Using only hand tools, and working in silence, students crafted a beautiful Japanese teahouse over the course of four weeks.
Using only hand tools, and working in silence, students crafted a beautiful Japanese teahouse over the course of four weeks.
Using only hand tools, and working in silence, students crafted a beautiful Japanese teahouse over the course of four weeks.
The teahouse design utilized mortise and tenon construction techniques to create sturdy joints. Handcrafted wooden pins secured the structure in place.
The teahouse design utilized mortise and tenon construction techniques to create sturdy joints. Handcrafted wooden pins secured the structure in place.
Under the guidance of boatbuilder Douglas Brooks, who previously taught winter term courses on Japanese boat building, the students studied technical aspects of Japanese carpentry and the cultural underpinnings of apprentice learning.
The teahouse design utilized mortise and tenon construction techniques to create sturdy joints. Handcrafted wooden pins secured the structure in place.
In their readings and writing assignments, students explored how the culture of apprenticeship, the tea ceremony, and other aspects of Buddhist training inform their accepted notions of learning.
In week four of winter term, the class assembled the structure in their Johnson Hall workshop.
The campus community gathered for a Shinto dedication and traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony on the last day of winter term.
