Kenji Watanabe
@kenjiwatanabe
Woodworker & furniture maker. Joinery techniques, shop tours, tool reviews, and full project builds from raw lumber to finished piece.
March 21, 2026
Kyoto, Japan
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Built something cool this weekend. Sharing the code and the thought process behind it.

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Finishing oils vs lacquer vs wax. How to choose the right protection.

The philosophy of wabi-sabi in woodworking. Embracing imperfection intentionally.

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Coffee table build from start to finish. Walnut slab with bow-tie inlays.

Hand plane sharpening technique. The feeling of a perfectly tuned blade.

Debugging session that took 4 hours. The fix was one line. Classic.

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My apprenticeship in traditional Japanese carpentry. The years that shaped everything.

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The chisel set every beginner needs. You do not need 30 chisels to start.

Workshop safety. The injuries that humbled me and the rules I never break.

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Steam bending experiment. Pushing red oak into curves it was not expecting.

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Woodworker & furniture maker. Joinery techniques, shop tours, tool reviews, and full project builds from raw lumber to finished piece.

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