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Jigsaw Puzzle of The Seven Lucky Gods: Tani
He made souvenirs to sell at the temples he stopped at during his temple tour.
It was a jigsaw puzzle of the Seven Lucky Gods that Tani cut out using a scroll saw, which is his specialty. The precision is so high that you can hardly see the gaps between the pieces.
The thickness of the scroll saw used was 0.2 to 0.3 mm. Each piece was elaborately colored with a wood burning and colored pencils.
Step stool using inclined grooves: Yazu
This is a step stool with slanted legs made by Yazu.
Use a self-made sawtooth guide (bottom right of the photo) with a magnetic sheet attached to a surface that is inclined at an angle of more than 10 degrees.
It was made using the sloped groove method that Sugita introduced at the last meeting.
The hole that intersects with the legs has grooves on three sides, which fit into the U-shaped notches on the legs.
It was difficult to make the cuts because they used plywood made from thinned white birch wood.
This plywood is sold by Sakuma Mokuzai Co., Ltd. in Asakusa. The laminated surface is beautiful.
this is an example with an emphasis on style made by Umemura. This is a more visually appealing example.
The round decorations on the legs are made by drilling holes with a hole saw, pasting cloth etc. on the round scraps, and then putting them back into the holes.
The legs are cut into a trapezoid shape, and the bottom of the top plate is heavily chamfered to make the sloping drive-in grooves difficult to see.
Step Stool that falls in all sides: Matsuo
Matsuo has been researching stools that fall on all sides.
This joint has caused problems with the small gap that occurs between the legs and the pier, but it seems that the research has come to an end after solving this problem.
In the meantime, several members have become interested and have been working on this technique, which is made using an inclined jig.
This inspiration led to the stool mentioned above. Thank you Matsuo. We look forward to working with you.
Bear bells made from aluminum pipe: SUGA56
SUGA56 made a bells from a piece of square aluminum pipe to scare away bears when hiking.
It makes a beautiful sound like a wind chime. Some people asked if we could sell this at the DIY show in August.
Foldable standing desk: Taguchi
Taguchi’s first presentation was a standing desk.
The concept this time was to make it using only very simple tools such as a drill and a saw.
As shown in the photo, the idea of folding and storing the whole thing by shifting it vertically was great.
Othrer topics
- Check schedule for DIY show
- Discussion on what to exhibit at the DIY show
