Tag: kanna
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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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Darwin’s Hand planes
Diversity in nature arises from genetic variation and fitness selection. While evolution applies to biology, the study of how man-made objects disappear or emerge provides insight into fitness landscape of market, or simply the societal context, changes with time. In that light, I think the study of western versus Japanese woodworking hand planes provides an…
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Kanna Kabinet
In the interest of creating a home for some Japanese kannas that protects them from fluctuations in humidity, I decided to build a small cabinet to fit about 6 kannas for finish planing in the space between the bigger hanging tool chest and a side wall. To tie in the design with the larger cabinet,…
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