tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379271667820721243.post6905806929095577098..comments2023-10-26T02:16:21.073-07:00Comments on Traditional Boats - East and West - at Douglas Brooks Boatbuilding: Japanese JoineryDouglas Brookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06515886845098653363noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379271667820721243.post-60811421921702459522015-05-26T06:23:19.124-07:002015-05-26T06:23:19.124-07:00Dear Douglas,
Thank you for taking the time to re...Dear Douglas,<br /><br />Thank you for taking the time to reply! It looks like you're all very busy, a it's lovely to see the boat coming together. That you have a book on the way sounds very interesting, and I will happily purchase that - so I will gladly wait.<br />Enjoy building the rest of the boat!<br /><br />Best regards<br />HenrikAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379271667820721243.post-90912733389235818472015-05-24T05:54:09.573-07:002015-05-24T05:54:09.573-07:00Dear Henrik,
Yes, this boatbuilder relies so much...Dear Henrik,<br /><br />Yes, this boatbuilder relies so much more on kigoroshi than any other I have seen that Angela and I have been specifically talking about how to best document that process. I guess I don't have much written on suriawase, but not to be too mercenary about it, but I have a major book coming out this summer on all five of my apprenticeships which details all the techniques I have learned in Japan. Please send me an email and I can put you on my mailing list, or feel free to email me and remind me of your request, because I have an article I wrote on Japan handsaws with a sidebar on suriawase. Email me so I can send you that. Sorry to be so abrupt but I am very busy here with this project.<br /><br />As for glue, Murakami puts an additive of some kind in Bondo, a trade name for a polyvinyl acetate glue popular in Japan (most Japanese refer to any blue as "bondo."). Japanese boatbuilders all tell me they do NOT depend on glue to hold the boat together (the boats get a full complement of fastenings regardless) but instead say glue keeps seams tight and dirt out of them. In the old days some boatbuilders put urushi (raw lacquer) in their seams for the same reason, but it was incredibly expensive. Three of my teachers (and now Mr. Murakami) used glue.Douglas Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06515886845098653363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2379271667820721243.post-67262466262955143332015-05-22T01:36:31.588-07:002015-05-22T01:36:31.588-07:00Dear Douglas Brooks,
Thank you for this fascinati...Dear Douglas Brooks,<br /><br />Thank you for this fascinating insight into the boat building process. As someone deeply interested in Japanese woodworking, but unable to go to Japan and learn for myself, this is very valuable. Thanks!<br /><br />A process-description of kigorishi would be much appreciated.<br />Perhaps you could also do something similar on suriawase? I have read what I could find on you blog about this, but still unsure about the details.<br /><br />A question: What sort of glue is used on the boat?<br /><br />Thank you<br />Henrik, CopenhagenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com