Japanese – studio ASAGI

Tsunesaburo kanna restoration: 2. The blade/iron and chipbreaker

In this post, I restore the blade of a Tsunesaburo kanna, and work on the chipbreaker

Tsunesaburo kanna restoration: 1. The Look-see.

A lot has happened since I last wrote something here as I tend to use Instagram for short stories from the workshop these days. I had to impale my thumb on a sharp blade to actually take the time out and write something for this blog. I hope to do that more often (writing, notContinue reading “Tsunesaburo kanna restoration: 1. The Look-see.”

Silver Inlay Box

The black walnut box with silver inlay and sycamore as secondary wood is now complete. This project draws inspiration from Japanese art and architecture.

Bucket lists and Japanese saws

Inspired by a friend, I started working on a list of things to do in the coming days and weeks. Things I have wanted or thought of doing but had other stuff get in the way. It was inevitable that some of these things would get me into the workshop and I started with aContinue reading “Bucket lists and Japanese saws”