-tsugi
Sharpening Kanna : An Evolving Method Part 3
We just entered our second state of emergency here in Tokyo, meaning there’s still no where to go and not a whole lot to do… Read More »Sharpening Kanna : An Evolving Method Part 3
Ha-Ganna 葉鉋 : Making Dai
Ever since I started doing kumiko work I have wanted to try out ha-ganna (葉鉋). Ha-ganna are specialty planes for cutting specific angles on kumiko pattern… Read More »Ha-Ganna 葉鉋 : Making Dai