The next tree I was tasked to work on is another Five needle pine.  Surprised?  Once the end of Fall and the beginning of Winter arrives,...

The next tree that Mr. Tanaka had me work on was a formal upright Five Needle Pine (Goyomatsu).  Now that the needles have hardened off,...

One of the things I look forward to during my apprenticeship is attending shows and getting a glimpse of the behind the scenes....

Now that it’s September, we are starting to work on the Five Needle Pines.  For the last week I’ve been working on a lot of Trident...