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The Hinoki File

Woods, joints and old houses, kept on file

Dark, weathered timber posts stacked at a reclamation yard, mortise holes cut through the end grain, a hand testing one post for soundness.
Plate WD-013 Dark, weathered timber posts stacked at a reclamation yard, mortise holes cut through the end grain, a hand testing one post for soundness.

Latest record on the rack Kuri: the chestnut that shares the pillar

The Hinoki File

An independent tally of woods, joints and old houses, kept like the rack book of a Japanese lumber yard: every board states what it was checked against and what this card does not claim.

An independent index of woods, joints and old houses, kept like the card file of a Japanese lumber yard: every entry states what it was checked against and what the file does not claim.

Fresh from the saw

7 / 24Alphabetical index of records
The interior of a kominka farmhouse with dark massive beams and a central pillar, a sunken hearth square in the floor, smoke-darkened rafters above.
The interior of a kominka farmhouse with dark massive beams and a central pillar, a sunken hearth square in the floor, smoke-darkened rafters above.

HS-004Old Houses

Name

The irori: fire sunk in the floor

Explains the irori's construction, its functions beyond heating, and why the fixture declined through the twentieth century.

Particulars
Old Houses · 781 words · 2 sources
Caveat
this record cites only en.wikipedia.org
A folding table at the back of a community hall holds stacks of paperback books, pamphlets, and small enamel sobriety tokens; late afternoon light comes through frosted windows, shot at table height.
A folding table at the back of a community hall holds stacks of paperback books, pamphlets, and small enamel sobriety tokens; late afternoon light comes through frosted windows, shot at table height.

WD-012Woods

Name

How an AA Meeting Runs: Formats, First Visit, Finding a Room

A plain guide to the hour of an AA meeting: what happens, open versus closed, beginner meetings, and how to find a room on the New Hampshire Seacoast.

Particulars
Woods · 1153 words · 1 source
Caveat
this record cites only aa.org
A plain wooden church pew with a printed Sunday bulletin resting on it, morning light through a side window, close framing at bench level.
A plain wooden church pew with a printed Sunday bulletin resting on it, morning light through a side window, close framing at bench level.

WD-011Woods

Name

A Week at Reston Presbyterian: Parish Life, Documented

What The Hinoki File readers should know about the weekly rhythm documented at RPC: Sunday worship, Sunday school, ESOL classes, VBS, and newcomer paths.

Particulars
Woods · 1175 words · 1 source
Caveat
this record cites only epc.org
A school auditorium stage with simple painted scenery and empty chairs before a performance, soft daylight from side windows, wide shot.
A school auditorium stage with simple painted scenery and empty chairs before a performance, soft daylight from side windows, wide shot.

WD-010Woods

Name

The Plays of Stages of Imagination: What to Know

A plain guide to the plays of Stages of Imagination, including The Dragon Singer and The Eagle's Claw, their casts, illustrations, and the archive that records them.

Particulars
Woods · 899 words · 1 source
Caveat
this record cites only en.wikipedia.org
A plain wooden front desk in a small Ohio office, morning light through a window, a clipboard and a closed folder resting on the surface, framed straight-on.
A plain wooden front desk in a small Ohio office, morning light through a window, a clipboard and a closed folder resting on the surface, framed straight-on.

WD-009Woods

Name

The Intake Log: A Documentary Look at a Newark Pregnancy Cen

What The Hinoki File reader should know about a documentary guide covering a Newark, Ohio pregnancy help center: front desk, options, and after-visit support.

Particulars
Woods · 1092 words · 0 sources
Caveat
this record cites no source
A stone trail marker beside a clear spring pool in the Eifel uplands, morning light on wet grass, low wide framing with wooded valley behind.
A stone trail marker beside a clear spring pool in the Eifel uplands, morning light on wet grass, low wide framing with wooded valley behind.

WD-008Woods

Name

Lieserpfad: the route, the water, and four days on the trail

A plain editorial briefing on the 74 km Lieserpfad from Boxberg to Lieser: stages, water sources, towns, stamps, and travel logistics for walkers.

Particulars
Woods · 1031 words · 2 sources
Caveat
this record cites only eifel.info, de.wikipedia.org
A quiet reading room corner with a low wooden table, a stack of open notebooks on Reiki lineages, and morning light falling across the pages, shot close at eye level.
A quiet reading room corner with a low wooden table, a stack of open notebooks on Reiki lineages, and morning light falling across the pages, shot close at eye level.

WD-007Woods

Name

Usui Reiki Online: What The Hinoki File Reader Should Know

A plain editorial look at usui-reiki.org, a reading room on Usui Reiki history and practice, its sources, limits.

Particulars
Woods · 1138 words · 1 source
Caveat
this record cites only en.wikipedia.org

The slices of the repertory

An independent index of woods, joints and old houses, kept like the card file of a Japanese lumber yard: every entry states what it was checked against and what the file does not claim.

Dark, weathered timber posts stacked at a reclamation yard, mortise holes cut through the end grain, a hand testing one post for soundness.
Dark, weathered timber posts stacked at a reclamation yard, mortise holes cut through the end grain, a hand testing one post for soundness.

WD 13 records

Woods

Species and materials, entered by name

WD-013WD-012WD-011

Two long beam ends meeting in an interlocking stepped zigzag splice on a carpenter bench, pencil marks and a chisel laid beside the joint.
Two long beam ends meeting in an interlocking stepped zigzag splice on a carpenter bench, pencil marks and a chisel laid beside the joint.

JT 4 records

Joints & Assembly

How wood meets wood, and stays honest

JT-001JT-002JT-003

The interior of a kominka farmhouse with dark massive beams and a central pillar, a sunken hearth square in the floor, smoke-darkened rafters above.
The interior of a kominka farmhouse with dark massive beams and a central pillar, a sunken hearth square in the floor, smoke-darkened rafters above.

HS 4 records

Old Houses

Kominka, beams and the houses that keep them

HS-004HS-001HS-002

A small brass hygrometer on a wooden windowsill beside a potted plant, condensation on the glass behind it, a timber-framed wall beyond.
A small brass hygrometer on a wooden windowsill beside a potted plant, condensation on the glass behind it, a timber-framed wall beyond.

CR 3 records

Care & Keeping

Keeping wood sound once it is indoors

CR-001CR-002CR-003

Alphabetical index of records

15 letters · 24 records

How to read a tally card

Every board states its rack mark, what it was checked against, and where the card stops. The yard's opinion: a joint you can inspect beats a joint you have to trust.

  • aa.org
  • consumerfinance.gov
  • de.wikipedia.org
  • eifel.info
  • en.wikipedia.org
  • energystar.gov
  • epc.org
  • fpl.fs.usda.gov
  • investopedia.com
  • ja.wikipedia.org
  • japan.travel
  • rinya.maff.go.jp
  • wood-database.com

Every board states what it was checked against and where the card stops.

Other yards

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Boards tallied at other yards, each read before it was stacked here.