Its Own Yosegi Design
It was sunny again from the morning, and the temperature rose, making it a pleasant day. The humidity was also low, so it was a good day for workshop tasks. I decided to continue attaching the sliding key panels to the 5-sun boxes today. The sliding key panels on the 27-steps boxes are not especially prone to warping, but choosing a day like this is still important.
The weather seemed more stable today than it would be tomorrow, so I decided to attach the panels on the side with less gluing area first. This side tends to be less stable, so it is better to work on it on a drier day. Once these panels are attached, the panels on the bottom side can no longer be removed, so I need to make the final adjustments at this stage. I made those adjustments as I attached the panels to this side.
As you can see in the photo, I am making two designs this time, and this is the traditional Yosegi model. This Yosegi design is made specifically for the 5-sun boxes, with set sheets for the top, bottom, and side panels. This is why the boxes all have a similar appearance. I say “similar” because there are several patterns for the side panels, and the way the patterns appear varies slightly from box to box. The overall style, however, is much the same. The top and bottom panels all use the same design, so the boxes look very similar when lined up, as you can see in the photo. There is also a matching design like this for the 4-sun boxes, but for the past few years, I have been making them with random Yosegi patterns. Each box has a different arrangement of patterns. So, among the boxes I currently make, only this traditional Yosegi 5-sun model has such a consistent design.
The weather seemed more stable today than it would be tomorrow, so I decided to attach the panels on the side with less gluing area first. This side tends to be less stable, so it is better to work on it on a drier day. Once these panels are attached, the panels on the bottom side can no longer be removed, so I need to make the final adjustments at this stage. I made those adjustments as I attached the panels to this side.
As you can see in the photo, I am making two designs this time, and this is the traditional Yosegi model. This Yosegi design is made specifically for the 5-sun boxes, with set sheets for the top, bottom, and side panels. This is why the boxes all have a similar appearance. I say “similar” because there are several patterns for the side panels, and the way the patterns appear varies slightly from box to box. The overall style, however, is much the same. The top and bottom panels all use the same design, so the boxes look very similar when lined up, as you can see in the photo. There is also a matching design like this for the 4-sun boxes, but for the past few years, I have been making them with random Yosegi patterns. Each box has a different arrangement of patterns. So, among the boxes I currently make, only this traditional Yosegi 5-sun model has such a consistent design.