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
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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
Inspiration – Tofuku-ji
This past week my family came for a visit to Japan, and we spent a few days in Kyoto. One of the places we stopped… 続きを読む »Inspiration – Tofuku-ji
Sage-Kama Desk – Build 4
Alright one more post to finish up this desk build. In the last post I more or less finished the desk, but after bringing it… 続きを読む »Sage-Kama Desk – Build 4
Sage-Kama Desk – Build 3
We left off the desk build last week with the segmented dovetail joinery on the aprons/cross pieces and underside of the desktop. One thing I… 続きを読む »Sage-Kama Desk – Build 3
Sage-Kama Desk – Build 2
On to the next phase of this desk build. In this post I thought I’d share how I cut the okuri-yose-ari, or the segmented sliding… 続きを読む »Sage-Kama Desk – Build 2
Sage-Kama Desk – Build 1
At last we’re on to the build process for the desk (the design posts are available here 1, 2, and 3). Up to this point… 続きを読む »Sage-Kama Desk – Build 1
