"Let's roof thatch" hands-on classroom report
Date and time: October Sunday, October 30, 2011 10:00-15:00
Location: Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum Annex Outdoor Parking Lot
Lecturer: Minoru Shiozawa (thatched house), old folk house (Mukogawa Women's University)
Number of participants: 16 people
A thatching experience class was held to commemorate the holding of the Kobe venue, a special exhibition "Roofing-Roofing made of grass and wood-". We welcomed Minoru Shiozawa, a thatch craftsman who is also a lecturer on October 16, and members of the Mukogawa Women's University circle "old folk house tribe" as lecturers.
The thatched roof taught this time is a technique of "Toma-roofing" that was once used for huts for agricultural products. Let's roof this tomaro on the veranda of the tool building annex, not on the roof of the house. It is a thatched thatched roof that does not pass through and is rich in breathability and creates a comfortable shade of trees, but it is not very familiar to modern urban people. This time, it is a proposal to take thatched roofs closer to the city.
This is a rope knotting course. "Men's knot" was taught in a hands-on classroom in Tokyo. That's the basis of thatching.
Knit the rice straw in small quantities and make it into a panel. This is called "Toma knitting". The word Toma has a long history and is also described in Manyoshu. "I can see the Toma of the Kariho no hermitage in the autumn field, and my clothes get wet in the dew" (Emperor Tenji).
Attach the Toma knit to the bamboo frame with a male tie. On the left is Mr. Shiozawa, the lecturer.
It looks like the kaya panel made by everyone is raised to the second floor. After this, a craftsman attached it to the window.
It is the completion of a toma-roof with a bay window on the veranda! Especially in the summer when the sun is strong, it seems to be comfortable.
On the back side of the Toma-roofed roof, the Toma-roof panels are arranged vertically and horizontally, and the bamboo framework is tied with a rope.
I was worried about the rain on this day, but somehow managed to bring it to the end. Thank you very much to everyone who participated and the lecturers.
The Tomatoro that was completed on this day is on display in front of an annex in Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum during the Roofing Exhibition. We would like to see many people, so please come and visit us.