TCTM Bulletin No. 29

Literature survey on the Rohanjaku ruler
Tetsuya YASUDA

A Report on Tools used in the Production of Roof Tiles during Ancient Times in Japan
Examined Through the Use of Cylindrical Molds to Recreate Broad Concave Tiles and Semi-Cylindrical Tiles
Goeun CHOI

Italian Carpenter’s and Woodworker’s tools
A report on Investigation and Gathering in Veneto, in the northeastern part of Italy
Mitsuyo ITAKURA

TCTM Bulletin No. 28

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A Report on Blacksmith and the Historical Change of the Shape of Wide-bladed
Ripsaws in KAWAI Collection Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum Possesses
Takumi NAKAMURA, Ryouzou KAWAI, Kinya HOSHINO

Report of the “Fushin Shitae-zu Tatami-ita”
A Study of the Drawing Instruments in Pre-modern Period in Japan
Tadanori SAKAMOTO, Masahiko KAMATA

Investigation Report on Traces Left by Cutting Tools in Main Building of Chofuku-ji Temple in Nara Prefecture
Masako UEMURA

TCTM Bulletin No. 27

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The Report on the Reproduction Project of Korehide Chiyozuru’s smithy “Kyusanbou”.
Marcelo NISHIYAMA

The Standard Set of Carpentry Tools Used in Shanxi Province of China.
Hui LI

TCTM Bulletin No. 26

Contents
A Study of Sukiya Related Historical Documents, Collected by the Terada Family (Owned by TCTM)
Yuko KOIDE, Susumu HYUGA, Kunio KIRISAKO, Yoshio YAO, Yasutaka MATSUMOTO, Tadanori SAKAMOTO, Takumi NAKAMURA, Yuki KATO

A Report on Techniques of Logging and Lumbering with Hand Tools for “Making the Most of Wood” Exhibition
Takumi NAKAMURA

The Activities of Master Carpenters Jurobee and Tatsuzo Ichida and Their Documents
Yuki KATO

TCTM Bulletin No. 25

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Preservation Survey on the Modern Blacksmith Technique (Part 2): Record of Chisel Blacksmith “Funahiro,” Yuji Funatsu
Shuichi ISHIKOSO

Present Status of Carpentry Tool Research in Korea
Goeun CHOI

The Standard Set of Carpentry Tools Used by the Maintenance Institute on the Palace Museum in Beijing
Hui LI

TCTM Bulletin No. 24

Contents
Preservation Survey of the Modern Blacksmith Technique (Part 1): Record of Plane-blacksmith “Mosaku,” Kikuo Kanda
Shuichi ISHIKOSO

Analysis of the Axe and the Adze Traces: Research on Traces Left on Building Components from the Asuka Period to the Kamakura Period (Part 1)
Masako UEMURA

School Outreach Challenge
Thousand-Year-Old Nail: A Report on Development and Practice of the Educational Program for Elementary Schools
Miyako OMURA

TCTM Bulletin No. 23

Contents
Historical Changes of the Plane in the Modern Era: Concerning the Cap Iron of the Double Iron Plane
Etsuko FUNABIKI

Inkpots Made in Sanjo: A Survey Report on the Techniques and History of Production
Tadanori SAKAMOTO

TCTM Bulletin No. 22

Contents
The House Building at Sumba Island in Indonesia
The Report of the Conventional Housing Reconstruction Project at Wunga Village

Makoto KOIKE, Koji SATO and Marcelo NISHIYAM

Cambodian Carpentry Tools and Traditional Wooden Buildings: A Survey Report in Kompong Cham and Battambang
Ichita SHIMODA, Vitharong CHAN, Tadanori SAKAMOTO and Takeshi NAKAGAWA

TCTM Bulletin No. 21

Contents
The Sharpness of the Plane
Shuichi ISHIKOSO, Akinori ABO, Noboru TSUCHIDA

Modern Era Changes in the Reversing Saw
Etsuko FUNABIKI

History of Chisels and Drills as digging tools in the West and East of the Eurasian Continent
Fourth Research Report on the Comparative History of Development in the Technology and Tools Used to Build Wooden Structures
Akira WATANABE

TCTM Bulletin No. 20

Contents
Saw Blacksmith: Kyusaku Nakaya
Kinya HOSHINO and Etsuko FUNABIKI

Forms and Woodwork Techniques of the Ancient Japanese Chisel from Traces Left on Building Components
Masako UEMURA

Vietnamese Wooden Buildings and Carpentry Tools: A Survey Report in Ha Nam, Thua-thien Hue and Ninh Thuan Province
Tadanori SAKAMOTO, Takeshi NAKAGAWA, Shinichiro NAKAZAWA, Hideaki HAYASHI and Vinh An LE

TCTM Bulletin No. 19

Contents
Evolution of The Wide-bladed Ripsaw in Modern and Contemporary Japan (with and Emphasis on “Shichiro-Uemon” Ripsaw in the Kobayashi Collection)
Kinya HOSHINO and Masako UEMURA

History of Axes and Adzes in the West and East of the Eurasian Continent
Third Research Report on the Comparative History of Development of Technology and Tools Used to Build Wooden Structures
Akira WATANABE

TCTM Bulletin No. 18

Contents
Changes in Carpentry Tools (from the Catalogue Published by Katoriya Carpentry Tools Store)
Etsuko FUNABIKI

The Pre-Modern Carpenter’s Design Manual: Hereditary Writing of Masahito Ihe-e Kashiwagi (Part 2), Scroll 1: Palace Style (Second Half)
Tadanori SAKAMOTO, Takeshi NAKAGAWA, Mikihiro YAMAZAKI, Takamasa SASAKI and Masaki KOIWA

Historic Change and Statistical Analysis of the Shape of the Plasterer Iron
Marcelo NISHIYAMA