tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post4730782617328291130..comments2023-11-05T06:16:56.961-05:00Comments on the Carpentry Way: The dovetails are not the only twisted thing here...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-54063552497560359152012-12-11T12:58:42.251-05:002012-12-11T12:58:42.251-05:00Hi Jeremi,
welcome! If you have never made furnit...Hi Jeremi,<br /><br />welcome! If you have never made furniture before then there are vast numbers of books and magazines out there on every conceivable aspect. You won't find much on Japanese furniture, especially from a 'how to' perspective however. <br /><br />I do lead an online study group and we're about to start on a furniture project, so you might want to consider joining, though it is not directed at absolute beginners so much so you may find it a bit overwhelming...<br /><br />~Chris Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-3528526895186751412012-12-11T12:24:20.606-05:002012-12-11T12:24:20.606-05:00Hey Chris just joined wanting to start making furn...Hey Chris just joined wanting to start making furniture what is a good book to start withAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404798483050656222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-5672770291995787172011-03-06T09:06:39.159-05:002011-03-06T09:06:39.159-05:00Thanks everyone for the comments! I think that bec...Thanks everyone for the comments! I think that because most people can't read the Japanese, including the price on the back of the book, they fall victim to these stores, retail brick and mortar outfits and otherwise, who feel free to gouge them. <br /><br />Currency and exchange rates can really bite you if you're not up to date, as Michael notes.<br /><br />~ChrisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-76594379883893657832011-03-06T08:03:59.421-05:002011-03-06T08:03:59.421-05:00ebay isn't the only place doing this. kinokun...ebay isn't the only place doing this. kinokuniya in los angeles and japanese bookstores in hawaii have regularly marked books up as much as 300%. you can order them from japan direct, pay shipping, and still get them cheaper than that. i guess many people don't often know or check out currency exchange rates. <br /><br />michaelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-78083750712826105012010-03-19T00:21:50.086-04:002010-03-19T00:21:50.086-04:00i have seen this guys site on ebay and it came in ...i have seen this guys site on ebay and it came in vary handy to see inside the books that i was interested in purchasing off amazon japan.(amazon japan does not have too many books you can look inside and not reading any japanese it is hard to figure out what they are about.) <br /> his site his kind of like a "window shopping" site for me. so.... "thank-you mr ebay rip off book selling man" <br /><br />gregore'gregorehttp://www.gregorejoailliers.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-76276708879439132912010-03-18T22:28:41.304-04:002010-03-18T22:28:41.304-04:00yup, that guy was "iluvasianladies" kind...yup, that guy was "iluvasianladies" kinda creepy... Then changed to aboutjapan and I would dare suspect he is azabugirl. Anyway, at least 200% mark-up. He was about 150% and then had a hefty $20+ shipping. Free shipping now if I remember. I had unfortunately purchased a book for a small sum of $30 to find it was only 1060 yen. Shipping was $20 if I remember. No vasaline included. All the titles are available via Amazon japan. Which also has instructions to order in english if you look around abit there. He may not even have copies of said books just relists the books right from Amazon and resells them.<br />Side note, I had contacted paragon Books, an Asian book seller here in the US and they said they can not purchase wholesale and all books were retail plus handling. Shipping has to go them prior to you which means you pay shipping twice. So most of these titles end up about the same as azabugirls prices anyway. Go figure.<br />C on da BigAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-81084102265513852992010-03-18T19:20:08.105-04:002010-03-18T19:20:08.105-04:00Hi Chris,
Thanks (and to your friend who alerted ...Hi Chris,<br /><br />Thanks (and to your friend who alerted you) for pointing out this "injustice". However, you would become a very, very busy fellow if you took it upon yourself to red flag all the "non-deals" on Ebay or elsewhere. My pet peeve is the prices people ask for certain tools that don't work any better than entry level offerings.<br />Oh, well. That's the free market - buyer beware.<br /><br />SteveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com