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FIW 111
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Title: | Japanese Woodworking & Design |
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Long Title: | Japanese Woodworking and design |
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Course Description: | Expands students’ woodworking knowledge and skills through direct instruction of basic Japanese hand-tool techniques. This course increases cultural and aesthetic appreciation for Japanese design. |
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Min Credit: | 3 |
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Origin Notes: | NCE 5.26.15 JLG |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES
1. Develop Japanese hand-tool skills and design aesthetics.
2. Interpret Japanese woodworking concepts through culture and history.
3. Apply Japanese woodworking methods to create original works.
4. Demonstrate ability to combine personal and Japanese woodworking techniques.
TOPICAL OUTLINE
I. Demonstrate how to set up, tune, and use Japanese woodworking tools
A. Tune and use a wooden hand plane
B. Tune hollow-back cutting tools, i.e. chisels and plane blades
II. Use Japanese tool skills to make wooden tools and jigs
A. Straight edge (Shitaba Jogi)
B. Marking gage (Kebiki)
III. Practice making joints with Japanese hand tools
A. Ken-dome Tsugi
B. Nawa Kumi
IV. Introduce traditional and modern Japanese design and their origins in Japanese culture and history
V. Build final project combining Japanese and personal woodworking skills and design
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