Kanawa-tsugi Joinery Models Part 1
March 2024 has proven to be a jammed packed month. After a somewhat slow start to the year a few different projects and craft fairs… Read More »Kanawa-tsugi Joinery Models Part 1
Notes From the Shop
Summer 2024 Maine Workshop
Once again I’m behind the ball sharing this, but this summer I’ll be assisting with a Japanese Timber Framing workshop in Maine with Yamamoto-san of… Read More »Summer 2024 Maine Workshop
Modular Tansu – 2.0 – Joinery Considerations
Still waiting on confirmation of a few final details before I can truly embark on fabricating the set of Modular Tansu that I introduced a… Read More »Modular Tansu – 2.0 – Joinery Considerations
Liquid Glass Wood Finish – Update
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… Read More »Liquid Glass Wood Finish – Update
Modular Tansu 2.0
A few months back a customer reached out asking if I could build a version of my Low Cherry Tansu as well replicas of the… Read More »Modular Tansu 2.0
3 Leg Stools – Drilling Mishaps
Recently I’ve been working on a special order set of 3 leg stools in maple. The height is a custom height, which was pretty easy… Read More »3 Leg Stools – Drilling Mishaps
4-Leg Stool – Fabrication 3
It’s been a few weeks since the last post on the 4-leg stools, but I’m finally back and settled in after a brief New Year’s… Read More »4-Leg Stool – Fabrication 3
Japanese Carpentry Workshop 2024
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… Read More »Japanese Carpentry Workshop 2024
2023
Happy New Year Everyone. I’d really like to thank all of you who have been following my blog and supporting my work this past year.… Read More »2023
4 Leg Stool – Fabrication 2
Continuing on with the 4-leg stool build… With the joinery cut, I moved on to chamfering and finish planing. All the parts got 3 mm… Read More »4 Leg Stool – Fabrication 2
