A double-line marking gauge with an iron handle bent into an L-shape where the marking blade is attached. The iron handle is…

A carpenter's hammer with an iron head. It differs from the steel double faced hammer *…

An architecutural element which incorporates a right angle. For example, a corridor with a right angle bend is referred to…

A carpenter's square. It has a long side, about 49 cm, and a short side about 24 cm, and looks like an L shaped ruler. Also…

A plane, used to shave away the surface of timber to get a smooth finish. In Japan, where most buildings in pre-Meiji…

A marking gauge. A tool used to draw accurate, straight lines on the surface of timber. The marking blade is fixed to the…

A gimlet. A tool used to bore holes in timber by rotating the blade tip. Gimlets are divided into three types depending on…

A plane used for shaving and finishing the sides of a mortise or an internal angle. There is a plane for left-side cutting…

A mallet that is usually made of oak or holly. It is used in cases where a metal hammer such as the *…

A trowel chisel. A type of paring chisel *tsukinomi 突鑿, with…

A tool called a "punner" in English, used to pound down broken stones laid below the foundation of a building. It consists…

A striking chisel. The primary structural elements in Japanese wooden buildings are pillars and beams, and not supporting…

A ripsaw. A saw used to cut timber in the same direction as the wood grain. There are various types of ripsaw including: the…

A whetstone, grinder, or grindstone. A tool used to sharpen the blade of a plane or chisel. Carpenters used a set of ranging…

Lit. "sword-guard chisel." The chisel used to make the hole needed to drive a Japanese nail wakugi 和釘 into a piece…

A hammer or mallet. Tsuchi are subdivided into various types according to its use. The *…

A paring chisel that shaves a timber entirely by hand pressure. Chisels called *tatakinomi…