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1. 
   MBerger | Jun 21, 2006 07:19pm | #1

   Hi Yamamoto,

   Nice to hear from you again. For those who don't know Yamamoto was featured in the Notes & Comment section of Fine Woodworking a few years ago and does some nice work in Urishi lacquer and east-west furniture design.

   You might want to contact The Furniture Society about getting some of your work shown in the U.S. They are a wonderful group that promotes furniture makers of all kinds.

   I'm not sure if they have a member that speaks Japanese but if you can find a translator, they are the ones to speak to.

   http://www.furnituresociety.org/
   The Furniture Society
   111 Grovewood Road
   Asheville, NC 28804

   Regards,
   Matt Berger
   Fine Woodworking

2. 
   jazzdogg | Jun 21, 2006 07:49pm | #2

   Yamamoto-San,

   You might want to contact Mrs. Yuka Johnson, the manager of Hida Tool ( http://www.hidatool.com ). She is bilingual, is affiliated with Kezurou-Kai, and has many valuable contacts with both Japanese and American woodworkers.

   You might also want to contact Bob Stevenson or Ed Gladney of San Diego Fine Woodworkers Association ( http://www.SDFWA.org ); they sponsor the annual Design In Wood exhibition at the Del Mar Fair in San Diego, California.

   Good luck,

    

   -Jazzdogg-

   "Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive, and go do that, because what the world needs is people who have come alive." Gil Bailie