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woodworking master class in ile de france

About Shinmochi-material and Shinsari-materia~woodworking master class in ile de france~

About Shinmochi-material (Material including core) and Shinsari-material (Material with core removed) Shinmochi-material: The material with the remaining core is very durable. It is often used for structural materials such as pillars. However, when the wood dries, it tends to crack

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About Sumiki~woodworking master class in ile de france~

About Sumiki The roof of the rest area of Suikoushya is the Irimoya (hip-and-gable) roof. The structural material used for the slopes of the apex where the roofs intersect is called Sumiki. Knowing the angle of Sumiki is very difficult

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About [Udeki] and [Hijiki]~woodworking master class in ile de france~

About [Udeki] and [Hijiki], which are important for supporting the roof. The material [Udeki] mounted horizontally from the main pillar receives the load of the roof. And [Hijiki] is attached to support [Udeki]. Many of them are decorated in different

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About Shoji~woodworking master class in ile de france~

About Shoji Shoji will be used at the entrance of the Suikoushya school building to be built in Ile de France. Depending on how the wooden frame is assembled and the proportions, you can feel various tastes from Japanese to

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About Komisen (peg)~woodworking master class in ile de france~

About Komisen (peg) The peg is a traditional method. A hard timber that passes through two pieces of wood from the side to fix joints such as columns and bases, columns and girders. The Suikoushya Kyoto School was assembled with

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About Umeki~woodworking master class in ile de france~

About Umeki Umeki is a restoration method that fills cracks and gaps in trees that have been formed over many years. In Japan, many interesting Umeki remain in shrines and temples. Check out the carpenter’s playfulness! Let’s enjoy woodworking together

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About seware umeki~woodworking master class in ile de france~

About seware-umeki The drier the wood material, the stronger it becomes, so Japanese carpenters make cracks in the pillars before building the house (Seware). This will dry the materials to the center. It also prevents cracks in strange places on

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About the tree also have a back and belly~woodworking master class in ile de france~

Does the tree also have a back and belly? Due to the terrain and sunlight, the core of the tree is biased to either side. This biased side is called the SE (back). The opposite is called “hara”. The SE

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About material of kanna-dai~woodworking master class in ile de france~

About material of kanna-dai The material of kanna-dai is mainly japanese oak. Look at it from below and check the grain. 1: Masame: It is difficult to reduce the volume of the Kanna-dai, and although there is little deviation, it

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About Long kanna-dai(Long planes)~woodworking master class in ile de france~

About Long kanna-dai(Long planes) Long planes can be straighter and sharper than regular planes. The long plane shapes the sides of the board at right angles in combination with a jig called Sasuri-dai. Share Japanese woodworking with Suikoushya !  

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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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