Yesterday, I was visited by K's shopowner.
As a result of her visit, I have a standing order
for more than a dozen items plus one brush hanger
she wants for her farther.
I promised to make one for JPY 2,000. I have materials
for that which I bought for my abrted loom work.
Still, it is a burgain!
She also bought one of my chopstics containers for
JPY 2,000, as a gift to her friend.
Anyway, my standing order includes 8 spoons,
6 chopstics, one beancurd crusher and one
set of salad servers.
The last item is most involved, as you see below.
Those on the extreme ends are those I fabricated
years ago and they are serving as templates.
Here, I start with a block of black walnut, with
34 mm thickness, which is an industry standard.
This is of course too large and you must cut out
your piece to the right dimensios and slice it into
two thinner plates.
The device at the bottom right is an equidistance
finder. It helps you draw your reference line
exactly halfway down the thickness.
Below, you can see two slices...
Templates used, lines cut, and you have a rough
outline.
Here, below. See the other half.
From here, work continues to refine them until
they reach the stage shown in the 1st picture
of today.
I spent nearly all day on them, and on top of that
I have coating watinf for them. What will I get
from this set? Something like JPY 4,000!
Of course, I am doing this for my pocket money only,
but it sometimes makes me think...
Anyway,
As a result of her visit, I have a standing order
for more than a dozen items plus one brush hanger
she wants for her farther.
I promised to make one for JPY 2,000. I have materials
for that which I bought for my abrted loom work.
Still, it is a burgain!
She also bought one of my chopstics containers for
JPY 2,000, as a gift to her friend.
Anyway, my standing order includes 8 spoons,
6 chopstics, one beancurd crusher and one
set of salad servers.
The last item is most involved, as you see below.
Those on the extreme ends are those I fabricated
years ago and they are serving as templates.
Here, I start with a block of black walnut, with
34 mm thickness, which is an industry standard.
This is of course too large and you must cut out
your piece to the right dimensios and slice it into
two thinner plates.
The device at the bottom right is an equidistance
finder. It helps you draw your reference line
exactly halfway down the thickness.
Below, you can see two slices...
Templates used, lines cut, and you have a rough
outline.
Here, below. See the other half.
From here, work continues to refine them until
they reach the stage shown in the 1st picture
of today.
I spent nearly all day on them, and on top of that
I have coating watinf for them. What will I get
from this set? Something like JPY 4,000!
Of course, I am doing this for my pocket money only,
but it sometimes makes me think...
Anyway,
