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welcome to the forum. nice web app! here's what i use: tea() { # reqirement: pip install termdown play_sound() { for i in $(seq 1 4); do afplay '/System/Library/Sounds/Glass.aiff' >/dev/null 2>&1 done } post_alert() { (play_sound &) # http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7686989/ termdown --title "don...

welcome, @braden87!

welcome to the forum, great first post!

looks awesome.

what's the top surface made of? can you talk a little about the waste collection tray?

also, what's behind the decision to make a cutout for the strainer to sit flush? (is that a strainer? the silver cup?)

i know you said teaware, but if you want to look at a tea shop in tokyo, i'd check out thés du japon's new shop: https://japaneseteasommelier.wordpress.com/2018/08/19/ten-years/ also, i'm glad you're taking the time to ask people in advance. ime, showing up in japan and asking people where to find g...

http://kougeihin.jp.e.oo.hp.transer.com/aoyama/ (Aoyama Square Traditional Crafts)
https://goo.gl/maps/zy8W6Z2Aefm

you can try this gallery for hq crafts in general, some of it could be teaware.

idk about hammering out a shuiping lol

i think this is what you'd do: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost-wax_casting

any leads on the hibachi-style hotplates?

today, i received a kettle by TSUNOKAKE Masashi: ........ it appears to be glazed everywhere except for the the base of the exterior. the interior is glazed, but it still sweats profusely through bottom. the glaze must be porous. i look forward to seeing its effect on water. How are you finding thi...

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Sat Feb 02, 2019 10:23 pm

pedant is that the one from tokinokumo?

yes

today, i received a kettle by TSUNOKAKE Masashi: tsunokake-1.jpg tsunokake-2.jpg it appears to be glazed everywhere except for the the base of the exterior. the interior is glazed, but it still sweats profusely through bottom. the glaze must be porous. i look forward to seeing its effect on water.

I am trying to attach PDF and docx files to a post and receive the error message that the file extensions are not valid (this happens both with "drag and drop" and using the attach utility. I am messing up somewhere, but where? you didn't mess up -- i had it disabled. but it's enabled now . i had P...

satsuma sae midori from o-cha, courtesy of @Victoria.

highly recommended, one of my favorite senchas of 2018

@steanze, have you used or owned pots by jozan iv or his son, sou?
what do you think of the spout of your jozan iii pot(s) from a functional standpoint compared to to those of his son's/grandson's? will the jozan iii dribble either in normal use or by trying to force it?

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