Sharpening Kanna : an Evolving Method 7
Back with more sharpening this week. I’ve been experimenting with different techniques to see if there are any ways to improve upon my current setup.… 続きを読む »Sharpening Kanna : an Evolving Method 7
Back with more sharpening this week. I’ve been experimenting with different techniques to see if there are any ways to improve upon my current setup.… 続きを読む »Sharpening Kanna : an Evolving Method 7
This weekend in California is Kezurou-kai, an event to celebrate all things Japanese woodworking. The event culminates with a plane shaving contest where people compete… 続きを読む »Sharpening Kanna: An Evolving Method 6
It’s been a while since I’ve had a shop of my own. While I was in college I lived out of my families cabin in… 続きを読む »A Unique Approach to Cutting Bevels
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… 続きを読む »Dream Machines
Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been working on a set of four stools for a customer. One of the tricky areas involved in… 続きを読む »Thinking About Jigs
A couple weeks back we took a visit to the 69th Japanese Traditional Craft Exhibition, and I thought I share some inspirational highlights from the… 続きを読む »Inspiration – Japanese Traditional Craft Exhibition
On to the last bit of work for the mirror shelf build. Again my apologies that the photos in this build are somewhat lacking. Lately… 続きを読む »Mirror Shelf – Build 2
Continuing on from last weeks post about the design of this mirror/shelf, this week I thought I’d share my process for building this piece. The… 続きを読む »Mirror Shelf – Build
Since March of this year I’ve been working on creating a new furniture design every week using Blender. I’ve started to view the whole process… 続きを読む »Mirror Shelf – Design
Over the past few months here in Tokyo there have been a number of chair exhibitions at different museums around the city. My wife and… 続きを読む »Inspiration – Tokyo Chair Exhibitions