Comments on: Have You Found Your “Voice?” http://www.woodworkersjourney.com/have-you-found-your-voice Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:37:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Richard Seabreasehttp://www.woodworkersjourney.com/have-you-found-your-voice/comment-page-1#comment-142 Richard Seabrease Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:17:43 +0000 http://www.woodworkersjourney.com/have-you-found-your-voice#comment-142 Adam, I have been doing woodworking and carpentry for 30 years. However, in the last year I have become more focused on using hand tools (non-electric) in my shop. In the last 3 months I have become totally intrigued by the Japanese methods of working wood and the simple elegance in the Asian designs. I recently bought my first Japanese chisel and I love it. I have found that I can cut wood so much easier with the Japanese "pull saws" than any Western saw. I would appreciate any insight or recommendations you could make about the following: 1. The hand tools that every Asian-oriented woodworker should have. 2. Who produces the best Asian hand tools? 3. What are the best books to read in order to learn how to do Japanese-style woodworking? The furniture I build is for my wife. She loves very simple designs and up until now I have been building things along the Primitive American furniture but I want to change over the the Asian designs. I found your site while exploring Lumberjocks using the term "Japanese in the search area.Thank you so much being willing to share your time and thoughts, Richard Adam,
I have been doing woodworking and carpentry for 30 years. However, in the last year I have become more focused on using hand tools (non-electric) in my shop. In the last 3 months I have become totally intrigued by the Japanese methods of working wood and the simple elegance in the Asian designs. I recently bought my first Japanese chisel and I love it. I have found that I can cut wood so much easier with the Japanese “pull saws” than any Western saw.
I would appreciate any insight or recommendations you could make about the following:
1. The hand tools that every Asian-oriented woodworker should have.
2. Who produces the best Asian hand tools?
3. What are the best books to read in order to learn how to do Japanese-style woodworking?
The furniture I build is for my wife. She loves very simple designs and up until now I have been building things along the Primitive American furniture but I want to change over the the Asian designs.
I found your site while exploring Lumberjocks using the term “Japanese in the search area.

Thank you so much being willing to share your time and thoughts,
Richard

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