TAJCD Supplement: Plane Set Up and Tuning Now Available!

Finally, it is ready:

This 185-page text on kanna set up and tuning, largely a compilation of three separate multi-post series here on the Carpentry Way over the past 5 years, is ready after a spell of compiling, editing, and additions. I believe it is the most detailed manual available on the topic.

The Table of Contents:

A sample page (18) from the text:

Another, page 108:

Available now in .pdf format, and priced at $35.00. Note that any future revisions to the text will always available free to original purchasers. If this Supplement is purchased as part of the 5-volume TAJCD Set, price drops to $30.00 (5-Volume set price including the Kanna Tuning Manual is $170.00).

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One Reply to “TAJCD Supplement: Plane Set Up and Tuning Now Available!”

Chris,

I've been waiting for you to publish this and am so glad you are! This is going to have a spot of honor in my shop's library.

–Josh

The Art of Japanese Carpentry PDFs available for purchase

TAJCD Volume I

A review of some of the basic mathematics applicable to carpentry work in general, and to aid in smoothly working through material in the other Volumes of TAJCD series.

$20.00

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TAJCD Volume I

TAJCD Volume II

Introduces the Japanese kō-ko-gen method for deriving the basic cut angles employed in regular plan splayed board assemblies (hoppers). Covers basic butted and mitered construction, along with mortise and tenon construction.

$25.00

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TAJCD Volume II