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Brian Lam
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somakosha
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.
Brian Lam
Feb 23, 2026
sharpening
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?
Brian Lam
Feb 20, 2026
somakosha
On apprentices and apprenticeships
A conversation with Jon Stollenmeyer about apprenticeships
Brian Lam
Feb 2, 2026
somakosha
Milling chestnut and sugi for a sukiya fence
The joy of milling and cleaning
Brian Lam
Jan 23, 2026
sharpening
How to make a diamond lapping plate really flat
On flattening flattening plates
Brian Lam
Jan 20, 2026
somakosha
Roofing the Somakosha School dorms
In Okayama, the student dormitories were planed and raised by the time I arrived. They needed to be roofed.
Brian Lam
Jan 16, 2026
somakosha
Cutting begins; the year ends
Happy new year!
Brian Lam
Jan 12, 2026
tools
On Japanese Circular Saws
On using Japanese circular saws for basic joinery
Brian Lam
Dec 29, 2025
somakosha
Kōyō and Kakunomi
On fall leaf changes and mortisers
Brian Lam
Dec 26, 2025
On tuning, using and sharpening mortising machines
A quick and dirty guide to getting a hollow chisel mortiser working well.
Brian Lam
Dec 23, 2025
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