Gate for the Merritt Horticulture Garden, by Jay van Arsdale and students.

Daiku: Japanese carpenter. Dojo: Hall for training, practicing.                                                                                            News & Upcoming Events   - Refer to the News section for recent site updates.   Summer 2014 Daiku Dojo Shop Project Build an open roofed joinery structure (3x2x2 feet) suitable for use as a display area for sculptures, flower arrangements, bonsai-completed structure is ready for a lighted shoji lantern you can build in the next workshop, or on your own... Six Saturday Sessions 9am - 4pm June 14, 21, 28, July 12, 19, 26 Fee Including Materials $685 Class Size Limited 1 Half-Fee Student/Underemployed Scholarship Available Workshops at 3537 69th Ave, Oakland, CA 94605 Contact Jay van Arsdale (510) 635-7182, Jayvanarsdale@aol.com Gallery: Kanna, Nomi, Nokogiri, Sumitsubo, Other Japanese Hand Tools Gate and Fence Project at the Merritt Lake Garden Center 2007 Inomoto Dai Making Seminar at the Shizutani School Japanese Gate For the Merritt Horticulture Garden Machiai Workshop at Timber Framers Guild 2007 Western Conference Red Cedar Fence For the Japanese Garden Daiku Dojo Participates in Nikkei Matsuri Making a Dai (Japanese Wooden Plane Body) California Daiku Make a Quiet Scene Herman's Visit to the College of the Redwoods Wood Joinery Toolboxes and Tool Storage Building Workbenches Kezurou-Kai, Planing Contest Gate Construction Laney Exhibit Joint of the Season

Daiku Dojo promotes Japanese woodworking projects. In a larger sense it means using hand tools, especially Japanese hand tools, more than is common in contemporary woodworking. For with hand tools we get more joy and pride in our work, by building not just wooden pieces but also precious connections - connections to ourselves, to past traditions and craftsmanship, to the community at large, and hopefully to the future generations. You can look into the latest news for our upcoming events and projects. There's also the links page where a number of websites that's relevant to us are listed. If you find something here exciting and want to get more information for yourself or for someone else, you can contact us. We welcome you to get involved and grow with us.