{"product_id":"japanese-wooden-boatbuilding","title":"Japanese Wooden Boatbuilding","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brooks, Douglas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition:\u003c\/b\u003e Reprint\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber Of Pages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 29-09-2021\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart Number:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781953225009\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e • Introduces significant aspects of traditional Japanese boatbuildingdesign, workshop and tools, wood and materials\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n• Introduces joinery and fastenings, propulsion, ceremonies, and the apprenticeship system\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n• The only available English-language documentation of these traditional boats and the few craftspeople left able to build them\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nWith Japan’s unprecedented modernization in the last century, the demand for traditional boats (wasen) faded, leaving the last generation of boatbuilders with no one to teach. This is the story of the author’s apprenticeships with five Japanese masters to build their unique and endangered traditional watercraft. Brooks was the sole apprentice for each craftsman, and worked under a time-honored system in which apprentices first swept floors and sharpened tools, learning chiefly by observation with only limited direct instruction. The resulting book is part ethnography, part instruction, and part the personal story of a wooden boatbuilder fueled by a passion to preserve a craft tradition on the brink of extinction. It fills a large and long-standing gap in the literature on Japanese crafts, and will be of interest to boatbuilders, woodworkers, and all those impressed with the marvels of Japanese design and workmanship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781953225009\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePackage Dimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoodArtSupply","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44818653708454,"sku":"1953225004","price":37.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9314\/8838\/products\/61DHXLal0RS.jpg?v=1708146559","url":"https:\/\/woodartsupply.com\/products\/japanese-wooden-boatbuilding","provider":"WoodArtSupply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}