This is the second post in a series about the Shoji Credenza. As beautiful as cypress is, it requires a totally different approach to projects than hardwoods

The final chair, next to the very log I got the wood from Making chairs seems tricky. Between the splayed legs, non-linear shapes and curved edges it seems like a massive undertaking to create one. Some of this is true, but much of it is negated by the fact that woodworkers have been making chairs for thousands of years and that has resulted in some ingenious ways of working around what would be otherwise difficult tasks. On the plus side, chairs breakaway from traditional sq

Traditional hand-hewn beams supporting the roof of an old Japanese farmhouse I may have left Japan, but in so many ways Japan has not left me. Unexpected smells and sights whisk my mind away to moonlit streets and rainy hours spent in cafes. Black tea, 7-elevens, faded wooden signs and the crunch of wood shavings pull me straight back to the workshop. When I talk about Japan, what I’m really associating with these wonderful feelings is Somakosha. Back in 2024 I attended the