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Best Selection of Japanese Carpentry Woodworking Tools near Tokyo, Japan - Sagami Daiku Dougu Kan

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Best Selection of Japanese Carpentry Woodworking Tools near Tokyo, Japan - Sagami Daiku Dougu Kan

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Peter Martin

Best Selection of Japanese Carpentry Woodworking Tools near Tokyo, Japan - Sagami Daiku Dougu Kan



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In this video, we visit Sagami Daiku Dougu Kan in Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan. This is by far the largest selection of Japanese carpentry tools that I have seen. The shop is extremely organized and cataloged in a way where you can find just about anything you are looking for. I was amazed to see the amount of very hard to get tools and even some tools from blacksmiths and craftspeople that have passed long ago. This store has something for everyone. If you are interested in going to this store it is pretty easy to find. There is no one there that can support English speaking customers, but they are always willing to try. It is best to arrive at the store with ideas of blacksmiths and tool makers that you are seeking. The address to Sagami Daiku Dougu Kan (さがみ大工道具館) is: 5-chōme-1 Seishin, Chuo Ward, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0216, Japan If you are trying to search for this store in English, you will not be able to find it. It is best to copy and paste the Japanese name into your search engine to get the address if you are intending on using GPS to get there. We hope you enjoy the video.


 


Re: Best Selection of Japanese Carpentry Woodworking Tools near Tokyo, Japan - Sagami Daiku Dougu Kan

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Re: Best Selection of Japanese Carpentry Woodworking Tools near Tokyo, Japan - Sagami Daiku Dougu Kan

“This set of small chisels is for the small craftsman”. ?????

Regards from Perth

Derek


Re: Best Selection of Japanese Carpentry Woodworking Tools near Tokyo, Japan - Sagami Daiku Dougu Kan

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Thank you for the video......Peter.......

What a wonderful thing it must be to have a well stocked store like that where you can go, see, and inspect the tools you are about to purchase.

I recently bought a couple of sash mortise chisels which were made by a well established British maker from an on-line retailer in Ohio......thus unseen and uninspected. I was disappointed in the fit and finish of the product.......to use Derek's word, it required some fettling to get the handle on straight and some grinding here and there......I believe that I'm buying "seconds" from this retailer.......of course, there is no admission of this possibility. The only way I've found to get really well made items here.......is to pay the money at LV or LN......and get something good that you can't see or inspect before you buy.


Re: Best Selection of Japanese Carpentry Woodworking Tools near Tokyo, Japan - Sagami Daiku Dougu Kan

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Re: Thank you for the video......Peter.......

If your daughter was going to be there this October and you have no Japanese tools but always wanted a hammer, a chisel for dovetailing and another for mortising and maybe a saw and a marking gauge and your budget was Canadian $500, what should I tell her to bring back?


 


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