Heavy Duty Shelf – Design
My wife and I are entering our 5th year here in Japan, something that is truly hard to believe considering how fast that time seems… 続きを読む »Heavy Duty Shelf – Design
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Under The Microscope – Stones
Lately I’ve been playing around with other ways to make use of my micro-photo setup besides just taking pictures of the edges of kanna, and… 続きを読む »Under The Microscope – Stones
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
Sharpening Kanna: An Evolving Method 6
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
A Unique Approach to Cutting Bevels
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
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… 続きを読む »Dream Machines
Thinking About Jigs
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
Inspiration – Japanese Traditional Craft Exhibition
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
Mirror Shelf – Build 2
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
Mirror Shelf – Build
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
