Roofing

One of the events of the 2011 Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum Exhibition [Roofs made of grass and wood] was held at Gallery A Quad on the 1st floor of Takenaka Corporation Tokyo Main Store. Instructor is from PIIA Association for the preservation of national temple and shrine roof construction techniques, inc..

First, a craftsman will demonstrate how to make a cypress bark that had been peeled from cypress as a roofing material (this process is called "Koshirae"). Was.
There were many questions from customers, and the craftsman explained the question carefully.

Next, there was a demonstration and experience of sticking the koshira cypress bark with bamboo nails using a roof hammer in the same way as when roofing the roof.

When roofing, the craftsman puts about 30 bamboo nails in his mouth, takes them out of the mouth one by one, and sticks them with a roof hammer.
First of all, the artist's demonstration.

Next, under the guidance of the craftsman, they had the experience of actually hitting bamboo nails.
Rotate the bamboo nails in the mouth well in the mouth and go out, pierce the sharp tip into the cypress bark, and hit it 3-4 times with a roof hammer.

It is after the bamboo nail was hit.
The hit bamboo nails can be fastened so that the head part is crushed moderately and the roofing material does not float.

It looks like the whole venue.
Everyone was very popular to see things that I couldn't usually experience.
We were blessed with the weather on that day.
Thank you very much to everyone who came to the museum and everyone at PIIA Association for the preservation of national temple and shrine roof construction techniques, inc. in Instructor who worked for a long time.