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Month: March 2021

A video of making the legs of Carpenter work table

It’s a little long video, but it’s a video of making the legs of sawhorse. I’m in Marseille now and I’m preparing for school starting in May. As a carpenter, I am proud to be able to share Japanese woodworking

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japanese woodworking~A video of Carpenter work table processing

I made a video of Sawhorse processing. This joinery is an application of sliding dovetails. Processing procedures are very important.The angle and depth of the dovetail are especially important for the joinery to function. Please use it as a reference.

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French cedar is similar to Japanese cypress

French cedar I am in a sawmill about 2 hours drive east of Marseille. And finally I found it. Here is a cedar grown in France. In fact, the atmosphere is similar to Japanese cypress. However, I am impressed by

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japanese hand tools~sharpenning the chisel

I sharpened the chisel. To enjoy woodworking, you need to maintain the tools. When sharpening a chisel, it will be stable if you sharpen it with a stroke about 3 times the width of the blade. The narrower the width,

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japanese hand tools~introduce diamond gridstone

Today I would like to introduce the japanese hand tools,  diamond gridstone. This is used to keep the grindstone flat. And the accuracy is also very good. Keeping the grindstone flat is an absolute requirement for perfect sharpening of the

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japanese hand tools~How to divide the material using a square

If you want to divide the material evenly, you can make it easier to divide the material by intentionally setting the scale to a value that is easy to divide. For example, if you divide it into three, it may

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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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