I don’t do a whole lot of review and recommendation writing on here, but on occasion something comes along that I’m so enthusiastic about that I feel the need to post about it. Even though it’s been a few years since I managed to post frequently about it, the kumiko and shoji work on my […]
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Tooling for Shoji
I’m waiting for the finish to be ready on a couple of planes I’m working on, so I’ve been planning out a shoji exercise I’ve wanted to do for some time. I’m going to do a Ranma (transom) piece with a diamond or hexagonal structure and asa no ha (hemp leaf) details. You can see […]
Gimme Danger Chicago
If you’re around Chicago and not fearful of a little design and woodworking conversation, demonstration, and rip-your-face-off skill, then I highly recommend you get up on those tortured heels and get yourself to Jeff Miller’s emporium of woodworking esoterica this weekend. This is probably my favorite annual Lie-Nielsen handtool event, and that says a lot. […]
ranma III – asa no ha and assembly
OK – so here’s the final installment of the diamond asa no ha pattern exercise. The asa no ha, or hemp leaf, is a traditional japanese pattern that appears in many, if not all, of the culture’s traditional arts. In shoji work, the pattern can be fit to most of the kumiko structures. For the […]
ranma II – three-way lap joint
The traditional square network of kumiko in shoji are relatively straightforward, with lap joints at each intersection. The triangular, or diamond pattern, however, is a fair bit tricker as each node of the lattice involves three members to join. I don’t know of any written information in english on the techniques for this — though […]
ranma I – tooling
In this article, I’ll be making a Ranma (transom) piece with a hexagonal cumin structure and asa no ha (hemp leaf) details. You can see a fantastic example of the pattern in this screen by John Reed Fox, one of my favorite furniture makers. This is extremely detailed work, and requires a very high degree of precision to execute […]
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This page is an index for a collection of articles, short videos, previous blog entries, and how-to tips on hand plane construction, technology, and usage, as well as general design and woodworking stuff. It’s going to rule… if/when it gets full o’ more stuff. Now which wall cavity did I plaster that benzedrine in? design/philosophy the universal design […]
Worked me some wood
As I mentioned in a previous post, the toolworks has been shut down for a couple of weeks now. This is a nice break, as it allows me to catch up on a LOT of things that have been pushed aside for the last year or so. One of those, for instance, is updating this […]