Low Cherry Tansu – 2
Moving along with fabrication of the low cherry tansu. After cutting the hidden mitered dovetails on the corners of the main cabinet, I started working… Read More »Low Cherry Tansu – 2
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Cherry Low Cabinet – 1
Hidden Mitered Dovetails The last cabinet for the series of modular tansu is the low cherry cabinet, which is also the biggest and most complicated… Read More »Cherry Low Cabinet – 1
Keyaki and Chestnut Tabi-dansu 4
Happy (very belated) New Year everyone. It’s been a few weeks since my last post on the keyaki tabi-dansu, and I’m long overdue to share… Read More »Keyaki and Chestnut Tabi-dansu 4
Keyaki Tabi-dansu 3
Before finishing assembly of the keyaki tabi-dansu, there were a few other details to take care of. Mainly a pair of grooves in the top… Read More »Keyaki Tabi-dansu 3
Keyaki Tabi-dansu 2
Wedged Mortise and Tenon Joinery Last week I covered cutting the box joints and mortises for this keyaki tabi-dansu, and this week we’re continuing on… Read More »Keyaki Tabi-dansu 2
Keyaki Tabi-dansu
Earlier this year I introduced an upcoming tansu commission through a couple of posts about the overall scope, and joinery considerations for the series of… Read More »Keyaki Tabi-dansu
2024 Maine Timber Frame Workshop
Hey folks, I’m back in Japan and back to the blog after another stint away in the US to assist Yamamoto-san of Somakosha in teaching… Read More »2024 Maine Timber Frame Workshop
Ari-tsugi Dovetail Splicing Joint
On to the last splicing joint from this short series of joinery models. This is the ari-tsugi (蟻継ぎ) or dovetail splicing joint. Overall the form… Read More »Ari-tsugi Dovetail Splicing Joint
Kai-no-kuchi Splicing Joint
Hey folks. It’s been a busy few weeks with lots of time being devoted to prep for an upcoming craft fair, among other life things,… Read More »Kai-no-kuchi Splicing Joint
Kama-tsugi / Gooseneck Joint
Continuing on with joinery models this week… Aside from making the 50 kanawa-tsugi joinery models (see the previous posts 1, 2), I was also tasked… Read More »Kama-tsugi / Gooseneck Joint
