Absorbed in the Design Process – Hatsuri Trays
The past couple of weeks during a bit of down time, I have been experimenting with these textured trays for serving tea, snacks, etc. The… 続きを読む »Absorbed in the Design Process – Hatsuri Trays
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Chair no 1 – Completion
After finishing the main woodworking and assembling the chair in the last post, the final details to complete were applying a coat of oil and… 続きを読む »Chair no 1 – Completion
Chair no. 1 – Fabrication Part 2
After the work on the legs and stretchers in the previous post, I moved on to working on the arms and back rest. The first… 続きを読む »Chair no. 1 – Fabrication Part 2
Chair no. 1 – Fabrication Part 1
With the design for chair no. 1 more or less decided, I forged ahead with fabrication. One of the first choices I needed to make… 続きを読む »Chair no. 1 – Fabrication Part 1
Chair no. 1 – Design
I’ve been doing woodworking now more or less since 2003 when I went to lutherie school. Since that time I’ve had the opportunity to work… 続きを読む »Chair no. 1 – Design
Low Cherry Tansu – Finale
At long last here is the final post on the Low Cherry Tansu. After completing the door in the last post, the remaining items to… 続きを読む »Low Cherry Tansu – Finale
Making Koushi-do – Planing and Assembly
The final step before assembling the koushi-do was handplaning. This is one stage of work that I really love. There’s nothing quite as satisfying as… 続きを読む »Making Koushi-do – Planing and Assembly
Making Koushi-do 格子戸 – Part 2
In the previous post after completing the joinery layout, I proceeded with cutting the koushi and door rails to length. I also cut the shoulders… 続きを読む »Making Koushi-do 格子戸 – Part 2
Making Koushido 格子戸- Japanese Lattice Doors
This month I’ve been working down in Okayama with Somakosha again, this time making 格子戸 koushi-do, or lattice doors. A friend of mine bought an… 続きを読む »Making Koushido 格子戸- Japanese Lattice Doors
Low Cherry Tansu – Ken-don 倹飩 Door
With the main cabinet more or less complete I moved on to making the single ken-don 倹飩 door for this cabinet. In a previous post… 続きを読む »Low Cherry Tansu – Ken-don 倹飩 Door
