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International Carpenters Forum

Theme: Tools
Date: July 31 - August 3
Venue: Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum, Shin-Kobe, Japan
Program (subject to change):

Thursday, July 31 (Day One)

  • 1. Opening remarks
  • 2. Introduction on the history of the Museum
  • 3. Classification of planes in the world;
  • 4. Museum tour
 

Friday, August 1 (Day Two)

  • Presentations and demonstrations of international carpenters
  • 1. Traditional wooden shingle making in Austria
    2. From trees in forest to beams in frame- a short introduction to French medieval techniques
    3. Norwegian plane traditions
    4. Traditional Japanese carpentry outside of Japan and key differences between Western and Japanese planes
    5. Traditional wooden wheel making in England
 

Saturday, August 2 (Day Three)

  • 1. Introduction, performance and experience activity of thin plane shaving
  • 2. Making flowers with plane shaving
  • 3. Introduction and demonstration of spear plane
  • 4. Hinoki chopsticks making by planes
 

Sunday, August 3 (Day Four)

  • Tour to visit the National Treasure Kakurinji and Shoshazan Engyoji Temples
 

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