2025 Workshop Schedule
Just a quick update to share some workshops I’ll be teaching this year. The first series of workshops will be in Kentucky, hosted by The… Read More »2025 Workshop Schedule
Kumiko
Woven Kumiko Pattern
Back when Kay and I were in NY we went to an exhibition of bamboo work at the Met Museum, featuring woven bamboo baskets and… Read More »Woven Kumiko Pattern
Dream Machines
Lately I’ve been dreaming about a few Japanese machines that are really well suited for kumiko work. There is a potential project on the horizon… Read More »Dream Machines
Making Shoji – Western Red Cedar
A couple weeks ago I finished up a set of shoji screens for a customer in the US. I had planned to use sugi (Japanese… Read More »Making Shoji – Western Red Cedar
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
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
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
Kumiko – 八重裏花亀甲
The yae-ura-hana-kikko pattern The summers here in Tokyo are brutally hot, and one thing that’s been on my mind for a while has been to… Read More »Kumiko – 八重裏花亀甲
Kumiko Cell Phone Speaker
Recently I finished up a collaborative project here in Tokyo with a design company called Consentable. The project is a purely acoustic speaker designed to… Read More »Kumiko Cell Phone Speaker
The Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum
When you meet other woodworkers who have traveled to Japan and ask them for recommendations on places to see, chances are they will tell you… Read More »The Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum
