Interactive learning
Video demonstrations
Curated playlists from artisans with annotations and tool callouts.
YouTube: Kobayashi Kenko (小林建工) has popular Kanawa Tsugi content including a widely viewed breakdown video. 'The Art of Traditional Japanese Wood Joinery' (仕口・継手) covers shiguchi and tsugite. Kawai Tsugite instructional videos walk through assembly. 'Reviving 100 Years Old Wood Using Kanawa Tsugi' shows real restoration. Ari Shiguchi (蟻仕口) with komisen uchi technique is documented.
Prioritize videos with clear angles, minimal editing, and correct terminology. Topics: sawing to the line, mortise chiseling, sharpening nomi/kanna, kumiko assembly. Note tool callouts and where subtitles or transcripts exist. Vimeo and workshop DVDs also available.