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wood joinery techniques where no nails etc. are used to join the wood parts, hollowing techniques where vessels are hand carved and hollowed from a block of wood, wiped urushi to bring out the wood grain beautifully, and carvings to form ridgelines. With his outstanding skills, he makes ...
Takumi Company is a Design/Build firm based in Seattle, Washington. We specialize in authentic Traditional Japanese Architectural Woodworking (Japanese Carpentry).
Really the most daunting thing about this build was the sheer size of the top in comparison to my shop. The actual build itself was interesting, but relatively pedestrian. The bridle joints and lap joints are very approachable for anyone just getting into hand cut joinery and while the angled...
Earlier Tansu traditional Japanese cabinetry were usually custom-made, with hand-beaten wrought-iron hardware, meticulous joinery and handpicked wood. These command high prices. Industrialization sped up the making of these chests, but tansu from this era is still aesthetically pleasing. ...