Desk No. 3 – Design
My wife and I desperately need a desk. Since corona arrived my wife has been largely working from home, and has been using my old… Read More »Desk No. 3 – Design
Custom furniture
Tea Box – Build
Continuing on from last weeks post about the design of a tea box, here we have the actual fabrication. I’m going to try and pack… Read More »Tea Box – Build
Tea Box – Design
Last year I was asked to design a box for a tea shop here in Tokyo. The idea was to create a design with divided… Read More »Tea Box – Design
Heavy Duty Shelves – Completion
Continuing on from last weeks post on the fabrication of a set of shelves that I’ve designed for my own personal use to store bulky… Read More »Heavy Duty Shelves – Completion
Heavy Duty Shelf – Design
My wife and I are entering our 5th year here in Japan, something that is truly hard to believe considering how fast that time seems… Read More »Heavy Duty Shelf – Design
A Unique Approach to Cutting Bevels
It’s been a while since I’ve had a shop of my own. While I was in college I lived out of my families cabin in… Read More »A Unique Approach to Cutting Bevels
Thinking About Jigs
Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been working on a set of four stools for a customer. One of the tricky areas involved in… Read More »Thinking About Jigs
Inspiration – Japanese Traditional Craft Exhibition
A couple weeks back we took a visit to the 69th Japanese Traditional Craft Exhibition, and I thought I share some inspirational highlights from the… Read More »Inspiration – Japanese Traditional Craft Exhibition
Mirror Shelf – Build 2
On to the last bit of work for the mirror shelf build. Again my apologies that the photos in this build are somewhat lacking. Lately… Read More »Mirror Shelf – Build 2
Mirror Shelf – Build
Continuing on from last weeks post about the design of this mirror/shelf, this week I thought I’d share my process for building this piece. The… Read More »Mirror Shelf – Build
