Masters of Carpentry at Japan House
...skillful carpenters employing natural materials to detail and finish teahouses. We attended a talk by the curator, Marcelo Nishiyama who bemoaned the sorry state of most contemporary building practices in Japan and the lack of respect for the craft of carpentry. As I’ve learned from my furniture making hobby, carpentry requires a combination of physical stamina, a sense of design and a hand/eye finesse similar to playing a musical instrument. Nis...