In this Episode, Dave Burnard, Oregonian blacksmith in the Japanese tradition, shares his journey into Japanese woodworking and the smithing of tools.

We do talk about steel quite a bit and of course astrophysics!

To see some of what Dave is up to, you can find him on Instagram at: @gaijin_kajiya or on Facebook

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In this Episode, Andrew Ren, Kezurou Kai champion from Ottawa Canada, shares his journey into the world of Japanese hand planing competition. We talk about using a standard carpentry kanna/Japanese plane and using a wide plane. We also touch on different plane making blacksmith, photography and of course sharpening!

You can see what Andrew is up too on Instagram

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In this Episode, John Reed Fox, long time furniture maker using Japanese hand tools, shares his journey into furniture making, craft and the Japanese hand tool.

We also talk about aesthetics, early influences, design and the physical learning of the craft.

To see John's elegant work visit: johnreedfox.com

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