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wood selection and cutting

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1 - SELECTION
The hinoki wood boards are chosen one by one according to the necessity and planned use

 


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2 - PREPARATION
The wood is cut as per the required sizes, eliminating soft areas (young layers) and knots, respecting the direction of the grain.


ofuro wood

3 - CALIBRATION
The wood is planed to remove the imperfections and bring it to a uniform thickness.

 


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4 - CUT
With a technique borrowed from boat construction, two planks are partially overlapped and hand sawn: so the adjacent boards are originated by a single cut and can match perfectly.




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