Tag: woodworking
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I got wood, how ’bout you?
So I completed my first Asa No Ha Kumiko panel. It’s in the image below. This took me several hours to make because: It’s made of basswood which is pretty soft, and cuts easily with various methods. It all began with an ~8ft board of basswood, approximately 8″ wide by 15/16″ thick. I started by…
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Some progress
So my attempts at woodworking are coming along nicely. I have completed my first project. I’m calling it a Shoji Lamp. It’s a small wooden lamp that utilizes a battery powered tea light as its source of illumination. It stands around 11.5″ (or ~345mm) tall, is made of ash and maple and shoji paper. It’s…
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Spring is (almost) in the air
Yesterday, the weather was fantastic. It was clear and sunny, the high was around 74º F. This is a nice change from the recent high temps of less than 50º F 🙁 Because the weather was so good, when I got home from work, I promptly put on my ‘work clothes’ and headed out onto…