Japanese Carpentry Furniture. The project is ongoing as the creator continues to seek new information about this fascinating tradition from books magazines and other archival sources. George katsutoshi nakashima was a japanese american woodworker architect and furniture maker he built a studio in pennsylvania from which he built many furniture designs using the incredible geometry and precision of ancient japanese carpentry techniques.
Japanese carpentry has a history of over 1 000 years. At the time of writing he has created gif illustrations of 81 traditional wood joints. See more ideas about japanese carpentry woodworking joinery.
It s a shame because the video is beautifully shot look at japanese joinery is a must see for any furniture maker.
As a woodworker you know how hard it is to get two miters to close let alone a three way miter cut entirely by hand with interlocking tenons hidden within. Japanese carpentry has a history of over 1 000 years. It s a shame because the video is beautifully shot look at japanese joinery is a must see for any furniture maker. Though in western construction we tend to separate architect designer from the constructor in japan the carpenter is also the architect.
