| | Good tools are needed for a good job. What is a “good tool”? The technique of blacksmithing that meets the demanding demands of carpenters is generally not well known. There was a blacksmith named Kengo Usui in Yoita, Niigata Prefecture. He is a craftsman who devoted his life to making planes. The achievement of scientific analysis of craftsmanship, which often relies on experience and sensation, has become a model for many backwards. In this exhibition, you will see how a tool called "plane" is made through Kengo Usui's blacksmith life. |
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| Outline of the event | | Exhibition Period | August 6 (Tuesday) to September 29 (Sunday), 2013 |
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| Opening hours | 9:30–4:30 p.m. (Last admission 4:00 p.m.) |
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| Closed | Monday (or the next day if it is a national holiday) |
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| Admission | General 300 yen, large and high school students 200 yen, elementary and junior high school students 100 yen, various discounts available |
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| Venue | Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum Special Venue |
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| Organizer | Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum Corporation |
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| Contents of the exhibition | | The Life of Kengo Usui | What is the life of the plane blacksmith Kengo Usui on the plane? He walks with his wife as well as known by the couple plane, learns eagerly from many pioneers, and leaves them generously to the backwards. We will follow such a personality of Mr. Usui along with works and videos. |
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| Plane Blacksmith workplace | How is the plane made? Usui's plane manufacturing process will be reproduced using blacksmith tools and process samples that he actually used. By touching on the new material steel and various scientific analysis methods that Mr. Usui was involved in the development, we will consider the "good plane" that he aimed for. "Last year couple planes (Kazuhisa and Mankotobuki)": A couple plane announced in commemoration of Mr. Usui's 80 years old. © Cutting Society Reproduction of blacksmith: Reproduces the area around the fire floor using blacksmith tools that Usui actually used. © Cutting Society Type of steel: A sample of steel made by Usui. From Tama Steel and Togo Steel to Blue Paper Super Y Steel, jointly developed with Hitachi Metals, a number of steels. You can see it from the perspective of a blacksmith, such as cutting samples of metal. |
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Seminar
"Traditional skills and heart inherited from Kengo Usui" | Mr. Funatsu inherited the technique of Kengo Usui, a plane blacksmith who dedicated his life to making a good plane. You will talk about steel training techniques that incorporate science analysis, and encounters with people who have traveled all over the country with teachers and students. | Date and time | Sunday, September 22, 2013 13:30-15:00
※After the lecture (after 15:00), we plan to experience cutting with a plane trained by Mr. Funatsu using steel inherited from Mr. Usui. |
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| Venue | Hyogo Kyosai Kaikan (planned)
Rassehole
※The venue has been changed. |
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| Instructor | Yuji Funatsu (Funako Knife Mfg. Co., Ltd.)
Born in Yoita-cho, Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture in 1946. From 1961, he studied the work of chisel blacksmith about his father. In 1983, he hit the gate of swordsmith Ryuko Watanabe Genji to learn the technology of Tamako. In 1991, he was recognized as a traditional craftsman. He has been a part-time lecturer at Tokyo University of the Arts since 2011. He is dedicated to making knives every day to leave as many excellent carpentry tools for young ridges who continue to preserve the traditional Japanese architecture culture. |
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| Capacity | 100 people (free participation, pre-registration required) ※In the case of a large number of applicants, lottery |
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| How to Reserve | Skills and Mind Seminar Application Page |
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| Reservations by | Saturday, September 7, 2013 |
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| Venue Information | Map (external link) |
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| Remarks | This seminar also serves as Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum's "Technique and Mind" seminar. |
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Commemorative Event Experience class "Let's make a cut sword!" | Cut out the work process of plane blacksmithing and experience through the production of swords. As a series of three consecutive projects, we will make fire, mold, heat treatment, and produce a sword that can actually be used.
Photo Report (August 11)
Photo Report (August 25)
Photo Report (September 8)| Date and time | ①August 11 (Sun), 2 August 25 (Sun), 3 Sunday, September 8
※In each case, a two-part system of 9:30-11:30 am and 13:30-15:30 pm |
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| Contents | ①Forging, rough bashi, and grilled nashi
②Molding (Yasurikake, Sengake, and Narashi)
③Tempered, baked goods, blade Sharpening
※①③The process uses fire. |
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| Venue | the museum Outdoor Special Venue |
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| Instructor | Keisuke Uchihashi (Keisaburo Plane Cutlery Manufacturing Co., Ltd.)
Born in Nishiwaki City, Hyogo Prefecture in 1980. After graduating from high school, he worked in plane manufacturing in Miki City, Hyogo Prefecture for 5 years. Opened independently in 2003, and has been involved in production activities mainly on plane manufacturing. The blacksmith's name 'Kesaburo.' One of the most acclaimed craftsmen today as a maker of practical tools that can cut well. |
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| Capacity | Experience:
5 people each in the morning and afternoon (free participation, advance application required)
※Morning and afternoon assignments will be left to the museum.
Visit:
①③10 people each time (free participation, advance application required), 2 application not required
Conditions of participation (experience) Those who can participate in all 3 times
Junior high school students or older (Junior high school students must be accompanied by a guardian)
Those who agree to participate at their own risk |
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| How to Reserve | Apply by web mail
Click here to apply
Application by round-trip postcard
Please fill in the following items on the round-trip postcard and apply.
[Reverse for outgoing belief]
Event name, experience or tour (for visitors, specify 1 schedule, 2 morning or afternoon), full name (furigana), postal code, address, telephone number, gender, date of birth
[Reply surface]
Please fill in your name, postal code, and address on the address.
On the back side, your participation certificate will be printed, so please do not fill out.
[Application]
〒650-0004 4-18-25, Nakayamatedori, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi
Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum “Plane Blacksmith Exhibition Event” Section
※We will apply for one person per postcard.
※In the case of a large number of applicants, it will be a lottery.
※We will contact you after the deadline for details on whether or not to participate.
※The information you have entered will be strictly managed and will not be used for any purpose other than the special exhibition commemorative event. |
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| Reservations by | Sunday, July 21, 2013 |
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| Download | A4 size and PDF format Leaflet can be downloaded.
Leaflet (PDF file: 1.0MB) Kanna-leaf |
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