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Ronin Daiku: November 2013
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Thursday, November 21, 2013. New Work For November. Aloha everyone. Much going on in around the shop and Hilo town lately. I completed another Isho yaro,. A single section tansu this month. It is made of some exceptionally nice flat sawn. Koa Most of the koa milled in Hawaii is quarter sawn. Quartering, will give you the best chance of catching a glimmer of curl figure. A little bit of curl isn't worth losing the some of the gorgeous swirling figure that a flat sawn koa board can exhibit. I added the bea...
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Resources | BIG ISLAND UKULELE GUILD
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BIG ISLAND UKULELE GUILD. The Place for Big Island Ukulele Makers. Becoming a Member and Current Membership List. Kanikapilas on the Island. Intro to Inlay - Crist Pung. Neck Mortise and Tenoning Jig. Silly Little Saddle Radius Jigs. To add to this list. Include the site's URL, name and what supplies they offer. Suppliers of Tools, jigs, wood, binding, inlays, etc. Local Big Island Services. Articles, Photosites and Videos of Interest. Ukulele Internet Forums and Discussion Sites. Aloha Plus Packaging (.
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A links page to craftspeople using japanse tools, toishi, kanna,
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LINKS PAGE to INTERESTING PEOPLE, PLACES and THINGS. Please E-mail me with any. Questions or requests at:. MASTER FURNITURE MAKER IN. GEOLOGIC SOURCE OF KYOTO. CHRIS HALL'S BLOG ON REALLY. TADATSUNA STONES FOR SALE. TALE OF THE TATARA. Japan, Jim Rion's Razor Based. HOW TO CONDITION A. Shows $30,000 stone. A Link to an Ishido. Barber and HoneMeister in U.K. BADGER and BLADE RAZOR. ABOUT RAZORS, USE. David Barron Furniture- UK.
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Ronin Daiku: February 2013
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Sunday, February 17, 2013. Exploring the Construction details of the Curly Koa and Sugi Chadansu. This is post three in exploring the construction details of the recent Chadansu. Completed by Matsu Kaze Woodworking in Hilo Hawaii. The chadansu started out by milling the Koa for the carcass flat and true. The joinery, after the grunt work is done by machines, is carried out primarily by hand. My rule is, if you can see it, then it's done by hand. For Isho Tansu I use a coarser pitch. All the other vertica...
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Ronin Daiku: December 2013
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Friday, December 13, 2013. Thank-you and mahalo for visiting the. Mango is a very sweet wood common here in Hawaii. It makes beautiful furniture and architectural woodwork. It's not so much planted for it's wood as it's fruit and is usually harvested from. Residential areas. I have done a few pieces with it and enjoyed it's workability and beautiful figure. Mango chadansu 2011 12x26x30. 2011 mango isho kasane dansu 18x38x40. On rough terrain and dragging out or the bushes by hand! And yeah that's me, sor...