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My peculiar nature: October 2014
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An exploration of, well, whatever I happen to be interested in. Probably more Japanese tools and sharpening stones than any sane person would want to see. The fools progress? Thursday, October 30, 2014. A gift for a friend- - -refurbishing a seme-ganna Japanese plane. I've been building some stairs, to access an attic bedroom that we built only, what. 6 years ago! The ladder that we had been using had it's charm, but I think that the renters of our house might want something a bit more traditional. The i...
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My peculiar nature: August 2015
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An exploration of, well, whatever I happen to be interested in. Probably more Japanese tools and sharpening stones than any sane person would want to see. The fools progress? Friday, August 21, 2015. A BIG madonoko saw! So here is one of the saws that I have recently received.a monster madonoko ("window saw", I believe.referring to the deep gullet that were cut into the saw plate to better facilitate chip clearance). The original auction photo from Yahoo Japan auctions. Http:/ rk-trading.ocnk.net/. It's ...
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My peculiar nature: December 2014
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An exploration of, well, whatever I happen to be interested in. Probably more Japanese tools and sharpening stones than any sane person would want to see. The fools progress? Saturday, December 20, 2014. So, here we are, a million things are running through my head, and I've got writer's block. I thought about calling this post, "How NOT to move to Hawaii! But after the first few days, things have begin to settle down a bit. Thank god. Listen to the roosters crow (there are many! Renee somehow found us a...
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My peculiar nature: New old tools!
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An exploration of, well, whatever I happen to be interested in. Probably more Japanese tools and sharpening stones than any sane person would want to see. The fools progress? Sunday, August 2, 2015. It's tool sharpening day again.Oh joy! As you know by now, that's not meant to sound sarcastic, either. This bevel angle wanders around a bit, so I'm just trying to improve things a little bit. What looks like dust on the blade.that's steel. These files cut! They arrived two days ago, and they are perfect!
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My peculiar nature: November 2014
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An exploration of, well, whatever I happen to be interested in. Probably more Japanese tools and sharpening stones than any sane person would want to see. The fools progress? Saturday, November 29, 2014. The list.(and not the the Christmas kind). It is very nearly time for us to go. The big move is neigh, and swiftly approaches. I'm getting anxious. We haven't chosen a place too live yet preferring, it seems, to trust in providence to guide us once we arrive. Where will we live? Will we have electricity?
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Labor Limae: June 2015
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A study of the aesthetico-political consequences of japanese saw sharpening — or something like that. Get it in Japan! Monday, June 29, 2015. I'm 42 minutes late chilean time, the wood split with the last hammer blows, and a migraine is starting. First bad idea, leave the joint for the last day. Second mistake. well, everything else. I didn't take pictures, didn't document the process and didn't finish on time. At least I blog it to not break all of the rules. This is how I lay out the head with the sash.
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Pit Firing at Ellison Bay Pottery | Ellison Bay Pottery
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Handmade Pottery With A Purpose. Welcome to Our Paradise. Who Are We and How Did We Get Here? 2013 Events, Shows, Openings. Gift Ideas For Any Occasion. How to Find Us. Our Pottery and Where to Buy It. Pit Firing at Ellison Bay Pottery. Pit Fire History and Process. Process Photos: The Large Pit Fired Fern Vase-2008. Pit Firing at Ellison Bay Pottery. We’ve been pit firing for twelve years now and this is what we’ve learned so far:. We never get what we think we’re going to get. We always learn something.
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My peculiar nature: May 2014
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An exploration of, well, whatever I happen to be interested in. Probably more Japanese tools and sharpening stones than any sane person would want to see. The fools progress? Monday, May 26, 2014. Using a diamond grit lap to repair a cracked Japanese plane blade. There's more to show about working with the loose diamond grit, at least as far as using it in lieu of a coarse sharpening stone. Out of all the combinations that I have tried so far, the maple plywood showed the most promise. And got to work.
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My peculiar nature: March 2015
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An exploration of, well, whatever I happen to be interested in. Probably more Japanese tools and sharpening stones than any sane person would want to see. The fools progress? Monday, March 16, 2015. What's that old saying? If you only have a hammer, everything looks like a nail? To a certain degree, the type and variety of tools that you have will dictate the projects that you take on. Maybe if I start unpacking some tools, I'll be able to break this terrible case of builder's block that I'm suffering.
