We ve assembled a free pdf of japanese joinery techniques and japanese woodworking tools for western woodworkers.
Books on japanese carpentry. If you want to make japanese joints then i would say this should be an essential companion book to the complete japanese joinery by hideo sato yasua nakahara which is a much more hands on how to treaty. The new edition has new material and revised text as well as more pictures color at that. Ohuchi ouchi woodworking knives. This is actually a compilation of two japanese books that were translated to english one on woodworking in general tools and techniques and one on joinery.
Sumiyoshi was born in 1911 and began his carpentry apprenticeship in 1924. 4 0 out of 5 stars a basic book for japanese temple carpentry. It s packed with information about the useful features construction details and most. You can get the japanese text edition instead see the book titled wood construction for connecting and splicing joints.
There s so much info here. Saws planes chisels marking gauges stones by kip mesirow and ron herman sep 1 2006 3 4 out of 5 stars 7. Tsubosei sumitsubo ink lines. Reviewed in the united states on december 17 2000.
The genius of japanese carpentry by azby brown. The genius of japanese carpentry tells the story of the 1200 year old yakushiji monastery in nara and the dedicated modern day craftsmen who are working to restore what has been lost to the depredations of time fire and warfare. Courtesy of the hawaiian state library system this large format 2013 hardcover is a second edition color revision of azby brown s original 1995 work. Shinwa sashigane square.
If you re interested in learning about japanese hand tools and woodworking skills you ll definitely want to download this free pdf today. It was interesting to skim the first book and see how woodworking in japan differs from the west. Although the full monastery reconstruction will not be completed until 2030 one of the primary temples the picture hall has been wholly restored employing the same. Sharpening stones water stones toishi.
Sumiyoshi was born in 1911 and began his carpentry apprenticeship in 1924. The care and use of japanese woodworking tools.