Japanese Joinery Intensive

Description

Japanese Joinery Intensive

This special class covers the equivalent of 8 standard classes!

• Japanese Woodworking Introduction
• Sharpening with Japanese Waterstone
• Japanese Block Plane and Chisel Set-Up & Use*
• Japanese Saws: Getting a Grip
• Japanese Joinery – Mortises & Tenons
• Japanese Joinery – Advanced Mortise & Tenon
• Japanese Joinery – Kanawa Joint
• Japanese Joinery – Shachi Joint

This is a very special offering – class size is capped at 4 participants!

A schedule outline will be provided upon request.
*Focus on chisel setup & use, block plane setup will be optional.

Prerequisites

None

Tools

Required (BASIC TOOL LIST)

• Japanese sharpening combination water stone 1000/6000 grit
• 1/4” and 1/2” bench chisel (Japanese preferred )
• Japanese saw 210mm ryoba style
• Medium hammer 450-570g
• Marking gauge
• 2-3 sheets 220 wet dry sand paper
• Pencil, square, straight edge, old towel or large rag.

Optional (IDEAL TOOL LIST)

• Japanese sharpening water stone 1000-1200 grit
• Japanese sharpening water stone 3000-4000 grit
• Japanese sharpening water stone 6000-10 000 grit
• 1/4″, 3/8”, 1/2″ and any other size Japanese bench chisels 1” is great.
• 3/8” or 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
• Japanese square (sashigane)
• Standard square
• Pencil and old towel or large rag

Contact Mokuchi to purchase tools. As a Japanese tool retailer Mokuchi provides guidance on selecting tools and a student discount.

Tuition

$940

# of Students

Maximum 4