Continuing students will hone their skills on two types of saw horses. Learn how to read layout and preserve those marks during cut out. We will start our journey to achieve crisp cut joinery.
Beginning students will learn about setting up a chisel (Nomi) and fitting hoop to handle. We will also start learning about sharpening. This process takes time and practice. Without this skill we cannot preserve our layout or achieve crisp cut joinery

Part of us will continue horses.
The rest of us will recap nomi and look at sharpening progress since last class. We will discuss what we can accomplish with our nomi and strategies for successful use.  Plus more sharpening.

Continuing students will start scaled versions of various Hida store front parts.
Beginners will start learning about setting up a hand plane (Kanna)This part takes a time. Be patient. More sharpening.

Intermediates will continue with  layout and cutting out of practice Hida facade parts.
The rest of us will work more with our Kanna.  This is a complicated process. And, of course, more sharpening.

First half of class will be for finishing up joinery and playing with our kanna.
Second half we will look at our progress with our hand tools/joinery and talk about it as a group.   Discuss our wins and losses.

Japanese tools, layout and  joinery require time and patience to learn.  A lot of information and subtlety. Learning to use hand tools to produce fine work takes practice.  Your time spent will eventually show in your work. We support you in this challenge and look forward to see you in class.