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oga 大鋸

Also pronounced ōga. A ripsaw thought to have been introduced to Japan from China at the beginning of the 15th…

Architecture, Tools
oni-arashikō ganna 鬼荒仕工鉋

A preliminary roughing plane. The oni-arashiko ganna has only a single cutting blade, expressed as ichimaiganna…

Architecture, Tools
ono 斧

An ax. The ax has existed since the Stone Age, and was one of the earliest implements used by man. Its design was improved,…

Architecture, Tools
wakiganna 脇鉋

A plane used to smooth the sides of a groove, particularly in a doorsill or lintel, after the base plane, *…

Architecture, Tools
warikebiki 割毛引

Lit. "splitting gauge." The splitting gauge is used to mark thin pieces of wood along the grain so that it can be broken…

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