Organizations
Kezurou-kai Japan – (Japanese)
North American Japanese Garden Association – The North American Japanese Garden Association (NAJGA) is a 501 c(3) non-profit organization founded in 2011 by leading Japanese gardens in USA and Canada. Our members are based in different parts of North America and overseas, and include garden institutions, professional societies, businesses and individuals with either a professional or a personal interest in the field of Japanese gardens.
Japanese Woodworking Classes & Workshops
Laney College [Oakland, CA] – Jay van Arsdale – (2018 SF Chronicle Article)
William Ng School of Fine Woodworking [Los Angeles, CA] – William Ng
Port Townsend School of Woodworking [Port Townsend, WA] – Dale Brotherton
The Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking [Manchester, CT] – Andrew Hunter
Mokuchi Studio [Port Jervis, NY] – Yann Giguère
Brian Holcombe Woodworker – Princeton, NJ
DIY Japanese Joinery: Online Japanese woodworking course [Internet] – Hisao Zen
Japanese Wooden Boatbuilding – Douglas Brooks
Books
Japanese Woodworking Tools – Toshio Odate
Making Shoji – Toshio Odate
Sharpening and the Japanese Hand Plane – In Depth – Dale Brotherton
Shoji: How to Design, Build, and Install Japanese Screens – Jay van Arsdale
The Complete Japanese Joinery – Hideo Sato, Yasua Nakahara, Koichi Paul Nii (Translator
The Care and Use of Japanese Woodworking Tools – Kip Mesirow and Ron Herman
Japanese Wooden Boatbuilding – Douglas Brooks
Kezurou-kai Japan (written in Japanese)
News & Magazine Articles
News Articles
May 10, 2020 – Makoto Imai masters Japanese traditional woodworking and construction in Washington and around the world
February 18, 2018 – The Regulars: Kentucky woodworker teaches Japanese carpentry at Oakland college
September 17, 2011 – American out to save boat-building art
American Woodworker Magazine
Japanese Saw Horses – Jay van Arsdale
Fine Woodworking (May require subscription)
Choosing and Using Japanese Handsaws – Toshio Odate
The Power of the Pull Stroke – Andrew Hunter
Japanese Planes Demystified – Carl Swensson
Video
Internet
Country Pine Hutch – A multi episode series that includes Japanese woodworking techniques (Requires subscription)
Interlocking Chinese Joinery with Andrew Hunter
Tapping Out a Japanese Plane Blade with Andrew Hunter
The Japan Stone YouTube Channel
Building Without Nails The Genius of Japanese Carpentry
Kezurou-kai USA 2017- Oakland, CA (J. Patrick Li)
Kezurou-kai USA 2016 – Los Gatos, CA
Chinese Architectural Bracket by Richard Wiborg (J. Patrick Li)
DVD Downloads
Internet Resources
Tools
Hida Tool – Berkeley, CA & Internet
Suzuki-ya – Internet
Soko Hardware – San Francisco, CA
Tools for Working Wood (Small selection of Japanese Tools) – Brooklyn, NY & Internet
Japan Woodworker (Division of Woodcraft) – Internet
Japan Stones (Natural sharpening stones) – Internet
Dieter Schmid Fine Tools (Small selection of Japanese Tools) – Internet (Germany)
Iida Tool – Internet (Japan)
Morikuni – Internet (Japan)
— Roof & garden decorations
— Copper roof shingles
— Tansu hardware
Carpenters/Builders
Brian Holcombe Woodworker – Princeton, NJ
Makoto Imai – Seabeck, WA
Ki Arts – Occidental, CA
Mokuchi Studio – Port Jervis, NY
George Nakashima Woodworkers – New Hope, PA
Santa Cruz Timberframes – Santa Cruz, CA
Takumi Company – Seattle, WA
Douglas Brooks Boat Building – Vergennes, Vermont
East Wind – Nevada City, California
Somakousha – Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Daiku Dojo – Oakland, California
Tak (Takayuki) Kida Takana Design – Boulder, CO
Meet Featured Artist Takayuki Kida, June/July 2022 (East Side Art Institute)
Research and Information
Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum – (EN)
Fuchu (Japan) Museum of Furniture and Woodwork – (JP)
JAANUS – Japanese art & craft terminology – (EN)
WWWJDIC: Multirad Kanji – (EN)
Handwritten kanji search at sljfaq.org – (EN)
Weblio – Carpentry Glossary – (JP)
Takumi – Carpentry Glossary – (JP)