Kumiko: The exquisitely delicate side of traditional Japanese woodwork soranews24.com

A few weeks ago we introduced you to the world of traditional Japanese woodwork, a technique that uses no nails or hardware, just precise joints, to keep furniture and even buildings together.
According to Tanihata Co., a kumiko workshop in Toyama Prefecture, kumiko has been around since the Asuka era (600-700 AD).
The craft was originally used almost exclusively for sliding doors, room dividers and ramma (the decorative wooden piece above many doors in traditional Japanese buildings).
If you thought making buildings and furniture in the traditional Japanese style was painstaking, prepared to be wowed.
Due to the drop in demand for traditional Japanese interior decoration, such as ramma, the kumiko trade has also seen a decrease in the number of young craftsmen.