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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.

The tally of the slice

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

    Kuri: the chestnut that shares the pillar

    Explains what kuri (Japanese chestnut) is, why it is sometimes chosen for the central pillar, and where the file's claims about it stop.

    Particulars
    Woods · 762 words · 3 sources
    Caveat
    this record cites only en.wikipedia.org, wood-database.com, ja.wikipedia.org

  2. 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-012

    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

  3. 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-011

    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

  4. A school auditorium stage with simple painted scenery and empty chairs before a performance, soft daylight from side windows, wide shot.
    WD-010

    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

  5. 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-009

    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

  6. 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-008

    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

  7. 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-007

    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
    ditto WD-010

  8. A quiet home office desk at morning with an open notebook, a glass of water, and soft daylight from a side window
    WD-006

    Vitality Practice: Energy, Stress, Food, and Guidance

    How a Dutch vitality practice organizes energy balance, stress recovery, nutrition, and sensitive clients into one plain, source-checked index of guidance.

    Particulars
    Woods · 1090 words · 0 sources
    Caveat
    ditto WD-009

  9. A wooden desk by a window with a promissory note and a deed of trust laid flat beside a folding wood rule, late afternoon light raking across the paper grain.
    WD-005

    Reading a Deed of Trust Like a Reclaimed Beam

    A plain-language walkthrough of the mortgage instrument, the collateral behind it, and the closing file, written for readers of The Hinoki File.

    Particulars
    Woods · 1107 words · 2 sources
    Caveat
    this record cites only investopedia.com, consumerfinance.gov

  10. A stack of pale hinoki boards on a sawyer trestle, straight fine grain, a faint lemon scent almost visible, workshop daylight from the side.
    WD-001

    Hinoki: the temple wood

    Explains what hinoki is, where it is used and where it should not be used.

    Particulars
    Woods · 575 words · 2 sources
    Caveat
    this record cites only wood-database.com, fpl.fs.usda.gov

  11. A very tall sugi cedar avenue with straight dark trunks rising out of frame, a gravel road between them, cold mountain light, no people.
    WD-002

    Nikko sugi: the cedar avenue

    Explains what Nikko sugi is, why it is scarce and how the avenue is protected.

    Particulars
    Woods · 632 words · 2 sources
    Caveat
    this record cites only japan.travel, rinya.maff.go.jp

  12. A pale kiri tansu chest with iron drawer pulls standing on tatami, drawers slightly open showing folded cloth, soft window light.
    WD-003

    Kiri: the paulownia chest

    Explains why paulownia became the chest wood and where its softness is a limit.

    Particulars
    Woods · 586 words · 2 sources
    Caveat
    ditto WD-001

  13. A wide keyaki zelkova board on sawhorses, warm brown grain with bold flame-like figure, hand plane and a coil of shavings beside it.
    WD-004

    Keyaki: the gate wood

    Explains what keyaki is, where it belongs and why old stock matters more than new.

    Particulars
    Woods · 594 words · 2 sources
    Caveat
    ditto WD-001