Heavy Duty Shelves – Completion
Continuing on from last weeks post on the fabrication of a set of shelves that I’ve designed for my own personal use to store bulky… Read More »Heavy Duty Shelves – Completion
Continuing on from last weeks post on the fabrication of a set of shelves that I’ve designed for my own personal use to store bulky… Read More »Heavy Duty Shelves – Completion
Over the past few days I’ve started work on the “heavy duty” shelves that I discussed last week. I started with the posts, milling them… Read More »Heavy Duty Shelves – Kata-sage-ari joints
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… Read More »Heavy Duty Shelf – Design
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… Read More »Under The Microscope – Stones
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.… Read More »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… Read More »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… Read More »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… Read More »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… Read More »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… Read More »Inspiration – Japanese Traditional Craft Exhibition