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
Notes From the Shop
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
2025 Workshop Schedule
Just a quick update to share some workshops I’ll be teaching this year. The first series of workshops will be in Kentucky, hosted by The… Read More »2025 Workshop Schedule
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
PettyWork Saw
More than a month has passed since my last post, and a lot has been happening around here in Tomobe. It’s been difficult to find… Read More »PettyWork Saw
Tomobe – Setting Up Shop 2
In the last post I mentioned how the shared shop I was using in Tokyo unexpectedly closed for construction forcing me to dive into setting… Read More »Tomobe – Setting Up Shop 2
Tomobe – Setting Up Shop 1
When we first discovered our house here in Tomobe, one of the big attractions for me was an existing building on the property that looked… Read More »Tomobe – Setting Up Shop 1
