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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
gagari 鋸賀利

A heavy duty ripsaw. It is similar to a coarse, ordinary, standard ripsaw that cuts along the wood grain except that the…

Architecture, Tools
gangi 雁木

Also written 岸岐.

1 1) A general term for any architectural element built in a stepped or zigzag…

Architecture, Folk Dwellings, Tools
gennō 玄能

A type of hammer with an iron head and an oak handle. The gennō is used to strike a chisel or plane, or to…

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