This is fascinating. I'd love to see pictures of your projects! For my part, the Thai-style leaf-bound scriptures have always interested me. The Takeda you...
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Sakura Takeda
takeda.sakura
May 11, 2012 9:50 pm
Thank you for all the responses. I have several books to check out now, and thanks for the comment on book binding! I love book binding I never thought of it...
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Heather Law
lynnx00
May 11, 2012 10:05 pm
Beautiful! Edwinna...
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Jenn Prado
kaegwyn
May 12, 2012 12:06 am
Pictures: I'm really bad about not taking pictures. I am also equally bad about giving my items away. I don't have the pothi book or Japanese stab book...
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onewringgold@...
May 13, 2012 9:18 pm
Just out of curiosity I was wondering how many on the list are playing in the Yayoi/Kofun period now? I know several years ago there were very few, and I did...
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luiseach
luannesews2001
May 13, 2012 10:47 pm
Period Japanese bookbinding is a great art form to explore; as other people have said you don't need all of the [expensive] equipment you need for western book...
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JL Badgley
tatsushu
May 14, 2012 2:25 am
Well, I haven't delved into the garb much more, but I have lots of photos from museums and sites like Yoshinogari, where they have reconstructed those periods....
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narimeaoyama
May 14, 2012 3:23 pm
Thank you, Ii-dono, your pictures are AMAZING!!! One question I have about your Yayoi pictures--could you tell me the significance between the colored jackets...
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LJonthebay
wodeford
May 22, 2012 8:54 pm
http://reannagteine.com//WestAntir/WestAnTirWarHome.html Are you going? Ishida Kentarou no Mitsumasa and I are already plotting for the A&S class track at war....
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comstockgirl
May 23, 2012 8:37 pm
For those who are interested in period tea practice - Kateline/Tsukiko http://chanoyu-to-wa.tumblr.com In this blog, as should be obvious by now, I hope to...
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James Eckman
lost90804
May 24, 2012 2:05 pm
This blog site would make a good book. It's certainly the best on tea ceremony I've seen in English, that includes the handful of books in English on the...
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comstockgirl
May 25, 2012 4:01 pm
My tea teacher pointed this blog out to me since she knows my focus is on period tea practice. Looking forward to more of his posts! Kateline/Tsukiko...
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sca-jml@yahoogroups.com
May 29, 2012 4:40 am
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sca-jml@yahoogroups.com
May 29, 2012 4:41 am
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SÅ Haruko
hexslinger
May 29, 2012 4:55 am
I see that there is a partially-completed Ryori Monogatari translation in the files section, and I recall that near the time when I joined the list about a...
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Jeanel Walker
brytephyre
May 29, 2012 2:45 pm
I cant read the Hebrew language...well i think its Hebrew, however I found this sight that shows step by step how to make each stroke of a kanji and the images...
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Solveig Throndardottir
nostrand...
May 30, 2012 6:00 pm
Noble Cousins! Greetings from Solveig! The Pennsic University lost track of the following class and it is not being listed in the Pennsic Site Book, but will...
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Gaius Octavius Lunaris
oct_avian
May 31, 2012 7:51 pm
I've thought of making my own geta mostly because even the largest ones I can find don't seem to be big enough for my gaijin feet, and because the last pair I...
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Ishiyama Gen'taro...
ishiyama@...
Jun 1, 2012 6:49 pm
... That is correct, though I have started using a wood glue that is designed for outdoor use. Also, my most recent pair (the cedar ones) has the teeth glued...
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richard johnson
rikjohnson39
Jun 1, 2012 7:12 pm
i own a couple pairs of geta made in japan and both are carved from a single piece of soft wood. Probably pine, and so the bottons are showing wear from...
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Ishiyama Gen'taro...
ishiyama@...
Jun 1, 2012 9:06 pm
... Most geta in Japan are made from kiri (paulownia). It is available in the US, but not widely available. ... Solid construction like you describe and pieced...
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Jeanel Walker
brytephyre
Jun 1, 2012 9:53 pm
my husband used landscaping timber to make my first pair and they were heavy but there solid and water proof were everyone was getting there feet wet I was...
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Solveig Throndardottir
nostrand...
Jun 1, 2012 10:05 pm
Noble Cousin! Greetings from Solveig! ... The bath is about the only place that you might normally wear geta indoors. Maybe the doma (which has a dirt floor)...
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richard johnson
rikjohnson39
Jun 1, 2012 10:10 pm
I tried to make a pair of gets from pieces and it worked, I was just no happy. especially after I bought a replacement and compared what i did with what I...
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Ishiyama Gen'taro...
ishiyama@...
Jun 2, 2012 11:59 am
... It's very important that geta be made from lightweight wood. They should be light enough, and the straps tight enough, that they stick to the bottoms of...
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chagin1
Jun 2, 2012 5:21 pm
I just have to point at this blog: http://chanoyu-to-wa.tumblr.com/ A lot of information on Tea in period! - Seamus/Jutte/Elmar...
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mkolkie
Jun 3, 2012 4:06 pm
That was amazing, 52 detailed steps. So well put, I feel like I could do it. Thanks for sending us that link....
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LJonthebay
wodeford
Jun 3, 2012 5:05 pm
... You're the second person to post it in a week - I have taken the liberty of adding it to the "Links" section at our Yahoogroup home, so folks can find it...
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LJonthebay
wodeford
Jun 3, 2012 5:06 pm
... My fervent apologies for not previously signing this post before slapping the Enter key, Saionji Shonagon West Kingdom...
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Katashi Itto
katashi_itto
Jun 4, 2012 2:27 pm
Really excellent link, thank you very much! Katashi Itto Black Lotus Breweries Makers of...Samurai Swill! And Now "Why Sacrifice Carnage For...
