| This blog is written by Jojo | 23 entries so far |
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Thank You Chris Schwarz
My copy of the Moxon has arrived a couple of hours ago. Does that make me a Mechanick? I haven...
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The Quest for Precision
Monday morning came and found me pondering about the important things in life. Well, sort of… ...
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The Golden Ratio Quick Tip
Hi everybody, We woodworkers are always struggling with proper design and proportions. Luckily...
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Woodworking Schools in the Pacific Northwest (Washington / NW Oregon)
NOTA: This is a mirror of a forum post of mine. I’ve reproduced it here to get maximum expo...
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The Asian Style (or debunking the myth of the 'asian influence')
It is amazing how the perception of things changes depending on each individual’s backgroun...
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miscellaneous (Japan) #3: The mother of all burl slabs
A couple of weeks ago I was wandering through the city in my bike looking for a calm place to stu...
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One of a kind sculptural furniture
Today I stumbled upon the page of a sculptor/craftsman/furniture maker from the Netherlands. He m...
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Artistic furniture
I just found by pure accident a website of a pair of artists/cabinet-makers. This is the kind of ...
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traditional woodworking tools of Japan #2: Today's tool is the "mizo ganna", AKA the shoulder plane
The traditional woodworking tools in Japan all share a few common characteristics, the most impor...
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Can you spell "slab"
It really doesn’t need any comments, the pictures speak for themselves… http://www...
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Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard update
Just a quickie because I’m very busy but I have to report on this. Leopard is on my mach...
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I already got Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard!
This is one for the Mac fanboys out there, the rest can keep on going, there’s nothing to s...
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traditional woodworking tools of Japan #1: "kebiki" -- AKA The Double Marking Gauge
This is the first post of a new series about the traditional woodworking tools of Japan. Don&#...
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the tools used in my last project
Here is a picture of the only tools I used to build the shower stool I posted a couple of days ag...
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My close call
I know you guys think I’ve vanished but to your dismay I am still here. It happens that a c...
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A Sunday chuckle for you folks
OK, I know that possibly most of you have already seen it but, given that there’s a lot of ...
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shrines and temples of Japan #5: Gion Matsuri: hoko construction details
In one of my last posts, the inquisitive Frank asked: .Question time, in the last photo, is th...
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miscellaneous (Japan) #2: Want timber?
One of the things I will miss once I’d quit Japan it will be the safety. It’s definit...
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miscellaneous (Japan) #1: Exterior trimming
Tonight I’m tired and I don’t feel like making a long post but this is no reason for ...
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shrines and temples of Japan #4: Gion Matsuri: building the hoko
How. The key is how. I guess what people want to know is how. How do they manage to turn 18...
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shrines and temples of Japan #3: Gion Matsuri: the introduction
Today’s and the following posts are not exactly related to a physical Shrine location but c...
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shrines and temples of Japan #2: Itsukushima shrine in Miyajima
One of the oldest bits of gospel among the woodworker comunity states that wood and water/humidit...
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shrines and temples of Japan #1: Natadera shrine ensemble
The shrines and temples in Japan sport an amazing display of the finest joinery you can imagine. ...
Due to my present status of "shopless" woodworker you are not likely to see many -if any- projects here for the time being but, at least, I'll try to contribute giving you my views of the japanese side of woodworking through the old works you can find here all over the place.
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