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More than a month has passed since my last post, and a lot has been happening around here in Tomobe. It’s been difficult to find… 続きを読む »PettyWork Saw
More than a month has passed since my last post, and a lot has been happening around here in Tomobe. It’s been difficult to find… 続きを読む »PettyWork Saw
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… 続きを読む »Liquid Glass Wood Finish – Update
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
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
A while back I shared a post on some unique woodworking machines that are typically only available here in Japan. Japan has a fair share… 続きを読む »Japanese Sharpening Machines
When it comes to actually setting a chipbreaker and adjusting it relative to the main blade, the typical method is to sight down into the… 続きを読む »Kanna Workshop – Setting the Chipbreaker
Last time I talked about the general setup and sharpening of a chipbreaker and it’s relationship with the main blade, but that’s only half of… 続きを読む »Kanna Workshop – Chipbreaker Pin
Tearout can be one of the most frustrating problems to try and solve when it comes to using kanna. When setup well kanna can plane… 続きを読む »Kanna Workshop – Chipbreaker
In the last post I touched on the topic of kanna dai maintenance and the ideal condition of the sole of a finish plane. This… 続きを読む »Kanna Workshop – Sole Condition
Unlike western style planes which are tuned to be perfectly flat and don’t require maintenance save for the occassional touchup, the sole of a kanna… 続きを読む »Kanna Workshop – Dai Adjustment Tools