History of woodworking
The history of woodworking in the world is old, and it is said that the first human use of wood as a tool dates back to the primitive age. It is no exaggeration to say that the history of human beings, which has set itself apart from other creatures as an animal that uses tools. In ancient Egypt, it seems that there are records of desks and stools being made by jumping over the frame of tools used for hunting.
It can be said that woodworking is the oldest technique not only in Japan but all over the world.
Even in Japan, tools that have already been shaped such as lacquer from the Jomon period have been found in the Torihama shell mound in Fukui prefecture.
During the Asuka period, woodworking and construction techniques developed dramatically with the introduction of Buddhism, and as logistics and commercial systems were built over a long period of time, woodworking products were not for some aristocrats and religions. Instead, it will spread to the living tools of the common people.
In the Edo period, the technique was further improved against the background of the stability of society and the richness of life, and it seems that many woodworking techniques as traditional crafts that continue to this day were born.
Japanese woodworking technology
Traditional Japanese woodwork products have different names due to the difference in their construction methods.
A typical one is a joinery (( Joinery ) , (( Chestnut ) , Grind (( Hikimono ) , There are things like songs (magemono).
I will introduce each of them.
Joinery
It is a general term for woodwork products that are often used for boxes, desks, chairs, etc., and are made by combining wood with accurate unevenness without using nails at the joints between wood. 2 The technique of combining two pieces of wood is called "joint", and among them, the technique of combining in the length direction used in construction is called "joint" differently. If you look around the furniture around you, you may find one of the most representative "mortise and tenons" in the joint. In addition, there are many other ways of assembling, such as highly decorative "ant sewn" and "balanced sewn", which vary depending on the craftsman and the individuality of the area.
Chestnuts
As the name suggests, it is a woodwork product made by the woodworking technique of hollowing out wood using a knife such as "only". It is the most primitive woodworking technique. Is it easy to imagine a bowl or mortar?
You can fully enjoy the individuality of the artist by leaving a rough mark on the hollow, finishing it beautifully and smoothly, and decorating it with carving.
Grinded food
A plane is applied to the wood rotated by the potter's wheel to form it. It is mainly used when making circular objects such as bowls and bowls. After identifying the wood called wood removal, we dig inside and put it in the back of the wood and rotate it to shape it using a potter's wheel. It is relatively suitable for mass production, but it requires the skill of craftsmen to form it accurately.
Music (Magemono)
The representative of the song is the familiar (?) Wappa. Make a circle or an ellipse by bending thinly cut wood by soaking it in hot water to soften it, or by making a thin cut called pull bending, closing the seam with birch or cherry bark, and then attaching the bottom. Make the shape of the vessel.
Recently, I see some people who use magewappa for lunch boxes.
Japan's woodworking technology, which is extremely high in the world
The woodworking techniques used in shrines and temples that still retain the taste of those days for hundreds of years show the high level of Japan. The same is true for the wooden tools that have been deeply involved with us Japanese at the level of thousands of years.
Nowadays, with the development of computer-controlled machine tools, it has become possible to mass-produce with high accuracy.
However, the difficult part of woodworking is that each piece of wood, which is the raw material, has its own individuality, and not all can be automated like brass products, for example. Furthermore, there are many areas that cannot be machined by machines.
What is the best way to process the wood by carefully assessing its properties? Only this there IT Even in the present age when the technology has evolved, the skill of human connoisseurs and skilled woodworkers is required.
Japanese woodwork is a familiar work of art
Japanese woodworkers with high quality Japanese wood and high technology.
Touching such Japanese woodwork is not the most familiar "artwork" that can be incorporated into our lives, which creates a space for thinking and mind and gives creativity in the rapidly changing modern times. Is it?
