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Kingsley Anderson JAPANESE JOINERY GUIDE FOR BEGINNERS

A complete step by step guide to master Japanese joinery wood making technique

Crafts & Hobbies
English
1954 Words
Ages 3 and up
27
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Joinery refers to both the wooden components of a building, and the techniques used for making those components. The craftsperson who does this is often considered a joiner, as he or she is one who joins pieces of wood together to construct something. Traditional Japanese joinery is made entirely without the use of metal fasteners or adhesives. While building without the use of nails or other fasteners is not at all unique to Japan, the types of joints used, the durability of the structures created, and the complete absence of iron makes Japanese joinery stand out. In this book “JAPANESE JOINERY GUIDE FOR BEGINNERS” I will be teaching you everything that you must know about this amazing wood working technique in order to be able to master this craft and improve on your woodworking skills. In Japan however, complex methods of joinery are used not only for practical reasons, but also to highlight craftsmanship, and to enhance aesthetic quality. These decorative joints have often been used in temples, shrines, and castles, but are particularly common in furniture making. This book contain some of the following; Introduction to japanese joinery Japanese joinery What are japanese traditional woodworking tools? Japanese-american carpenter Mortise and tenon joint Dovetail joint Sampo-zashi carvings in japanese inami wood techniques of japanese lacquering kijiro lacquering lacquer kamakura-bori fuki-urishi lots more ORDER YOUR COPY NOW [more]

Keywords: the art of japanese joinery, The Complete Japanese Joinery, Japanese Woodworking, A Beginner's Guide to the Art of Japanese Joinery and Carpentry, JAPANESE JOINERY FOR BEGINNERS, Intermediate Guide to Japanese Joinery, Foundations of Woodworking, Simple Japanese Furniture

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Yei Theodora Ozaki Japanese Fairy Tales

Fairy Tale
English
70052 Words
No Age Recommendation
287
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This collection of Japanese fairy tales is the outcome of a suggestion made to me indirectly through a friend by Mr. Andrew Lang. They have been translated from the modern version written by Sadanami Sanjin. These stories are not literal translations, and though the Japanese story and all quaint Japanese expressions have been faithfully preserved, they have been told more with the view to interest young readers of the West than the technical student of folk-lore. At all times, among my friends, both young and old, English or American, I have always found eager listeners to the beautiful legends and fairy tales of Japan, and in telling them I have also found that they were still unknown to the vast majority, and this has encouraged me to write them for the children of the West. Y. T. O. [more]

Keywords: japanese fairy tales, yei theodora ozaki, japanese culture, japanese folk tales, japanese folklore, japan, fantasy

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Yoshisaburo Okakura The Japanese Spirit

Fiction
English
22052 Words
Ages 18 and up
2
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Yamato-Damashii is term in the Japanese language meant to refer the spiritual and cultural values and characteristics of the Japanese people. The phrase was coined in the Heian period to describe the indigenous Japanese 'spirit' or cultural values as opposed to cultural values of foreign nations such as those identified through contact with Tang dynasty China. Later, a qualitative contrast between Japanese and Chinese spirit was elicited from the term. Edo period writers and samurai used it to augment and support the Bushido concept of honor and valor. Japanese nationalists propagandized Yamato-damashii – 'the brave, daring, and indomitable spirit of Japanese people' – as one of the key Japanese military-political doctrines in the Showa period. English translations of Yamato-damashii include the 'Japanese spirit', 'Japanese soul', 'Yamato spirit', and 'The Soul of Old Japan'. Lafcadio Hearn mentions the latter in connection with Shinto. [more]

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