If you’re a woodworker, you know the value of a good hand plane. A stout model will last a lifetime if properly cared for. [Process X] has now taken us behind the scenes of a Japanese factory ...

Using the Gardzen leaf scoop hand rakes ... but leaf rakes are not suitable for that type of work. Most rakes have tines made of metal, plastic, resin, or bamboo. Not only are the tines splayed ...

With high-quality materials being difficult to obtain in the years immediately following World War II, Gucci hit upon the idea of using processed Japanese bamboo for bag handles, and what is now ...

Today, bamboo baskets are an integral and cherished part of the time-honored flower arrangement and tea ceremony. Referred to as hanakago (flower basket) or hanaire (flower container), the Japanese ...

This pine-and-leaf-rake combo also comes with an 8-inch hand rake that conveniently piggybacks onto the larger rake for removing leaves and pine needles around plantings. The Groundskeeper II isn ...

The traditional katana sword is fashioned only from the purest steel, which the Japanese call tamahagane ("jewel steel"). Over three days and three nights, smelters using ancient techniques shovel ...

Your old or unused rake is wasted potential stuffed away in the back of your garden shed. You can repurpose the landscaping ...

In fact, if you're looking for the right snack that is both filling and portable, look no further than a delicious Japanese hand roll, also known as temaki sushi. The hand roll almost resembles a ...

What is a Japanese spider crab? They may look like something from a 1950s sci-fi film, but Japanese spider crabs are gentle giants. And giants they are. Of the 60,000 species of crustaceans on ...

The author writes, “Bamboos can take years or even decades to flower, but the hachiku bamboo pushes this habit to the extreme — it flowers once every 120 years, synchronized across masses of ...

but they smoothed out by hand pretty well. These are undoubtedly expensive, but if you can swing the price, we think they're worth the investment. Is there such a thing as 100 percent bamboo ...