Kanna Workshop – Intro
I’ve been talking with some friends lately about teaching some classes in the future, some of which will likely take place in the States and… 続きを読む »Kanna Workshop – Intro
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Woven Kumiko Cabinet – Completion
Hey there folks. I’ve been away the past few weeks visiting family in MN and spending some time back at Big Sand Lake, followed by… 続きを読む »Woven Kumiko Cabinet – Completion
Woven Kumiko Cabinet – Dovetails
Before diving into cutting the dovetails for this cabinet, there’s one last bit of work for the wedged tenon joints that I didn’t show in… 続きを読む »Woven Kumiko Cabinet – Dovetails
Woven Kumiko Cabinet – Wedged Tenon Joinery
I mentioned last week that my plan for the Woven Kumiko Cabinet was to make a cabinet that sits on the Toshi-nuki Shelves. I designed… 続きを読む »Woven Kumiko Cabinet – Wedged Tenon Joinery
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… 続きを読む »Woven Kumiko Pattern
Bed Tray – Design and Build
A couple weeks ago I got a message from a customer who was coming through Japan for a trip and wondered if any of my… 続きを読む »Bed Tray – Design and Build
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
Chromium-plated Kanna
I recently got my hands on a really cool new kanna blade which has been in development for several years by one of Japan’s greatest… 続きを読む »Chromium-plated Kanna
Blender for Furniture Design
It’s been a bit over a year since I fully dove into Blender and started using it nearly every day to design furniture. My wife… 続きを読む »Blender for Furniture Design
Chouna Shiage – Adze Finishing
One of the more unique tools used in Japanese carpentry is the chouna (adze). As carpentry tools go, adzes are certainly not unique to Japan… 続きを読む »Chouna Shiage – Adze Finishing
