On hiring Japanese carpenters (anywhere in the world)
How to hire and work with Japanese Carpenters, anywhere.
Apprentices scribing nuki for the sukiya fence project (late Winter)
Scribing for a sukiya style fence
Origin and philosophy of Somakosha (in 住宅建築 magazine)
Somakosha wrote a piece in 住宅建築 magazine, about the origins and philosophy of the company.
Q: What are the first five sharpening stones I should get?
If you lost all the stones that you have today and had to start from scratch, what synthetic stone line-up would you choose?