A monk asked Joshu, “What is the meaning of Bodhidharma's coming to China?”
Joshu said, “The oak tree in the garden.”
A monk asked Zhaozhou, “What is the living meaning of Zen?”
Zhaozhou said, “The cypress tree in the yard.”
Wilbur Pan lives in New Jersey, and is responsible for what goes on here. This is mainly about Japanese woodworking tools and other wooddorking things. Plus stupid jokes.
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Me: If you had to rip 1" off of a 36" long 4/4 cherry board, how would you do that? Toshio Odate: I’d set the fence on my tablesaw 1" away from the blade.
One of the things I covered in my Japanese saw class is how to do long rip cuts in a board using a Japanese saw. Although I can and do cover that topic, I always point out that long rip cuts are the reason that God gave us bandsaws. This is one of the poplar boards that I am breaking down to make a bathroom vanity, and you know that I used my bandsaw to do this task.
Japanese tool content: bandsaws cut on the pull stroke.
This is the aftermath of the Japanese saw class I taught for Kezurou-kai USA this past weekend. I’m always astonished by the number of props I wind up using.
I’m very excited to be able to teach another class for the good folks at Kezurou-kai USA. This will be a class on everything you want to know about Japanese saws, why they are so awesome, and how to use them in your shop. The class is online, at 2:00 pm EDT on Sunday, May 21. Feel free to set up your online meeting rig in your shop, and follow along with the demonstrations I’ll be doing.
If you have any questions you’d like me to cover, feel free to leave a reply or a comment.
6:20 am 10 Jun 2023
