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Title Contains Image(s) Description Keywords
anazukikanna 穴突鉋

A grooving plane. A plane used in carpentry to make a groove. For a groove less than 15 mm wide a small anazukikanna…

Architecture, Tools
arashikō ganna 荒仕工鉋

A type of smoothing plane. The arashikō ganna is the first smoothing plane used on a piece of timber, planking…

Architecture, Tools
awasejōgi 合せ定規

A wooden measuring gauge *jōgi 定規, generally, 6-7 cm wide, 35-45 cm long, and 0.9…

Architecture, Tools
azehikinoko 畔挽鋸

Lit. ridge cutting saw; from aze 畔 meaning a ridge between rice fields. An intermediate cutting saw. The …

Architecture, Tools
daigiri-oga 台切大鋸

A large crosscut saw with a blade 70 cm long and 30 cm wide that has a wooden handle at each end for two people. This saw…

Architecture, Tools
dainaoshiganna 台直鉋

A plane used to shave the base of another plane. It is very important in planing that the base of the plane stock, known as…

Architecture, Tools
dōtsukinoko 胴付鋸 ✓

Lit. saw with attached spine. A tenon or back saw. A saw designed especially to cut the shoulder of a tenon. The blade is…

Architecture, Tools

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JAANUS is the on-line Dictionary of Japanese Architectural and Art Historical Terminology compiled by Dr. Mary Neighbour Parent.

Originally built by the Atsumi International Scholarship Foundation, it is now hosted and maintained by the Media Center for Art History at Columbia University