Tag: Japanese tools
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Rehab for the kanna junkie
So you’ve taken an introduction class about Japanese kanna hand planes and excited about the potential. Though, first you have to admit that you have a kanna problem: what is your path forward to broaden incorporating Japanese hand planes into your woodworking processes? Here I give some tips for restoring used kanna to expand your…
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Course, Medium and Fine – Japanese Hand Plane Edition
Converting a rough sawn board into lumber that is planed flat and to the appropriate thickness and width is the foundation for building furniture from wood by hand. While there has been a recent revival of this hand skill, it is primarily discussed from a western handplane perspective. Here I discuss how I use Japanese…
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Kanna curious?
The Japanese wooden hand plane, called a kanna, seems a bit more mysterious to the western woodworker. In learning more, one might fall for several misconceptions about these tools. Here, I try to address some of these misconceptions first and then talk about what you should consider when trying to get one to work
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Putting chisels to the test
Early on in ones journey as a woodworker in the West, one hears the siren song of Japanese chisels. The only reason that one should own western chisels is if you like to sharpen tools. That’s a bit of an exaggeration but has a bit of truth to it. One of the challenges with purchasing…
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