Timber Framers Guild Forums General General Forum Questions Japanese Torii Gate

Greetings:

I have heard of a resource, (book, DVD, or ?), that describes the authentic traditional joinery of a Japanese Torii Gate.

Does anyone know of such a resource?

Thanks,

I did some searching and came up with this book:"Compilation of Shrine and Temple Construction Diagrams"
Hope this helps.

Thane

Hi,

All you need to know is down the forum where Chris Hall moderates.

"Asian Timberframing and Joinery"

If he is willing he can give you the answer you want.

Thanks. I'll keep looking for the book "Compilation of Shrine and Temple Construction Diagrams". Does anyone know where to get a copy?

I'll also look on the "Asian Timberframing and Joinery" pages.

You could try Charlotte at Summerbeam Books:
http://www.summerbeambooks.com/

Thanks Clark,

I am getting in touch with Charlotte now.

The only copy I've found online is from amazon.jp and printed in Japanese. Might be worth it for the pictures...