Japanese wood craft.

[Lash]

Hiyas everyone . I am trying to find the thread or book that was sited in the thread about Japanese carpenter techniques and furniture building tools and techniques . I know I read about it in a thread where someone was building a traditional table? I cant remember and cant find the book would like to find said book as a gift for a friend . thanks in advance for any help!!

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Aug 21, 2014 1:13:09 GMT -5 Lash said:

I am trying to find the thread or book that was sited in the thread about Japanese carpenter techniques and furniture building tools and techniques . I know I read about it in a thread where someone was building a traditional table?

Not sure which post or book you mean, but these two here are my go-to books on tools and furniture, respectively.

Odate, Toshio
Japanese Woodworking Tools; Their Tradition, Spirit, and Use
Fresno, CA (Newton, CT)
Linden Publishing, Inc. (Taunton Press Inc.)
1998 (1984)

Koizumi, Kazuko
Traditional Japanese Furniture; A Definitive Guide
Tokyo and New York
Kodansha International
1989 (1986)

[Lash]

awesome thank will look them up. the thread was about actually making something like furniture and the book that was cited had pictures of the joints and how they made them.

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Aug 22, 2014 0:24:07 GMT -5 Lash said:

the thread was about actually making something like furniture and the book that was cited had pictures of the joints and how they made them.

This might be the thread you want, though the image links look broken to me now:
BOOK: Japanese Jointery

[Lash]

YEESSSSSSSS!!!!! DOMO ORIGATO GOZAIMASHITA!!!!!!!!!! www.amazon.com/Complete-Japanese-Joinery-Hideo-Sato/dp/0881791210?tag=viglink20248-20

WOOHOOO!!!!!!!!

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Sept 4, 2014 18:34:36 GMT -5 Lash said:

YEESSSSSSSS!!!!! DOMO ORIGATO GOZAIMASHITA!!!!!!!!!! www.amazon.com/Complete-Japanese-Joinery-Hideo-Sato/dp/0881791210?tag=viglink20248-20

I ordered a (used) copy of this book myself (not from Amazon) and it arrived yesterday. I spent the evening flipping pages and whimpering. Just so we have them all listed in one thread:

Sato, Hideo and Nakahara, Yasua (Nii, Koichi translator)
Complete Japanese Joinery, The
Point Roberts, WA and Vancouver, BC
Hartley & Marks Publishers Inc.
1995 (1990, 1987, 1983)

[Mega Zenjirou Yoshi]

Ishiyama-dono,
Does Traditional Japanese Furniture; A Definitive Guide give much historical info?

Or do you know of a good book about pre-Edo wood working, furnishings, and domestic material culture?

Got my lady the Sato Joinery book a few years back for the holidays, (she is the wood artisan, used restore pianos) so I have it for reference, but it is way beyond me.

I'm looking for period examples of domestic artifacts. Simple projects to add some flair to our camp. Just finishing up my first pair of geta, and thinking about making a couple
Kyosuko and some chests/trunks. Nothing really A&S worthy, but would like to at least pull inspiration from period examples.

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Sept 27, 2014 21:25:50 GMT -5 Mega Zenjirou Yoshi said:

Ishiyama-dono,
Does Traditional Japanese Furniture; A Definitive Guide give much historical info?

Goodness me, yes. Here is the table of contents:

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
THE COLOR PLATES

1. FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS 73
Cabinetry 75
Partition Devices 91
Floor Coverings 97
Seating and Bedding 99
Lighting Devices 105
Heating Devices 115
Writing and Study Furnishings 121
Toilette and Bathing Accessories 127
Mealtime Furnishings 134
Kitchen Furnishings 142
Miscellaneous 145

2. THE HISTORY 147
A Floor-Seated Culture 149
Prehistory and the Ancient Period l5l
The Golden Age of the Aristocracy l58
Medieval Times 164
The Age of Feudal Splendor 168
The Age of the Townsfolk 172
The Early Modern Age 174

3. THE TECHNIQUES 179
Woods 181
Joinery 185
Finishes 195
Metalwork 201

APPENDICES 211
Abstract Motifs in Japanese Furniture 213
Illustrated History of Japanese Furniture 214

INDEX 222

In particular, the "Illustrated History" appendix is very helpful for placing items in their historical context. It is a big table that shows examples of each "type" of furnishing from section 1 of the book, and shows how those examples progressed through the eras of section 2. This book is very much the reference work for which you are looking.

I'm looking for period examples of domestic artifacts. Simple projects to add some flair to our camp. Just finishing up my first pair of geta, and thinking about making a couple Kyosuko and some chests/trunks. Nothing really A&S worthy, but would like to at least pull inspiration from period examples.

In my opinion, though there are those who do not trust my judgement in such things, any project you make with improving the historical nature of your SCA experience in mind is A&S worthy. Even very small steps in service to The Dream are worth noting.

[Mega Zenjirou Yoshi]

Domo arigato gozaimasu!

Sounds like exactly what I have been looking for, and then some.