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Time for lettering. : I put the verticals and serifs in. : : : : : : #carving #woodcarving #celtic #knotwork #knot #lime #wood #uncial #lettering #serif #isobel #wip #progress #woodworking #scottish #madebyhand #handmade #craftsmanship #craft #woodart #panel #boxmaking #furnituremaker #japanesehandtools #japanesewoodworking #oiirenomi #handtoolthursday #kawasei #kikuhiromaru #studioasagi

From Chaos, light. : : : : : #carving #celtic #knotwork #celticknot #knot #lime #wood #chaos #light #wip #progress #woodworking #scottish #madebyhand #handmade #craftsmanship #craft #timelapse #woodart #panel #boxmaking #furnituremaker #designer #japanesehandtools #japanesewoodworking #gouge #chisel #kawasei #stubai #studioasagi

I am taking some new small carving tools for a wee ride. : Sharpen first. : : : : : #japanesewoodworking #japanesehandtools #kawasei #handtools #carving #small #skew #knife #chisel #gouge #sharpening #sharpeningstone #waterstone #whetstone #suita #jnat #awasedo #toishi #sharpl #天然砥石 #仕上げ砥 #巣板 #彫刻刀 #清玄 #河清 #madebyhand #handmade #madeinscotland #scottish #studioasagi

I am glad I can return to more personal work and some solid wood action in between mindlessly processing sheathing ply. : I have two boxes to make, one is getting a carved panel in the lid. I start by resawing, gluing and planing lime for that. : : : : : #handtoolthursday #japanesewoodworking #japanesehandtools #kanna #handtools #wood #woodshavings #lime #linden #panel #carving #preparation #resawing #panel #boxmaking #jewelrybox #jewellerybox #madebyhand #handmade #tsunesaburo #superbluesteel #常三郎 #鉋 #かんな #furnituremaking #designer #maker #workwithyourhands #tiliavulgaris #studioasagi

~ Help please? 🥺 ~ : One of my most treasured workhorse stones has broken. : The crack opened from the short side (picture left) and then forked out at 90deg towards the long sides (picture top and bottom). : When originally treating the sides with polyurethane, I wrapped the stone in washi. I’m glad I did - now the washi is the only thing holding the top corner. It wobbles. The other corner has not loosened yet. : In conversation with Stan Covington I worked out a plan to save the stone from disintegration. : The plan at the moment is: : 1. Wash out any slurry and dry 2. Feed CA glue from the top 3. Repeat on sides and back 4. Apply more washi/tissue and polyurethane 5. Once all cured, epoxy to an aluminium plate for use : Literature seems to indicate CA bond should be waterproof. 🤞🏻 : If you’ve ever performed a similar operation or have any insight I would really appreciate a comment. All suggestions welcome. 🙏🏻 : : : : : #help #broken #fix #sharpening #jnat #caglue #epoxy #japanesewoodworking #slurry #togidoro #砥泥 #閉じる #sharpeningstone #washi #tsushima #nagura #waterstone #tools #japanesewaterstones #名倉 #仕上げ #砥石 #天然砥石 #finewoodworking #handtools #handtoolthursday #craftsman #craft #handmade #studioasagi

~ Sticky business ~ : There is little experience as rewarding as that of finding your centre. : There was a time when finding my centre was easy for me. I would close my eyes and glide effortlessly towards it, like a curling stone hurtling down the rink. Perhaps because of that ease, I took it for granted. I hardly spent any time in balance. : But in illness, my mind would drag its knuckles through the mire. Consumed by Chaos, I would soon forget I had a centre at all. : I could say that luckily I was made a survivor. This may be true. : But it is also true that when things got really sticky, it was my friends who kept the light on for me. Thank you all. Every one of you. : In the months since my last hospital admission, I have revisited my centre regularly. I have allowed simple routines like sharpening my tools to escort me there with that firm-but-gentle decisiveness. No bargaining, and no nonsense. Wonderful. : And the only things that stick are tools on the stones. : With very special thanks to @lakiswoodwork @madera.by.erika @ninthwavedesigns @clark_kellogg @nrhiller @laughingmagpie_woodworks @francesco.gallarotti @andypickard @turner6050 @takumi_woodwork @jjjjayhawk @woodandwaves for your wonderful selfless support when I most needed it. However small it might have seemed to you at the time, it meant the world to me. I will never forget what you did for me. 🧡 : : : : : #gratitude #findyourcentre #friendship #sticky #rewarding #sharpening #jnat #japanesewoodworking #slurry #togidoro #砥泥 #閉じる #sharpeningstone #tsushima #nagura #waterstone #japanesewaterstones #名倉 #仕上げ #砥石 #縁 #天然砥石 #finewoodworking #kanna #横山邦男 #kunioyokoyama #handtools #craft #handmade #studioasagi

About studio ASAGI

I am a woodworker studying traditional and modern methods of furniture making. I focus on understanding Japanese woodworking traditions.

I spent 15 years of my previous life developing a fine art photography practice. My fine art photography work is held in Horsecross Collection of Contemporary Art and in private collections.

I live in Scotland and enjoy working with native timbers.

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For the things we have to learn…

For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.

-Aristotle

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