Links

Organizations:


Tool Shops and Suppliers:

North America:
Suzuki Tool

Japan:Japan (mostly in Japanese):
Pro Shop Hokuto - Gyoda, Saitama, Japan
Arde - carpenters tools
Honmamon - blades, tools
Homemaking.jp - tools - electric, hand, etc.
Tachibana - Echigo blades and carpenter tools
Metal Master- knives, whetstones, carpenter's tools
Nobori Blade Shop
Futamiyachuzo - Knives Gardening Saws Sharpening/Repairs
Nakaya Saw Co. - Sanjo 
Kanna-ya (Itsumo Kouatsu Ltd) - carpenter's tools
Morihei knives stones - Asakusa-shop
Tsuchida Ha-mono (blade shop Tokyo) Facebook page



Research and Information:
JAANUS - Japanese art & craft terminology - (EN)
Fuchu (Japan) Museum of Furniture and Woodwork - (JP)
Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum - (EN)
WWWJDIC: Multirad Kanji - (EN)
Handwritten kanji search at sljfaq.org - (EN)
Weblio - Carpentry Glossary - (JP)
Takumi - Carpentry Glossary - (JP)
Kanji style reference site: moji.tekkai.com - (JP)
Japan Lumber Journal - (EN)

*Daiku Dojo above also has a lot of useful info.


Video, Media:
Kinokuniya Books - US site
Jay van Arsdale's woodworking videos


Blogs and sites of interest:
A real blog: Chris Hall's The Carpentry Way
D & M King shoji and kumiko excellence - Australia 

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