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Month: February 2021

A coffee chat with a japanese carpenter

Recently I have was invited to have a chat with a graduate student from Sweden. Juan is completing his studies in the topic of Emotional Bonding with Objects in the Digital Age at the Umeå Institute of Design. Juan, Marco

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traditional japanese houses~縁側(Engawa)

Today’s photo 縁側(Engawa) is a unique structure of a Japanese-style house in Japan, and is a plank-shaped passage that overhangs the edge of the building. It can also be used to go indoors directly from the outside such as in

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The best wood material for me ; woodworking materials

I came to a nice sawmill about 170km away from Marseille. There was a log there, filled with the scent of wood. The locally grown trees I was looking for were there. The best wood material for me is the

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What are the differences in the characteristics of Sapin, Epicea and Douglas fir? ; woodworking materials

What are the differences in the characteristics of Sapin, Epicea and Douglas fir? I recognize that they all belong to the genus Fir of the Pinaceae family.

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Pine called Douglas fir ; woodworking materials

This is a lumber shop in the town of Cuges-les-Pins in Aubagne, France. Pine called Douglas fir is mainly used around here. It is very close to the timber called 米松 in Japan.   At Suikoushya, we share traditional Japanese

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How to make japanese torii gate

https://youtu.be/zfmTpDehwXU

Self-introduction

My name is Takami Kawai, a Japanese carpenter.
I teach Japanese traditional woodworking techniques to people all over the world(About the class).
I also use the knowledge and experience I gained at Ise Shrine to share the real construction of Japanese torii in an online class.
There are many free You Tube videos, so please check it out!

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