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… Read More »Chair no. 1 – Design
Notes From the Shop
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… Read More »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… Read More »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… Read More »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… Read More »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… Read More »Low Cherry Tansu – Ken-don 倹飩 Door
Low Cherry Tansu – Case Assembly
With the hidden mitered dovetails complete, the areas I focused on next were the vertical partition that separates the door and drawer spaces, as well… Read More »Low Cherry Tansu – Case Assembly
Low Cherry Tansu – Hidden Dovetail Joinery
When it came time to deciding what kind of joinery to use for the low cherry tansu my main concern was to keep the cabinet’s… Read More »Low Cherry Tansu – Hidden Dovetail Joinery
Low Cherry Tansu – Design
In the last post about tabi-dansu, I mentioned that I was in the process of designing and building a small cabinet inspired by tabi-dansu. In… Read More »Low Cherry Tansu – Design
Tabi-dansu 旅箪笥
The first year that my wife and I moved to Japan, we started a habit of going to the Tokyo city flea market every weekend.… Read More »Tabi-dansu 旅箪笥
