went to the coolest shop this weekend..

mtnfolk mike · Nov 30, 2008

the misses, our little one and i spent the weekend in the city(S.F. and oakland).. we went over to my wife's cousins for lunch, on sat.. she lives in Alameda, which is next to Oakland...
we spent the night at my buddy's house in oakland too, since we were heading to SF this morning to pick up our older son, who spent the weekend there... the city(s) are only a little over an hour away from us..

while we were in Alameda, i asked my wife's cousin how far we were from a store called the Japan woodworker.. www.japanwoodworker.com it turned out that were only 2.5 blocks away... after we ate we all walked over... man is this place cool... my father in law and I were in 7th heaven...

we didn't want to leave... they carry tons of tradtional style woodworking tools, with a strong emphasis on japanese tools... they had lots of cool knives, even some scandi's too.. they also had the whole selection of GB axes...

i have been meaning to check this place out for years... i have a friend who is a woodworker, he also makes bow's... he buys a lot of his hand tools from this place....

anyhow, just wanted to share my excitement.... we are broke these days, so the only thing i ended up buying was a Mora crook/bent knife, for making spoons and bowls...

it's crazy sharp... i can't wait to get back there..
i'm looking forward to trying my hand at making some spoons and bowls now...

j williams · Nov 30, 2008

Sounds killer Mike. I will have to check it out when I get out there.....:thumbup:

coaldigger · Dec 1, 2008

:thumbup: Cool Find 'Ol Bud. Did they have good prices on their Moras ?

hollowdweller · Dec 1, 2008

I've checked out their website many times. They have a cool line of stuff. Would be awesome to check out in person

norcalblacktail · Dec 1, 2008

Japan Woodworker is a great shop. Hida in Berkley is also great. I just hate Berkley so dont go often.

CarpScot · Dec 1, 2008

I order from them quite a bit. They have a great selection of tools, and have always been really helpful.

wildmike · Dec 1, 2008

Man a store like that just makes me drool. Did you still have any money when ya left? I can break the bank in stores like that.

PB Wilson · Dec 1, 2008

I've been receiving their catalog and drooling over the contents for years. Amazing craftsmanship in some of those chisels and plane blades.

C Bryant · Dec 1, 2008

I get their catalog, I love that shop! Good deals on some great stuff. I think they even carry the entire line (or most of it) of GB axes.

stingray4540 · Dec 1, 2008

Man, cool find!!! I'll have to go check it out sometime.

hollowdweller · Dec 1, 2008

I have been looking at these

http://www.japanwoodworker.com/product.asp?s=JapanWoodworker&pf_id=45.007.6&dept_id=13105

Could possibly glue one onto the back of your sheath or some other gear

http://www.japanwoodworker.com/product.asp?s=JapanWoodworker&pf_id=45.007.6&dept_id=13105

SpookyPistolero · Dec 1, 2008

Good stuff Mike, I'd kill to go to the 'store version' of some of my favorite websites.

trkJr · Dec 1, 2008

I bought their crosscut razor saw and it cuts like a mofo! after buying it I went around cutting anything I could find. :thumbup:

HikingMano · Dec 1, 2008

That's cool mike, will have the check them out next time I make a trip out there.:thumbup: