Kenji Watanabe
@kenjiwatanabe
Woodworker & furniture maker. Joinery techniques, shop tours, tool reviews, and full project builds from raw lumber to finished piece.
May 9, 2026
Kyoto, Japan
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Workshop safety. The injuries that humbled me and the rules I never break.

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Tool maintenance day. Sharpening, cleaning, and tuning everything in the shop.

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

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Japanese joinery basics: Mortise and tenon without any metal fasteners.

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

Reclaimed wood projects. Giving old timber a second life.

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

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Shop tour update. New bandsaw and dust collection system installed.

Wood movement explained. Why your tabletop cracks and how to prevent it.

Side project update: It's alive. Here's the demo and what I learned building it.

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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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