Tadashi Tamada Meister (Taneki Technician)

Last Updated January 29, 2021

Masamasa Tamada Meister Face photo

Tadashi Tamada
Sheet metal technician

Fiscal 1997 selection (second term)
Lives and works in Asahi Ward

Born in 1930, Born in Yokohama
1st grade sheet metal technician, vocational training instructor
He has served as Deputy Principal of the Kanagawa Prefectural Sheet Metal Association Training School, Vice President of the Kanagawa Prefectural Sheet Metal Industry Association, Skill Certification Committee Member, Kanagawa Skills Festival Skill Competition Member, etc.

The sheet metal skills cultivated will blossom into copper plate paintings.

"It was painful, but thanks to various experiences, I was able to complete the large-scale construction safely," says Tamada.

He has been instrumental in the establishment of a sheet metal union training school, has contributed to the guidance and development of younger generations as a deputy principal and lecturer at workshops, and has produced many successors.

He was invited to many elementary and junior high schools in the city to teach copper plate painting for graduation commemoration, "Do not forget the benefits received from others", "Thank you and ambitious for those who raised me It is important to have a heart. "

Copperboard drawings were made using the “Copperboard chisel” method, which hits copper plates with a chisel from the front and floats letters and pictures, and began to be exhibited at exhibitions.

Copper plate paintings not only change the color depending on the position of light by coloring with sulfur, but also apply oil paints many times to color copper plate paintings with their own playfulness.

Meister's skill

The work of Tadashi Tamada Meister

The technology of building roofs, gutters, exterior wall construction processing and construction, including general detached houses and collective houses, is highly regarded in the construction industry.

In particular, in the construction of special buildings such as shrines and temples and temples, construction was performed in response to the aesthetics in harmony with the buildings, and outstanding skills were demonstrated.

Profile

Born in Yokohama and raised in Yokohama. After graduating from junior high school, he worked at a car company school and joined a copper shop run by his brother as a sheet metalwork apprentice. After that, he became a disciple under the master of Okanocho and became independent at the age of 25.

He will work as a site manager for large-scale roof construction, such as the general gymnasium of Tokai University, the Sankei Memorial Hall in Sankeien, and the US military camp in Sagamihara.

Major Awards

1979 Achievement Award (Chairman of the All Japan Sheet Metal Manufacturers Association, Chairman of the Japan Architectural Sheet Metals Association)