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A Journey through History

  • From Stone to Iron

    2:42

  • The Age of Stone Axes

    1:43

  • The Advent of Ironworks

    1:17

  • Split Lumber

    2:46

  • Tools Used to Construct Horyu-ji Temple

    2:20

  • Carpentry Tools in Paintings

    1:35

  • The Shift to Sawn Lumber

    1:30

  • Advent of the Plane

    1:08

  • In Pursuit of Accuracy

    2:47

  • Five Techniques to be Mastered

    2:41

  • The Modernization of Tools

    1:52

Learning from a Master Carpenter

  • Learning from a Master Carpenter

    5:52

  • Mastering the Art of Stereotomy

    1:07

  • Offering Ceremonial Prayers

    2:07

  • Model of the Interlocking Brackets for Toshodai-ji Temple’s Kondo (Golden Hall)

    6:28

Tools and Handwork

  • Marking Tools

    4:35

  • Saws

    2:23

  • Setting the Teeth on a Saw

    1:51

  • Chisels

    3:34

  • Hammers

    1:16

  • Gimlets

    1:11

  • Planes

    3:57

  • Adjusting the Base of a Plane

    2:40

  • Assembling the Components

    4:18

  • Sharpening Stones

    5:46

  • Standard Composition

    2:45

A Trip Around the World

  • Wooden Construction in China

    2:57

  • Carpentry Tools in China

    3:18

  • Wooden Construction in Europe

    1:42

  • Carpentry Tools in Europe

    4:42

The Traditional Beauty of Japanese Wa

  • Using Logs

    2:03

  • Sukiya Techniques Seen in Tea Houses　

    6:19

  • Kumiko Zaiku

    2:24

  • Fusuma

    2:30

  • Katomado Window in a Mud Wall

    1:41

Exquisite Works of Master Craftsmen

  • Exquisite Works of Master Craftsmen

    3:44

  • Edokuma’s Chisels

    2:25

  • Master Toolmakers of the Edo and Meiji Periods

    3:35

  • Master Toolmakers of the Taisho and Showa Periods

    4:41

  • Toolmaking

    4:49

Making the Most of Wood

  • Japanese Trees

    3:45

  • Characteristics of Natural Forest Wood

    2:21

  • Lumbering Tools

    3:23

  • Lumber Shaping Tools

    2:16