A carpenter’s notebook. The Never Stop Building notebook page features semi regular updates and musings on carpentry, building, Japanese woodworking, craft culture, travel and other topics.
The inspiration for this build was a fine sliding table saw I used while apprenticing in Japan. It did not have a super accurate work stop and required checking square, but otherwise it was a very stable and precise tool. I set out to create something similar, but that could be adapted to the common western table saws.
Read MoreA critical step when building a set of shoji doors is to prepare the Kumiko, the thin strips of wood that divide the light from the washi paper. These strips must all have an exact thickness so that thier lap joints fit snuggly with now gaps. Additionally, all surfaces should ideally be hand planed to…
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