Summer in Japan is characterized by high humidity and muggy. So the Japanese built their house with the idea of spending a cool summer. The wooden house in Japan was devised to survive the summer. Example ・A long eave on
makes materials~woodworking master class in ile de france~
Before saws became widespread, pillars and boards were made by breaking wood. In this photo, a chisel is used to cut a tree. The material is rough finished with chouna, and finished with Yari-kanna. Capenter Takami still sometimes makes materials
How to use timbers~woodworking master class in ile de france~
~ How to use timbers~ Timbers warps over time. This phenomenon is also a drawback of timbers, but the carpenter chooses where to use it and turns it into an advantage. The timber warps forward. Of course, this also applies
About carpenter master~woodworking master class in ile de france~
The project site manager is called the carpenter master (the master depends on the site) and only the master can mark the materials. In Japan, it is said to be “a full-fledged carpenter if it can be marked” because only
marking with Sumitsubo~woodworking master class in ile de france~
~marking with Sumitsubo~ With Sumitsubo, you can draw a reference line straight on long timber such as beams and columns. Inside the jar is cotton soaked with ink. First, fix the pin (calco) of the thread tip to the wood
marking reference line~woodworking master class in ile de france~
Have you ever been surprised by the Japanese skill of completely attaching bent columns and beams? The house looks very complicated at first glance, but the skeleton itself is simple and can be thought of as a “reference line”. ・
KIDORI and saw~woodworking master class in ile de france~
3: Kidori / saw The work of cutting out materials from logs is called “Kidori” in Japan. Each log has a different shape and expression. Examples: straight, bent, nice grain, knots, cracks, worm-eaten, rotten, etc. Producing the materials you need
Dry the tree~woodworking master class in ile de france~
2: Dry the tree To get good wood, it needs to be dried after logging. However, the project, which is scheduled to start in January 2022, does not have enough time to dry. It doesn’t matter. The purpose of carpenter
Master chooses material~woodworking master class in ile de france~
Local wood and soil production and consumption! To build the school, Takami went into the mountains and chose trees. Trees that grow in the sun, exposed to rain or wind have different quirks depending on where they grow. But it’s