International Carpenters Forum
Theme: Tools
Date: July 31 - August 3
Venue: Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum, Shin-Kobe, Japan
Program (subject to change):
Thursday, July 31 (Day One)
- 1. Opening remarks
- 2. Introduction on the history of the Museum
- 3. Classification of planes in the world;
- 4. Museum tour
Friday, August 1 (Day Two)
- Presentations and demonstrations of international carpenters
- 1. Traditional wooden shingle making in Austria
- 2. From trees in forest to beams in frame- a short introduction to French medieval techniques
- 3. Norwegian plane traditions
- 4. Traditional Japanese carpentry outside of Japan and key differences between Western and Japanese planes
- 5. Traditional wooden wheel making in England and France
Saturday, August 2 (Day Three)
- 1. Introduction, performance and experience activity of thin plane shaving
- 2. Making flowers with plane shaving
- 3. Introduction and demonstration of spear plane
- 4. Hinoki chopsticks making by planes
Sunday, August 3 (Day Four)
- Tour to visit the National Treasure Kakurinji and Shoshazan Engyoji Temples