
This page covers the first week from June 7 until June 13, 2006.

Mr. Ryusei Okamoto makes his sketches by hand. Some of contemporary artists have replaced the hand-sketches by a computer.


"I usually carve the key block in at least three or four steps: the rough carving, the middle carving, and the final carving."

"Cutting along the lines to an even depth using the hangi-toh."

"Clearing away the unnecessary parts using the komasuki and aisuki."
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