Carpentry School Day 9

About a 40-minute drive from central Okayama City. Breakfast at the hotel starts at 6:30 AM, so I get up early to match that schedule. It’s become my usual habit to get some work done before breakfast before heading out.

The sky was cloudy when I left the hotel, but it’s often completely clear by the time I arrive at Somakosha, and today was blessed with good weather again. Since I arrived at the parking lot early, I took a short stroll around the area before heading to the workshop.

Today’s plan was to finish setting up the planes and start working on the “Kanawa joint.” However, the planes didn’t turn out as I’d hoped, and I didn’t get them ready for planing until just before 2 PM. I recalled how craftsmen at construction sites and furniture workshops use planes with such ease and skill as a matter of course, and I was once again impressed by their mastery.

Finally, around 3 PM, I was able to start marking and working on the metal ring joint.

岡山市の中心部から車で約40分。
朝は6時30分からホテルの朝食が始まるので、それに合わせて早起き。朝食前にひと仕事をするのも、いつもの習慣になってきました。

ホテルを出た時には曇っていた空も、杣耕社さんに着く頃にはすっかり晴れて、今日も良い天気に恵まれました。駐車場に早めに着いたので、周囲を少し散策しながら工房へ向かいます。

本日の予定は、鉋のセットアップを済ませて「金輪継ぎ」に取りかかること。ところが鉋が思うように仕上がらず、削れるようになったのは結局14時前でした。現場や家具工房で、職人さんたちが当たり前のように鉋を使いこなしている姿を思い出し、改めてその熟練の技に感心します。

ようやく15時ごろになって、金輪継ぎの墨付けと加工に取りかかることができました。