Roofing

2011 Special Exhibition [Roof made of grass and wood] A demonstration and experience class was held at the special venue of the Annex of Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum.
Following the Tokyo venue, Instructor is everyone from PIIA Association for the preservation of national temple and shrine roof construction techniques, inc..

First of all, they talked about how to roof cypress bark roofs.
Everyone is curious about stories that can only be heard by the craftsman who actually roofs, such as the interval between stacking the roofing material, the bamboo nails that hold the roofing material, and the scales that are careful to create beautiful curves.

Next is a demonstration of actually covering the cypress bark roof.
Put about 30 bamboo nails in the mouth, suppress the roofing material with the right hand, receive the bamboo nails out of the mouth one by one with the left hand with a roof hammer, and fasten the roofing material. A cheer came up from the venue for the rhythmic work.

After the demonstration, while teaching the craftsman the tips, we will use a roof hammer to put the bamboo nail out of the mouth and hit it directly. It's also hard to turn the bamboo nails in your mouth.

On the other hand, this is a demonstration of the shaping process of roofing materials.
The bark master (a craftsman who peels cypress in the mountains) uses the roofing material from the mountains to a certain thickness and shape according to the Venue used for the roof. There were many questions from customers, and we answered each one carefully.

Finally, three sides of Instructor.
You are an incumbent craftsman.