Japanese Woodworking Resources !

Books:

Japanese Woodworking Tools: Their Tradition, Spirit and Use, by Toshio Odate

The Care and Use of Japanese Woodworking Tools, by Kip Mesirow and Ron Herman

The Complete Japanese Joinery, by Hideo Sato, Yasua Nakahara, and Koichi Paul Nii

The Art Of Japanese Joinery, by Kiyosi Seike

The Genius of Japanese Carpentry: Secrets of an Ancient Craft, by Azby Brown

Traditional Japanese Furniture, by Kazuko Koizumi

Tansu: Traditional Japanese Cabinetry, by Ty Heineken and Kiyoko Heineken

Shoji: How to Design, Build, and Install Japanese Screens, by Jay Van Arsdale

Shoji and Kumiko Design: Book 1 — The Basics, by Desmond King

Making Shoji, by Toshio Odate and Laure Olender

!Internet sources:

Giant Cypress: http://giantcypress.net

California Daiju (Jay Van Arsdale): http://www.californiadaiku.com

The Carpentry Way: http://thecarpentryway.blogspot.com

Daiku Dojo: http://www.daikudojo.org

Okanna blog: http://okanna.blogspot.com

Takenaka Carpentry Museum: http://www.dougukan.jp/contents-en/

!Videos:

Japanese Hand Planes DVD (Jay Van Arsdale): http://www.californiadaiku.com/japanese-

hand-planes-dvd/

Japanese Hand Tools and Techniques DVD (Jay Van Arsdale): http://

www.californiadaiku.com/japanese-hand-tools-and-techniques-dvd/

Japanese Hand Tools & Joinery DVD (Jay Van Arsdale): http://

www.shopwoodworking.com/japanese-hand-tools-and-joinery-v6569

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!Japanese Tool vendors in the US:

Hida Tool: http://www.hidatool.com

The Japan Blade (natural waterstones): http://thejapanblade.com

Japan Woodworker: http://www.japanwoodworker.com

Shapton Waterstones: http://shapton.com

Suzuki-ya: http://suzukitool.com

Tashiro Hardware (Japanese saws): http://tashirohardware.com

Two Pines Trading Co.: http://twopines.net

!Japanese Tool vendors overseas:

Iida Tool (Japan): http://www.japantool-iida.com

Japan Tool (Australia): http://www.japan-tool.com

Tools From Japan (Japan): http://www.toolsfromjapan.com/store/