A longer bloom
Building a miniature low table with three-way mitered corners at Mount Fuji Wood Culture Society
Interviewing Tak Yoshino about Wood Culture
An interview with Tak Yoshino of the Mount Fuji Wood Culture Society
A longer bloom
Building a miniature low table with three-way mitered corners at Mount Fuji Wood Culture Society
A long bloom
I feel lucky to return to Mount Fuji Wood Culture Society, to study with Tak Yoshino. This trip—my third in a year—also coincides with the arrival of sakura blossoms.
Odds and Ends (and a 2-Micron Shaving)
Just a few small projects. And a 2-micron shaving at the Kezurokai planing contest by Andrew Ren.
Zen and Japanese Carpentry - Begins
Teachers, priests, monks, and students gathered at the temple on a Sunday afternoon, in the back of a valley.
Zen and Woodworking: Final Preparations
A flurry of milling, layout, and tool preparation before the class
Somakosha in the New York Times
I had the opportunity to interview Jon Stollenmeyer of Somakosha about his path becoming a carpenter in Japan for the New York Times about his start at Nakamura Sotoji Komuten and most recently at Somakosha with Kohei Yamamoto. The interview was about 4 hours formally, and about 7 days, informally
A Dozen Sawhorses
The wood for the frame had showed up. But before I could get to milling it up, I needed to build some sawhorses.
Japanese Woodworking and Carpentry Classes (This year)
Most 2025 class schedules for my favorite woodworking teachers are online.
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