Edited by: Carpenter's Tool Research Group
This book is an expanded and revised edition of the 2011 book "Carpentry Tools: Whetstones and Sharpening Techniques," with 32 additional pages and the latest information. It provides a wide range of information on natural finishing whetstones, as well as the distribution and types of natural rough and medium whetstones, and the latest artificial whetstones. It also introduces professional sharpening methods.
Aimed at anyone who uses carpentry tools, this event will introduce Japanese natural whetstones and the latest artificial whetstones, and carpenters and joiners will also teach the techniques of sharpening.
The natural rough and medium whetstones industry declined with the emergence of artificial whetstones with stable performance. Although there is little information available now, we have added new information about natural rough and medium whetstones that were used in the past and are important for understanding the history of whetstones in Japan.
Furthermore, the environment surrounding natural finishing stones is changing daily, and there are moves to continue selling whetstones by acquiring new mining rights from whetstone mines that were once closed.
Natural whetstones, which are only produced in the Tanba Mountains, centered around Kyoto, remain popular due to their rarity and performance that cannot be achieved with artificial finishing whetstones, but the sale of inferior products via the Internet has also become noticeable. This book has been updated to include more comprehensive content, including the current sales situation of natural whetstones and a new perspective on whetstones.
*This book is a 32-page revised and expanded version of "Carpentry Tools: Whetstones and Sharpening Techniques" (Seibundo Shinkosha), published in December 2011, with additional and updated information on whetstone mining sites currently in operation, finishing whetstones, natural whetstones from around the country, and artificial whetstones.
This book is an expanded and revised edition of the 2011 book "Carpentry Tools: Whetstones and Sharpening Techniques," with 32 additional pages and the latest information. It provides a wide range of information on natural finishing whetstones, as well as the distribution and types of natural rough and medium whetstones, and the latest artificial whetstones. It also introduces professional sharpening methods.
Aimed at anyone who uses carpentry tools, this event will introduce Japanese natural whetstones and the latest artificial whetstones, and carpenters and joiners will also teach the techniques of sharpening.
The natural rough and medium whetstones industry declined with the emergence of artificial whetstones with stable performance. Although there is little information available now, we have added new information about natural rough and medium whetstones that were used in the past and are important for understanding the history of whetstones in Japan.
Furthermore, the environment surrounding natural finishing stones is changing daily, and there are moves to continue selling whetstones by acquiring new mining rights from whetstone mines that were once closed.
Natural whetstones, which are only produced in the Tanba Mountains, centered around Kyoto, remain popular due to their rarity and performance that cannot be achieved with artificial finishing whetstones, but the sale of inferior products via the Internet has also become noticeable. This book has been updated to include more comprehensive content, including the current sales situation of natural whetstones and a new perspective on whetstones.
*This book is a 32-page revised and expanded version of "Carpentry Tools: Whetstones and Sharpening Techniques" (Seibundo Shinkosha), published in December 2011, with additional and updated information on whetstone mining sites currently in operation, finishing whetstones, natural whetstones from around the country, and artificial whetstones.
Released 25/07/11
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