The Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum held the exhibition "Boatbuilders - The Ocean and Isobune Boats of the Sanriku Coast." At the museum, which introduces visitors to the skills and knowledge of "people" and the calming spirit of woodwork culture, we showcased "boatbuilders," focusing on the history and characteristics of boatbuilding and Japanese traditional boats from the perspective of tool development, so that visitors could gain comprehensive understanding of these experts. We saw this firsthand from the efforts of an American boatbuilder, who reconstructed an "isobune," or small fishing boat, from the quake-stricken Tohoku region. The exhibition gave us an opportunity to consider the importance of combining knowledge from different fields as well as focusing on the craftsman's perspective when thinking about the concept of living with the ocean.