tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post1592171004058671859..comments2023-11-05T06:16:56.961-05:00Comments on the Carpentry Way: Gateway (XIV)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-61264384861266700812014-08-26T21:37:01.655-04:002014-08-26T21:37:01.655-04:00KT,
those ratchet straps are a great invention an...KT,<br /><br />those ratchet straps are a great invention and I use them for all sorts of things. Appreciate your comment!<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-5683094833043557802014-08-26T21:36:13.427-04:002014-08-26T21:36:13.427-04:00Hank,
thanks for the detailed reply. I have a lon...Hank,<br /><br />thanks for the detailed reply. I have a long list of buildings to visit next chance I get to go back to Japan!<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-3537243262837051812014-08-26T21:19:56.351-04:002014-08-26T21:19:56.351-04:00I am enamored of ratcheting tie-downs and so appre...I am enamored of ratcheting tie-downs and so appreciate your use of them in your staging platform. Most creative!<br />I also appreciate your "all comments are moderated" paragraphs at the end of each blog entry Very good, C.<br />Much aloha,<br />KTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-56700191694598831872014-08-21T03:31:12.416-04:002014-08-21T03:31:12.416-04:00Even the 150 years of sengoku did not pose as much...Even the 150 years of sengoku did not pose as much of a threat to traditional workmanship as the past 150 years since the Meiji Restoration. After all for all of the political changes at that time there wasn't much changing in the way that people worked wood. The invention of the nail gun and impact screwdriver has changed everything in just the past 50 years.<br /><br />Anyway you should visit Ise if you get a chance. One really needs to see Ise as part of an ecosystem that spans the whole archipelago of Japan. The rebuilding of the shrine is like the fruiting of a tree that has its roots in the forests of Wakayama and Mie prefectures and spreads out to touch every shrine in the country. The wood from the old shrine buildings is cut up and recycled in rebuilding and repairing shrines all across the country.<br /><br />There is another shrine in Ise, I think it is an Inari Jinja because it is full of fox statuettes. This shrine has a colonnade of Torii gates each maybe 10' tall and 5' wide formed from timber maybe 6" in diameter. They are placed one right next to the other so as to form an almost continuous tunnel about 20M long. The thing that I found most interesting is that the Torii are all of different ages and in different states of dilapidation. The gates are placed into the ground so they eventually rot and as they become dangerously decrepit they are replaced. You find brand new gates next to gates that are falling to pieces. The old ones are tied to the new ones so they don't fall down and hurt someone before they can be replaced. The result is that the colonnade is perpetual but it is in a perpetual state of decay and renewal. This shrine and the Grand Shrine both are responding to the inevitability of decay and the need for renewal in their own unique ways.Hank Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00356646826115613921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-15156200372767221052014-08-18T19:22:01.236-04:002014-08-18T19:22:01.236-04:00Hank,
I greatly appreciate your comment. I haven&...Hank,<br /><br />I greatly appreciate your comment. I haven't visited Ide Jingu in person, however have studied many photographs of the architecture there. Shikinen-zōkan (or shikinen-sengu), the practice of rebuilding Shrines every 20 years, used to happen at most shrines, however to do that on a wide scale today would evaporate the forest resource in short order. So, it isn't really a sustainable practice.<br /><br />The practice is often justified as a means of passing down carpentry knowledge, however one point can be made in terms of Ise Jingu itself: there was a 140-year period during the most intense time of feudal warfare in Japan (1600's-1700's) where rebuilding did not happen at that site, so any actual connection with historical practice was severed then. The answer to the problem of course is to reinvent tradition, which is exactly what they did.<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-43658949078292044302014-08-17T05:53:58.095-04:002014-08-17T05:53:58.095-04:00Chris,
I have just discovered your blog and I can ...Chris,<br />I have just discovered your blog and I can see that I will have many pleasant hours of reading ahead.<br /><br />This project is particularly interesting to me because of your insights with respect to weather water and wood. The management of water seems to have been a major consideration in many old Japanese buildings. Many temples have a granite gutter on the drip line below the eves to channel water away from the building. It's unfortunate that the Museum did not accept your suggestion for a roof. That would clearly make the difference between a gate that will last 20 years and one that could last centuries. <br /><br />Have you visited Ise Gingu? That is a fascinating place to think about permanence and renewal of wooden buildings. They take a rather different approach to the problems of permanence and the inevitability of rot.Hank Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00356646826115613921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-7387691932483433592014-08-13T07:12:22.537-04:002014-08-13T07:12:22.537-04:00Derek,
