Aruki panels for the drawer boxes
This morning it rained, but during the day the weather cleared up and became refreshing. Later, the humidity also dropped, so I was able to make and attach the Aruki moving panels.
Around my workshop, there are many rice fields. A special local variety of rice is planted all across this area.
Right now in Japan, it is the season for freshly harvested rice. In spring (around May to June), seedlings are planted, and after growing through the summer, they are harvested at this time of year. Recently, I’ve seen many farmers in the area harvesting their rice.
In the past few years, the price of rice in Japan has risen sharply, and some varieties now cost nearly twice as much as before. Still, rice remains the staple food in Japan, and almost everyone eats it. Lately, because of the high prices (though perhaps not only for that reason), more people eat bread, pasta, or noodles instead of rice three times a day.
Even though rice is expensive at the store, I’ve heard that the wholesale price farmers receive is very low, It’s said that rice farmers can’t make a living just from selling their harvest. Because of this, many rice farmers—especially those without famous brand-name rice or well-known production areas—eat the rice they grow themselves with their families and relatives.
This year, no typhoons have come through this region, so I can see beautiful rice plants growing without damage in the fields around here 🌾
This morning, I worked on making the Aruki panels for the drawer box, and in the afternoon I attached them. In the photo, it might look just like the 5-sun drawer box 😅, but this one is actually smaller, a 4-sun size.
For this box, just like the previous 27-steps box (which is now being finished with coating), I prepared a few special panels with a combination of different woods—only three this time. Since these take extra time to make, I only used them for the top panels, while the bottom panels are walnut veneer.
It has been a while since I made a 4-sun drawer box. Compared to the 27-steps boxes, the difficulty of making the Aruki panels for this box is “a little” lower. It feels somewhat like making a standard 7-steps box. Still, as you can see in the photo, I need to drill holes, cut out the slot for the drawer pull, and so on—so the Aruki panels still require many steps. That’s why these boxes are usually sold in a price range similar to the 27-steps boxes. Tomorrow, I’ll continue with the next steps in this process.
Around my workshop, there are many rice fields. A special local variety of rice is planted all across this area.
Right now in Japan, it is the season for freshly harvested rice. In spring (around May to June), seedlings are planted, and after growing through the summer, they are harvested at this time of year. Recently, I’ve seen many farmers in the area harvesting their rice.
In the past few years, the price of rice in Japan has risen sharply, and some varieties now cost nearly twice as much as before. Still, rice remains the staple food in Japan, and almost everyone eats it. Lately, because of the high prices (though perhaps not only for that reason), more people eat bread, pasta, or noodles instead of rice three times a day.
Even though rice is expensive at the store, I’ve heard that the wholesale price farmers receive is very low, It’s said that rice farmers can’t make a living just from selling their harvest. Because of this, many rice farmers—especially those without famous brand-name rice or well-known production areas—eat the rice they grow themselves with their families and relatives.
This year, no typhoons have come through this region, so I can see beautiful rice plants growing without damage in the fields around here 🌾
This morning, I worked on making the Aruki panels for the drawer box, and in the afternoon I attached them. In the photo, it might look just like the 5-sun drawer box 😅, but this one is actually smaller, a 4-sun size.
For this box, just like the previous 27-steps box (which is now being finished with coating), I prepared a few special panels with a combination of different woods—only three this time. Since these take extra time to make, I only used them for the top panels, while the bottom panels are walnut veneer.
It has been a while since I made a 4-sun drawer box. Compared to the 27-steps boxes, the difficulty of making the Aruki panels for this box is “a little” lower. It feels somewhat like making a standard 7-steps box. Still, as you can see in the photo, I need to drill holes, cut out the slot for the drawer pull, and so on—so the Aruki panels still require many steps. That’s why these boxes are usually sold in a price range similar to the 27-steps boxes. Tomorrow, I’ll continue with the next steps in this process.
