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

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Fresno CA: Linden Publishing, 1998. reprint. Softcover. Very Good/None. Softcover, 189 pages. Japanese Woodworking Tools brings the traditions and training of the shokunin to the Western world. Calling on his own apprenticeship as a tategu-shi (sliding-door maker), and on 40 years of woodworking experience, Toshio Odate here offers a complete guide to Japanese tools: thin saws that cut on the pull stroke, laminated chisels with hollowed backs, marking tools, waterstones, axes, hammers, and almost 50 different planes. Odate shows shows how each tool works, how it should be cared for and how it is meant to be used. He also shares stories and reminiscences that help bring home the traditions and spirit associated with each tool. Clean copy. Record # 382874

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Linden Pub, 1998. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 189 pages. 12.50x9.25x0.75 inches.

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Linden Pub, 1998. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 189 pages. 12.50x9.25x0.75 inches.

Linden Publishing, 1998-01-01. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

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