Traditional or Unique…
Unlike the past few days, today was warm from the morning, and it felt almost like spring during the day. No wonder, as the high temperature today was around 17°C.
This morning, I continued gluing the sliding key panels for the 5-sun boxes, as I did yesterday. After that, I moved on with making the inner box for the nested set. Today, I first completed the frame and then attached the internal parts. Until yesterday, I didn’t really realize it, but now that the size of the inner box has taken shape, it feels very charming. It is a little smaller than a 4-sun box, but larger than a 3-sun box. It’s a size I have never made before 😲 It is a handy size, and I am looking forward to seeing it finished. Since it is a 7-step mechanism, it uses a sliding key on only one side, and there are two moving panels. From tomorrow onward, I will probably focus on finishing work for the 5-sun puzzle boxes first.
Some of you may remember that since last July, I had been making a limited-edition puzzle box every month. At that time, I thought I would continue doing this every month in the following year as well. However, due to various circumstances, I have decided to pause the regular production of monthly limited boxes for now. I may still make limited boxes occasionally, but making one every month has become quite demanding, and it is difficult to balance this schedule with the deadlines of my other work. Recently, I have felt a stronger desire to return to more standard work, and since the end of last year, I have been focusing mainly on boxes made with traditional yosegi. I still think that unique designs using solid wood are very appealing, and I would like to keep that style alive as well. However, for the time being, I plan to focus mainly on boxes made with yosegi sheets (including ichimatsu patterns) and solid wood sheets. I would be very happy if you continue to check my blog and social media 😊 Thank you as always!
Wishing you a wonderful weekend!
This morning, I continued gluing the sliding key panels for the 5-sun boxes, as I did yesterday. After that, I moved on with making the inner box for the nested set. Today, I first completed the frame and then attached the internal parts. Until yesterday, I didn’t really realize it, but now that the size of the inner box has taken shape, it feels very charming. It is a little smaller than a 4-sun box, but larger than a 3-sun box. It’s a size I have never made before 😲 It is a handy size, and I am looking forward to seeing it finished. Since it is a 7-step mechanism, it uses a sliding key on only one side, and there are two moving panels. From tomorrow onward, I will probably focus on finishing work for the 5-sun puzzle boxes first.
Some of you may remember that since last July, I had been making a limited-edition puzzle box every month. At that time, I thought I would continue doing this every month in the following year as well. However, due to various circumstances, I have decided to pause the regular production of monthly limited boxes for now. I may still make limited boxes occasionally, but making one every month has become quite demanding, and it is difficult to balance this schedule with the deadlines of my other work. Recently, I have felt a stronger desire to return to more standard work, and since the end of last year, I have been focusing mainly on boxes made with traditional yosegi. I still think that unique designs using solid wood are very appealing, and I would like to keep that style alive as well. However, for the time being, I plan to focus mainly on boxes made with yosegi sheets (including ichimatsu patterns) and solid wood sheets. I would be very happy if you continue to check my blog and social media 😊 Thank you as always!
Wishing you a wonderful weekend!