Japanese Woodworking Tip - "Kigoroshi"

in this video I would like to share with you a useful tips called Kegel oh this is a technique that utilizes the nature of the wood to achieve a perfect joint with no gap I will explain in more detail using a having joint so when cut out the middle part of each member make sure to leave marking lines when sewing [Applause] tap the areas that will make contact with each other a hammer commonly used in Japan has flat surface on one end and around the surface on the other make sure to gently tap with the round end if you tap with the flat end this will cause you to cut the fibers of the wood and they will never recover to the original size even after some moisture is added for your information this is the photo tapped with the flat surface can you see the mark of the edge of the hammer you can never remove this no matter how much moisture you give it let's put them together then at this stage there is a slight gap between the members add some moisture with a wet towel to the area I tapped this can be done by spraying two this is the photo taken after 10 minutes the root cells absorbed water and expanded to fill the gap this technique is typically used to assemble short screen lattices and also it will be adopted when setting a hoop of chisels and a handle of a hammer with this clever method you can achieve the best result for your project [Music] you [Music] you [Music]

Channel: DIY Japanese Joinery

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Keywords: kigoroshi, Japanese joinery, Japanese woodworking, Japanese carpentry, woodworking, carpentry, halving joint, shoji, shoji screen, fusuma, futon, tatami, diyjapanesejoinery

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Length: 5min 49sec (349 seconds)

Published: Thu Apr 20 2017