https://thewoodenmirror.com/2025/10/30/urushi/https://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/img_2001-1.jpegIMG_2001https://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/img_2199-1.jpegIMG_2199The urushi coated interior contrasts nicely against the Japanese Cypress (Hinoki) exterior, still in its early stages. The traditional sashimono joints need to be cut out perfectly by hand next...https://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/img_2198-1.jpegIMG_2198https://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/img_2071.jpegIMG_2071A single application of fuki-urishihttps://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/img_2040.jpegIMG_2040https://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/img_2114.jpegIMG_2114https://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/img_2204.jpegIMG_2204After marking the tenons and mortises with a marking gauge, I shade the areas to become cut with a pencilhttps://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/img_2199.jpegIMG_2199A rough look at it before the joints are cut by handhttps://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/img_2198.jpegIMG_2198The interior boxes need to fit perfectly within the Hinoki exterior box.https://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/img_2193.jpegIMG_2193First we cut pieces with the saw by hand to rough dimensions, then we use this shooting board and our hand plane to get perfectly square and precise pieces. 2026-01-05T11:03:50+00:00monthlyhttps://thewoodenmirror.com/2026/01/05/class-10-12-the-final-steps/https://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/img_2454-1.jpegIMG_2454https://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/img_2455-1.jpegIMG_2455https://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/img_2452.jpegIMG_2452https://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/img_2451-1.jpegIMG_2451https://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/img_2447-1.jpegIMG_2447https://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/img_2446-1.jpegIMG_2446https://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/img_2440-1.jpegIMG_2440https://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/img_2453-2.jpegIMG_2453https://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/img_2451.jpegIMG_2451https://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/img_2455.jpegIMG_24552026-01-23T22:42:38+00:00monthlyhttps://thewoodenmirror.com/2025/11/21/artist-collaborations/https://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/img_2121.jpegIMG_2121https://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/img_2124-1.jpegIMG_2124https://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/img_2002.jpegIMG_2002https://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/img_2309.jpegIMG_2309https://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/img_2304.jpegIMG_2304https://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/img_2355.jpegIMG_2355https://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/img_2248.jpegIMG_2248https://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/img_2249.jpegIMG_2249https://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/img_2252.jpegIMG_2252https://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/img_0199.jpegIMG_01992025-12-26T01:58:01+00:00monthlyhttps://thewoodenmirror.com/2025/11/19/class-7-9-sashimono-joinery/https://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/img_2202.jpegIMG_2202https://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/img_2216.jpegIMG_2216If any of you get a chance, please check out this beautifully published book. It’s full of stories about Sen no Rikkyu and his influence on architecture and tea houses in Japan during the 16th century. A stunning book to read and look at. https://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/img_2412.jpegIMG_2412A front view of the simple clamping method to hold the door in place during glue-uphttps://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/img_2173-1.jpegIMG_2173Showing the grain direction for this projecthttps://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/img_2174-1.jpegIMG_2174Showing exactly where the interior boxes will fit into the Hinoki exteriorhttps://thewoodenmirror.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/img_2410.jpegIMG_2410This is a simple but smart method of holding the front panel in place tightly, ensuring a seamless fit when the lid clicks into 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