My next 4-sun box
I spent the whole day in the workshop today working on different tasks. Lately I’ve started to hear from overseas shops about the Christmas sale season. Not only for made-to-order pieces, but I’d also like to prepare some popular stock items here on my site. Of course, the 4-sun boxes are the standard, but since those can be found elsewhere, I also want to focus on creating designs that are unique to this place!
This morning I began by gluing the top and bottom panels onto the 4.2-sun box. Since I did it early in the day, the glue has already dried and I’ve removed the jigs holding it in place. If time allows, I’d like to move on to attaching the Kannuki (slide key) side panels later today. But since it’s very hot again (around 33°C) and the sun is strong, I may have to wait until evening when it cools down a bit. After gluing the top and bottom panels in the morning, I already finished making the Kannuki panels themselves, so once I finish preparing the main body, I’ll be able to attach them.
After that, I began preparing for the next project, the 4-sun 27-steps puzzle box. This time I’ll be making about 30 boxes, and since all of the side panels will use the checkered Yosegi pattern, the first step was to attach those (ichimatsu sheet) panels. That’s what I worked on today. At the same time, I also glued some panels with traditional Yosegi sheets for a different project (photo).
For now, I’m planning to use natural wood sheets for the top and bottom panels (including the made-to-order piece which will use zebrawood sheets), but I may add other designs as well. At the moment, I have sheets of rosewood, zebrawood, and—after a long time—walnut in stock, so I’ll be using some of those. In the past, the walnut sheets had some issues (easily scratched during the sheet-making process), but this batch has no problems, so I’ll finally be able to use them.
For attaching this sheet, I use a different kind of glue than the one I normally use for making puzzle boxes. Since it was almost running out, I placed an order for more today. This type needs to be stronger than the usual glue for joining pieces of wood together.
This morning I began by gluing the top and bottom panels onto the 4.2-sun box. Since I did it early in the day, the glue has already dried and I’ve removed the jigs holding it in place. If time allows, I’d like to move on to attaching the Kannuki (slide key) side panels later today. But since it’s very hot again (around 33°C) and the sun is strong, I may have to wait until evening when it cools down a bit. After gluing the top and bottom panels in the morning, I already finished making the Kannuki panels themselves, so once I finish preparing the main body, I’ll be able to attach them.
After that, I began preparing for the next project, the 4-sun 27-steps puzzle box. This time I’ll be making about 30 boxes, and since all of the side panels will use the checkered Yosegi pattern, the first step was to attach those (ichimatsu sheet) panels. That’s what I worked on today. At the same time, I also glued some panels with traditional Yosegi sheets for a different project (photo).
For now, I’m planning to use natural wood sheets for the top and bottom panels (including the made-to-order piece which will use zebrawood sheets), but I may add other designs as well. At the moment, I have sheets of rosewood, zebrawood, and—after a long time—walnut in stock, so I’ll be using some of those. In the past, the walnut sheets had some issues (easily scratched during the sheet-making process), but this batch has no problems, so I’ll finally be able to use them.
For attaching this sheet, I use a different kind of glue than the one I normally use for making puzzle boxes. Since it was almost running out, I placed an order for more today. This type needs to be stronger than the usual glue for joining pieces of wood together.
