zen
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Zen and Woodworking: Final Preparations
A flurry of milling, layout, and tool preparation before the class
Somakosha in the New York Times
I had the opportunity to interview Jon Stollenmeyer of Somakosha about his path becoming a carpenter in Japan for the New York Times about his start at Nakamura Sotoji Komuten and most recently at Somakosha with Kohei Yamamoto. The interview was about 4 hours formally, and about 7 days, informally
Quarter-Ton Dog Step
Gathering materials, off island and on; A dog step bench meant to support a quarter ton.
