Turning - Turning

Japanese: 挽物 - ひきもの

This refers to the technique of turning wood on a potter's wheel or lathe to make round vessels such as bowls, bowls, and trays, and the products produced by doing so. The Hyakuman Shoto Pagoda at Horyu-ji Temple is a famous example of ancient turned wood. Potters' wheels have been used since ancient times, but the hand- and foot-turned wheels that remain today in woodworker communities such as Kimigahata in Shiga Prefecture are probably close to the original. Their use has already been confirmed in wooden vessels such as high cups and bowls excavated from the Yayoi period Karako ruins in Nara Prefecture. Turning is the technique that allows for the greatest amount of woodworking, so in regions where woodworking is popular, in addition to specialization according to the type of wood, the work is divided into individual processes such as cutting the wood, rough sawing, and finishing sawing.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

木材をろくろ(轆轤)や旋盤でひき，椀，鉢，盆など円形の器物をつくる技術およびその製品をいう。法隆寺の百万小塔は古代の挽物として著名である。ろくろは古くから使われたが，今日滋賀県君ヶ畑などの木地屋集落に遺されている手びき･足びきのそれは，原型に近いものであろう。弥生時代の奈良県唐古遺跡出土の高杯や鉢などの木器には，すでにその使用が認められている。挽物は木工のうちでもっとも量産の可能な技法だけに，木工の盛んな地方では品種による専門別のほかに木取り，荒びき，仕上げびきなど各工程ごとに分業化されている。

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