Bulletin of Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum

Saw Blacksmith, Kyusaku Nakaya

Kinya Hoshino, Etsuko Funabiki

2009 Volume 20 Pages 3-16
Published: 2009
Released on J-STAGE: March 22, 2021

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.50862/dougukan.20.0_3

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As of examining the tradition　of Kyusaku Nakaya , who is famed as a great carpenter of using saw and anvil, and also the part of piece which is possessed in various regions, attempting inspection based on records, and as a result, we reached a decision as a new knowledge below. 1 Could grasp the activity term of Kyusaku Nakaya from the late stage of Edo period to Meiji period, the name and also the location as well. 2 It was clarified that there were several ways to engrave blacksmith's signature.

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Forms and Woodwork Techniques of Ancient Japanese Chisel Form Traces Left in Building Components

Masako Uemura

2009 Volume 20 Pages 19-35
Published: 2009
Released on J-STAGE: March 22, 2021

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.50862/dougukan.20.0_19

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From the 34 traces of chisel cuttings left in Japanese ancient wooden building components, the following features were drawn in relation to forms and methods of chisels at the time. 1 Ancient chiseling was applied to processed wood or lumber and not on logs. 2 Ancient chiseling was used in order to process parts of building that would remain unseen. Major methods applied were processes using straight joints and angle joints. 3 The three forms of ancient chisels were: straight flute, round flute, which is slightly curved at the tip, and round chisel (its cross section is round flute). 4 Chisels with straight flute varied in its width from 15mm to about 35mm. They were used to cut wooden parts and also for lumber splitting. 5 Chisels with round flute or slightly curved tip varied in its width from 40mm to 45mm. They were used for cutting wooden parts, chiseling concaved surfaces and for finishing straight joints and angle joints. 6 Round chisels (its cross-section is round flute) were used to chisel out round holes.

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Vietnamese Wooden Buildings and Carpentry Tools: A Survey Report in Ha Nam, Thua-thien Hue and Ninh Thuan Province

Tadanori Sakamoto, Takeshi Nagawa, Shinichiro Nakazawa, Hideaki Hayash ...

2009 Volume 20 Pages 37-76
Published: 2009
Released on J-STAGE: March 22, 2021

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.50862/dougukan.20.0_37

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1　This article reports the some results on the survey of the traditional wooden buildings and the carpentry tools carried out in September and December 2007 in Ha Nam province in the north, Thua-thien Hue province in the central and Ninh Thuan province in the central-south of Vietnam. 2 Vietnamese traditional wooden buildings have characteristic structure form and detail design represented by the buildings in surveyed area even that are influenced by the Chinese civilization. Also it can be understand that the structural form in the north that has massive proportion and piled up beams is different from that has delicate proportion and the angled beam and the crown post in the central and the central-south area. 3 The characteristic structure influences the form and use of designing tools, and that is found in the ruler called thuoc sam and nack cap. The influence of China found in the shape and the usage. On the other hand, the usage of some characteristic tool as mallets and T-shaped axes is found.

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