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Practical insights into wood—from its characteristics and uses to ideas for everyday living and making things.

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A hinoki live-edge single slab with continuous grain resting on a workbench

Why Choose a Hinoki Single Slab? A Sourcing Guide

Reasons to choose a single slab, usable dimensions and material condition, and the characteristics of hinoki from different regions.

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Hinoki Flooring: Character and Performance

Learn about hinoki flooring and how processing and construction can address different performance needs.

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Sugi: Characteristics, History, and Uses

How a familiar Japanese timber developed its distinctive grain, regional character, and uses.

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Hinoki: Fragrance, Characteristics, and Uses

Explore hinoki’s fresh fragrance, fine grain, regional qualities, and practical uses.

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