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… Read More »Kama-tsugi / Gooseneck Joint
Notes From the Shop
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… Read More »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… Read More »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… Read More »Summer 2024 Maine Workshop
Modular Tansu – 2.0 – Joinery Considerations
Still waiting on confirmation of a few final details before I can truly embark on fabricating the set of Modular Tansu that I introduced a… Read More »Modular Tansu – 2.0 – Joinery Considerations
Liquid Glass Wood Finish – Update
It’s been close to a year and a half since I first posted about liquid glass wood finishes that are common here in Japan, and… Read More »Liquid Glass Wood Finish – Update
Modular Tansu 2.0
A few months back a customer reached out asking if I could build a version of my Low Cherry Tansu as well replicas of the… Read More »Modular Tansu 2.0
3 Leg Stools – Drilling Mishaps
Recently I’ve been working on a special order set of 3 leg stools in maple. The height is a custom height, which was pretty easy… Read More »3 Leg Stools – Drilling Mishaps
4-Leg Stool – Fabrication 3
It’s been a few weeks since the last post on the 4-leg stools, but I’m finally back and settled in after a brief New Year’s… Read More »4-Leg Stool – Fabrication 3
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
