All right grunts! It’s time to get serious! Whether you want a no mercy refresher on the fundamental skills of Japanese woodworking or you are a beginner and want to be prepared for our Timber Framing Workshops, then this is the training block for you!
Drill instructor Jason Fox is gonna transform you from weak, soft clay into mortise cutting machines! In five full, action packed days, we will set up and sharpen a Japanese chisel, learn basic layout, and using hand and power tools drill on cutting mortise and tenon joinery until your face bleeds! Finally we will end with time trials to quickly improve your joinery abilities. Stand by to GET SOME!
All joking aside, this will be an accelerated learning experience that will push you beyond your false limitations. We will start each morning at dawn with stretches, sharpening, and a warm up exercise. The days will be a combination of instruction and practice drills. And the evenings will be available for continued practice and review. You will get out as much as you put in.
“The best way to learn about joinery is to cut joints. Jason’s system of time-boxing and progressive increments proves to you (by a trial of fire) that you can cut the joint, because you must.”
Topics Covered
Setting up and sharpening a new Japanese chisel
Understanding basic layout marks and the principles of cutting joinery
Basic handsaw instruction
Use of the handsaw, power saw, drill and chisel to chop a mortise and cut a tenon.
Joinery time trials.
Optional Set up Small Japanese Handplane
Included with Tuition
Meals Included - This workshop includes Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner each day, you’re gonna need fuel because we will be burning hot!
Prerequisites
None, come as you are!
Required Tools
The following tools are required to get the most out of your experience. A loner may be available but not guaranteed. A curated kit of premium Japanese tools will be available for purchase at checkout.
1000 Grit Water Stone
6000 Grit Water Stone
Diamond Flattening Plate
240-270mm Ryoba Saw
24mm Japanese Chisel (Brand new, unused, Tataki/Timber or Oire/Bench preferred)
Japanese Hammer (350-500g)
150 or 300mm Sashigane / Square
Optional Tools
Chisel Ring/Hoop Setter tool
Marking gauge (Japanese kebiki preferred)
Impact driver
Small, new Japanese hand plane (45-55mm)
Register Below
Begin your registration process below. You’ll have the option to purchased curated tools during checkout.
Remember that typically our bootcamp precedes a timber frame workshop. Check out them out for bundle deals.
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