New yosegi pattern
Another hot day continues today...😂
In the morning, I prepared the outer panel for the Aruki (moving panel) side of the 2.5-sun box. I made the panel, attached the "bocchi" (small wooden patrs), and trimmed the gluing surface to make it smooth.
This box has five steps in its mechanism—one side is made with a single solid panel, and the other side is a Kannuki (slide key) panel. Since the side panels are made of solid wood this time, I trimmed the side panel (which I glued on yesterday) down to its final dimensions at this stage. That’s because the panel I’m attaching next will extend outward slightly, making it difficult to trim afterward. I finished this preparation work in the morning, and in the afternoon, I attached the panels.
Since the box is small and one side is single solid panel, I was able to glue both sides at once. The paneling work took about two hours to complete.
After this, I plan to work on several boxes that were requested earlier, but for now, I’ve decided to make a new batch of 30 pcs. 4-sun 18-step boxes as a new item for this month.
The yosegi has already been completed and applied to the panels (as shown in the photo). The side panels are also ready, using the checkered design (ichimatsu) I made previously. For this box, I’ll be using a simple yet unique yosegi pattern I designed myself.
Whenever I prepare the top panel, I always choose whether to use natural solid wood or yosegi sheet. This time, the pattern I’ve created is one that is extremely difficult—almost impossible—to make with solid wood.
When designing my own yosegi, I try to create patterns that cannot be made with natural solid wood.
This is to take advantage of one of the key benefits of using sheet-type marquetry: the ability to create more detailed and complex patterns. The pattern I’m using this time is made up of small and intricate shapes, each with short dimensions, which would be very hard to recreate using only solid wood.
As for the checkered side panels I often make, I feel that modern patterns like this one match better than traditional yosegi designs🤔
In the morning, I prepared the outer panel for the Aruki (moving panel) side of the 2.5-sun box. I made the panel, attached the "bocchi" (small wooden patrs), and trimmed the gluing surface to make it smooth.
This box has five steps in its mechanism—one side is made with a single solid panel, and the other side is a Kannuki (slide key) panel. Since the side panels are made of solid wood this time, I trimmed the side panel (which I glued on yesterday) down to its final dimensions at this stage. That’s because the panel I’m attaching next will extend outward slightly, making it difficult to trim afterward. I finished this preparation work in the morning, and in the afternoon, I attached the panels.
Since the box is small and one side is single solid panel, I was able to glue both sides at once. The paneling work took about two hours to complete.
After this, I plan to work on several boxes that were requested earlier, but for now, I’ve decided to make a new batch of 30 pcs. 4-sun 18-step boxes as a new item for this month.
The yosegi has already been completed and applied to the panels (as shown in the photo). The side panels are also ready, using the checkered design (ichimatsu) I made previously. For this box, I’ll be using a simple yet unique yosegi pattern I designed myself.
Whenever I prepare the top panel, I always choose whether to use natural solid wood or yosegi sheet. This time, the pattern I’ve created is one that is extremely difficult—almost impossible—to make with solid wood.
When designing my own yosegi, I try to create patterns that cannot be made with natural solid wood.
This is to take advantage of one of the key benefits of using sheet-type marquetry: the ability to create more detailed and complex patterns. The pattern I’m using this time is made up of small and intricate shapes, each with short dimensions, which would be very hard to recreate using only solid wood.
As for the checkered side panels I often make, I feel that modern patterns like this one match better than traditional yosegi designs🤔
