Report on
the workshop in California
The two workshops with Yataiki,
held at the Arques
Boat School
in Sausalito, were a great success. One picture is
shown below, of Yataiki working at the new forge
created for him. An entire album of
pictures taken by Jason Peace can be seen at:
Jason Peace photos.
The workshop participants closely
watched as Yataiki
1) forged a many layer billet of
hard and soft steel. A
billet that might be used for making a yari-ganna
(Japanese spear plane, sometimes yari-kanna). 2) Forged and shaped (with a sen) a Japanese yari-ganna and 3) Forged a sen. A sen is a special hard steel tool used for scraping,
especially in saw making.
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