your comment and question is much apprecia...Derek,<br /><br />your comment and question is much appreciated. Yes, the granite serves to bring the wood up away from ground level and is a substance which does not wick moisture up and into the wooden elements, unlike concrete.<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-11313131809780777992014-08-13T06:12:44.879-04:002014-08-13T06:12:44.879-04:00Chris,
This foundation stonework is fascinating, I...Chris,<br />This foundation stonework is fascinating, I thought the use of the threaded inserts to allow adjustment of the plane that the stones rest upon was ingenious. Am I right in thinking that granite (apart from aesthetics) is preferable because it is non porous and effectively provides a damp course between the concrete foundation and the wood?<br /><br />Hmmm, parallelogram shaped stones eh...?<br />Warm regards<br /><br />DerekYxochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11555633496005278384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-21453325670494782812014-08-12T16:42:30.517-04:002014-08-12T16:42:30.517-04:00Cole,
thanks for the comment and question. Timber...Cole,<br /><br />thanks for the comment and question. Timber work will be happening later this fall and on into winter.<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-21408412633205742532014-08-12T15:01:21.268-04:002014-08-12T15:01:21.268-04:00Great work! So we can we expect to see some timber...Great work! So we can we expect to see some timber work?Colenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-23906512147524352532014-08-12T08:30:38.847-04:002014-08-12T08:30:38.847-04:00Birmingham,
most kind of you to say. It was one o...Birmingham,<br /><br />most kind of you to say. It was one of the tougher work days I've had in a while, and glad my wife was there to tell me it was time to have lunch, things like that. Still feeling sore all over two days later, so maybe stonework is not for me.<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-51318755212797548012014-08-12T08:28:48.370-04:002014-08-12T08:28:48.370-04:00Tico,
My helper from past installments is in Ital...Tico,<br /><br />My helper from past installments is in Italy at this time. I should have given my wife more credit for her efforts. She mixed and placed some of the grout for instance. Might have been better to split the work up over two days.<br /><br />Thanks for your comment - hope you're doing well these days.<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-7717730831138567482014-08-12T00:42:29.092-04:002014-08-12T00:42:29.092-04:00Your attention to detail is amazing. You're a ...Your attention to detail is amazing. You're a true professional and obviously a very hard worker. Birminghamhttp://www.birmingham-blackcountry-locksmith.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-79731514800467039672014-08-11T22:21:18.351-04:002014-08-11T22:21:18.351-04:00Wow, the work of a whole crew done by one guy. ama...Wow, the work of a whole crew done by one guy. amazing!Tico Vogthttp://www.ticovogt.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-14737165063173589382014-08-11T19:21:45.686-04:002014-08-11T19:21:45.686-04:00Zack,
glad you've found the blog and took a m...Zack,<br /><br />glad you've found the blog and took a moment to share your thoughts. The truck is a 1982 Toyota Landcruiser diesel - the HJ47 model. I bought it from Australia several years ago and have poured way too much money into it, but it sure comes in handy sometimes.<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-84407476684749791882014-08-11T19:20:14.797-04:002014-08-11T19:20:14.797-04:00Harlan,
your stamp of approval is good to receive...Harlan,<br /><br />your stamp of approval is good to receive - thanks!<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-65888255115708116132014-08-11T19:19:38.150-04:002014-08-11T19:19:38.150-04:00Greg,
thank you very much for the kind comment.
...Greg,<br /><br />thank you very much for the kind comment.<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-39073775430877254512014-08-11T18:59:43.084-04:002014-08-11T18:59:43.084-04:00I just started reading your blog a few weeks ago a...I just started reading your blog a few weeks ago and really enjoy the content. I must know though, what is this great little truck you drive? - ZackAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-1255090772609991982014-08-11T18:54:57.706-04:002014-08-11T18:54:57.706-04:00Impressive preparation and planning. Its great whe...Impressive preparation and planning. Its great when things go smoothly. Impressive support from your wife as well. Congratulations on all fronts.<br /><br />-Peace,<br />Harlan BarnhartAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-24197682968910353352014-08-11T18:37:47.983-04:002014-08-11T18:37:47.983-04:00A job well done! Being your own work crew present...A job well done! Being your own work crew presents some challenges. Nice solution with the heavy stones.<br /><br />GregAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com