— Carving with a Single Sharp Chisel

This time, we’ll continue using only a sharp chisel to carve.

The pa ...

— From “Dedicated to Those Who Have Carved Their Soul into This World”

This unique carving method ...

In this session, we’ll be carving patterns made purely of straight lines, using just a sharp chisel (Kiwa-tou). These ...

This time, we’re working on patterns made entirely of curved lines, carved using just one tool: a sharp chisel ...

“Ryusui” (流水文) is a classic Japanese motif that represents the graceful, winding flow of water.

In this lesson, we’ll explore two patterns based on the traditional Japanese “Masu” (枡) — a square wooden measuring c ...

In this lesson, we’ll go over how to carve two interwoven patterns:

Higaki (Cypress Fence)

Kumikikkō ...

In this tutorial, we’ll explore how to carve two elegant and flowing patterns:

Seigaiha (Blue Ocean Waves)

In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to carve two classic geometric patterns:

Asanoha (Hemp Leaf)

Sayaga ...

Raimon is a traditional and iconic pattern originating from ancient China.
Personally, it always reminds me of th ...