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“Dovetail Clearing” is prevent warpage to minimize warpage

Plates with a large area, such as tables, are prevented warpage to minimize warpage. This is called a “dovetail cleating”. Since the board is alive and expands and contracts in the width direction, no adhesive is applied to the dovetail

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Do you know grilled cedar boards used for the walls and outer walls of Japanese wooden houses?

Do you know grilled cedar boards used for the walls and outer walls of Japanese wooden houses? Combine 3 boards to make a triangular prism, stuff it with wood shavings and newspaper, and ignite it. After confirming that the fire

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“Uzukuri” makes the grain of wood beautiful and feels good.

Have you ever seen weathered and raised heather in the hallways and entrances of shrines and temples? Using Uzukuri, you can create such a texture. Using a tool (uzukuri) made of a bundle of thatches, the roots of which have

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how to bisect in the middle of the material

I will show you 「how to bisect in the middle of the material」 Of course, if you divide the material width number by 2, you can divide it into two equal parts, but if the material width is 7sun 6bu

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Drying of wood. A method of allowing wood to dry naturally at the site where it was harvested.

The Real Construction Project, which will start in 2022, will source materials from local forests. Go into the mountains once a month and choose interesting trees that can be used for pillars and beams. I want to cut down trees

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The materials should be placed along the same line as when they were grown.

There are several pieces of wood cut from a single tree, and it is important to know where the wood was cut from. The basic idea is to place the “pillar wood” in the same way it was when it

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When processing wood, you should use a saw.

Fundamentally when you are processing wood, I think we should generally use a saw wherever appropriate. At first you put cuts in with the saw. It only needs to be rough just get it close to where it needs to

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Are there any insect control measures in Japan, where humidity is high?

Q: Are there any insect control measures in Japan, where humidity is high? The materials we use can be damaged by moisture and termites. In Japan, what has been done about this? We use unripe persimmon fruits. When fermented and

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It’s important to consider the properties of the material when building a fitting.

It’s important to consider the properties of the material when building a fitting. The most basic is to consider how the material bends. Fittings have mountings inside, so the materials can support each other. Therefore, the basics are to assemble

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How to make a flat surface?

How to make a flat surface? When making a flat surface of a curved material, how do you use the normal size (short size) and the long size? If you use a small plane from the beginning, it will go

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How to make japanese torii gate

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My name is Takami Kawai, a Japanese carpenter.
I teach Japanese traditional woodworking techniques to people all over the world(About the class).
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