Japanese Tools Intensive

Five day Japanese tools intensive is focused on, you guest it, tools!

The Japanese woodworking tools are know for their sophistication and amazing performance. The tools can only perform well if they are well set up. This class will dive deeply into the subtleties of the set up and use of the tools. Specifically the chisel and plane. We will use saws as well but there is no set up needed for the saws.

With your newly set up plane you will learn how to flatten and square up stock with which we will mark and cut one or more mortice and tenon.

The precise execution of joinery requires sharp tools so participants will also learn sharpening with Japanese water stones.

This class is intended as an intro to Japanese woodworking through the tools. It also serves as a firm foundation for taking the Japanese Joinery Intensive.

This special class covers the equivalent of 6 standard classes!

• Japanese Woodworking Introduction

• Sharpening with Japanese Waterstone

• Japanese Block Plane and Chisel Set-Up & Use

• Japanese Plane: Shaping Wood

• Japanese Saws: Getting a Grip

• Japanese Joinery: Mortises & Tenons

This is a very special offering - class size is capped at 6 participants!

A schedule outline will be provided upon request.

Prerequisites

None

Tools

Required (BASIC TOOL LIST)

• Japanese sharpening combination water stone 1000/6000 grit

• 1/2” bench chisel (Japanese preferred )

• Japanese smoothing or block plane 48mm

• Beveled straight edge (for use with the plane and for milling)

• Japanese saw 210mm ryoba style

• Medium hammer 450-570g

• Small Japanese hammer 225g

• 2-3 sheets 220 wet dry sand paper

• Square

• Pencil, square, old towel or large rag.

Optional (IDEAL TOOL LIST)

• Japanese sharpening water stone 400 grit

• Japanese sharpening water stone 1000-1200 grit

• Japanese sharpening water stone 3000-4000 grit

• Japanese sharpening water stone 6000-10 000 grit

• 1/2” and any other size Japanese bench chisels 1” is great.

• 1/2” Japanese push chisel

• Japanese smoothing or block plane 48mm

• Japanese scraper plane (tachiganna) 42mm or 48mm

• Japanese saw 210mm and 240mm ryoba style

• Japanese saw 210mm or 240mm crosscut dozuki (backsaw)

• Medium Japanese hammer 450-570g

• Small Japanese hammer 225g

• Marking gauge

• 2-3 sheets 220 wet dry sand paper

• Beveled straight edge (for use with the plane and for milling)

• Japanese square (sashigane)

• Standard square

Contact Mokuchi to purchase tools. As a Japanese tool retailer Mokuchi provides guidance on selecting tools and can set tools aside for you ahead of class.

# of Students

Maximum 6

Time & Location

Ashland, Oregon

Monday-Friday

9am - 5:30pm (5 days)