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jōgi 定規 ✓

A gauge used to confirm the straightness of structural members. A structural member is placed between the two boards of the…

Architecture, Tools
jōshikō ganna 上仕工鉋

Special finishing plane. A smoothing plane used in the final stages of wood preparation to get a glossy surface on timber,…

Architecture, Tools
nokogiri 鋸

A saw. Saws are the most used tool in Japanese carpentry. They divided into two broad groups: the ripsaw, which cuts along…

Architecture, Tools
nomi 鑿

A chisel. A tool used by a carpenter to bore holes in timber. It is divided broadly into two categories depending in the way…

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