Unusual top panels
From today the weather seems to be turning worse. It was very hot in the morning, but by the afternoon it became cloudy and looked like it might rain at any moment (it’s now 4:00 p.m.). I’m glad I finished the final work on the 4-sun 27-steps boxes in the morning. If possible, I prefer not to do the finishing work on sunny days, but I also don’t like to do it on rainy days with high humidity either. In any case, I was able to complete it safely, and now I can move on to the painting stage.
Today I made, assembled, and attached the frame panels for the 4-sun 18-steps boxes, as well as installing the internal parts. That is as far as I went today. If possible, tomorrow I want to make the Aruki panels (moving panels), although depending on the weather, I may only make them and leave the attaching for another day.
The feature of this 18-steps mechanism is that its structure is mostly an extension of the 14-steps mechanism. As you can see in the photo, the internal parts attached inside are almost the same as the 14-steps boxes. However, there are some differences in the internal structure: for example, the bottom Aruki panel moves, and the Kaeshi (the returning action of the Kannuki-sliding keys) is present on both sides. Because of this, the number of parts also increases. Among the boxes I make, only the 18-steps type has this Kaeshi on both side panels.
In addition to today’s work, I also experimented with a new design for the top panels of the next 4-sun 27-steps boxes (I will make another round of them). It is a combination of several kinds of wood, and perhaps it may look a little unique.
At present, in our region, when creating the design of a box with Yosegi or other patterns, there are usually two approaches: either slicing fine Yosegi patterns, as you know from traditional Yosegi, or combining several kinds of solid wood and shaving them into panels. What I tried this time is a combination of several kinds of wood, but it is different from either of those two methods.
Whenever I think of this kind of idea, I try to make something that other makers, or people familiar with the craft, would hesitate a little about how exactly it was made. It’s not that it is an outstanding or amazing idea, but rather that it is neither the sliced type nor the combined-solid-wood type.
In the sense of using large blocks of wood together, it is similar to the natural wood stripes that I often make, but this design cannot be made in the usual way. If it turns out well (It is still in the experimental stage!!), I would like to use it for the next 27-steps boxes.
Today I made, assembled, and attached the frame panels for the 4-sun 18-steps boxes, as well as installing the internal parts. That is as far as I went today. If possible, tomorrow I want to make the Aruki panels (moving panels), although depending on the weather, I may only make them and leave the attaching for another day.
The feature of this 18-steps mechanism is that its structure is mostly an extension of the 14-steps mechanism. As you can see in the photo, the internal parts attached inside are almost the same as the 14-steps boxes. However, there are some differences in the internal structure: for example, the bottom Aruki panel moves, and the Kaeshi (the returning action of the Kannuki-sliding keys) is present on both sides. Because of this, the number of parts also increases. Among the boxes I make, only the 18-steps type has this Kaeshi on both side panels.
In addition to today’s work, I also experimented with a new design for the top panels of the next 4-sun 27-steps boxes (I will make another round of them). It is a combination of several kinds of wood, and perhaps it may look a little unique.
At present, in our region, when creating the design of a box with Yosegi or other patterns, there are usually two approaches: either slicing fine Yosegi patterns, as you know from traditional Yosegi, or combining several kinds of solid wood and shaving them into panels. What I tried this time is a combination of several kinds of wood, but it is different from either of those two methods.
Whenever I think of this kind of idea, I try to make something that other makers, or people familiar with the craft, would hesitate a little about how exactly it was made. It’s not that it is an outstanding or amazing idea, but rather that it is neither the sliced type nor the combined-solid-wood type.
In the sense of using large blocks of wood together, it is similar to the natural wood stripes that I often make, but this design cannot be made in the usual way. If it turns out well (It is still in the experimental stage!!), I would like to use it for the next 27-steps boxes.
