Funny, there is a meet-up in Japan twice a year, and it is the Greatest Show On Earth as far as japanese tools and their use is concerned. It is called Kezurou-kai (wood planing meet). Most of you here know about it but I never see any of you there.
I propose a mass attendance of gals and fellows all show up there in May 5-6 in Kobe from the U.S. and Europe and Australia. I guarantee that if you attend that there will be services and welcome mats out for any serious students of any of the various fields of interest. I and a friend compeated early this month at the Kezuroukai held in Odawara and we were the only non-Japanese citizens pulling shavings. There was a small group from the U.S. led by Suzuki-san (she's from Berkeley) that was there parts of both days walking around and buying tools, but that was about it.
The Kezuroukai is a treasure. It's a wonderland. Peopled by the finest professional craftspersons and the most enthsiastic amateurs anywhere, the best blacksmiths, miners, building and furniture makers with solid roots in traditional techniques and attitudes all there to share on an equal playing field.
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If any of you are professionals, you can most likely attend a kezuroukai, buy a few tools and attended and discussion, pick up a few business cards, and write much of the trip off on your taxes.
If any of you are amateur knife makers, tool makers or woodworkers of some sort and you have not attended a kezuroukai yet, a chapter is left out of your book of life as a craftsperson.
You can fly into Kobe or Osaka. The Kezuroukai is going to be held on an island in Kobe bay that has a train that goes right out to it, its a beautiful place. The city of Kobe is like a miniature San Francisco. You can walk around the city at anytime of the day or night, its beautiful. The Takenaka Tool Museum is in Kobe about 5 minutes walk from the Shinkansen station. I was there two weeks ago, it is their brand new musuem they built in a neighborhood in Kobe and it is the best japanese tool museum in the world, guaranteed.
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I am not going to pay for anyones tickets to Japan, but I would love to meet any of you there in May. The organizers of the Kezuroukai are all volunteers, they would love to have some new competators or just visitors. If you ever want to attend the rock concert of japanese woodworking, this is it and the staff and the japanese woodworking community is waiting with open arms. And it is all free.
Alex
TheJapanStone
I propose a mass attendance of gals and fellows all show up there in May 5-6 in Kobe from the U.S. and Europe and Australia. I guarantee that if you attend that there will be services and welcome mats out for any serious students of any of the various fields of interest. I and a friend compeated early this month at the Kezuroukai held in Odawara and we were the only non-Japanese citizens pulling shavings. There was a small group from the U.S. led by Suzuki-san (she's from Berkeley) that was there parts of both days walking around and buying tools, but that was about it.
The Kezuroukai is a treasure. It's a wonderland. Peopled by the finest professional craftspersons and the most enthsiastic amateurs anywhere, the best blacksmiths, miners, building and furniture makers with solid roots in traditional techniques and attitudes all there to share on an equal playing field.
http://ift.tt/11xCsY6
If any of you are professionals, you can most likely attend a kezuroukai, buy a few tools and attended and discussion, pick up a few business cards, and write much of the trip off on your taxes.
If any of you are amateur knife makers, tool makers or woodworkers of some sort and you have not attended a kezuroukai yet, a chapter is left out of your book of life as a craftsperson.
You can fly into Kobe or Osaka. The Kezuroukai is going to be held on an island in Kobe bay that has a train that goes right out to it, its a beautiful place. The city of Kobe is like a miniature San Francisco. You can walk around the city at anytime of the day or night, its beautiful. The Takenaka Tool Museum is in Kobe about 5 minutes walk from the Shinkansen station. I was there two weeks ago, it is their brand new musuem they built in a neighborhood in Kobe and it is the best japanese tool museum in the world, guaranteed.
http://ift.tt/Lg8Dmw
I am not going to pay for anyones tickets to Japan, but I would love to meet any of you there in May. The organizers of the Kezuroukai are all volunteers, they would love to have some new competators or just visitors. If you ever want to attend the rock concert of japanese woodworking, this is it and the staff and the japanese woodworking community is waiting with open arms. And it is all free.
Alex
TheJapanStone
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