Graduation ranma and shoji

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Ranma; and ranma with shoji

Detail of ranma with asa-no-ha and goma kumiko patterns

Detail of asa-no-ha in lower ranma

Details of asa-no-ha and "kozu" patterns in shoji.

Ranma; and ranma with shoji

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These are actually two projects. Both were made as my graduation pieces from the tategu postgraduate course (21 March 2009) at the Toyama International College of Crafts and Art - a technical college in Toyama, Japan, focusing on traditional Japanese carpentry methods. The top ranma is a combination of the asa-no-ha and goma floral kumiko patterns. The timber types used are yellow cedar, Douglas fir, Queensland maple, and Bombay blackwood.

The ranma and shoji at the bottom contain a diamond asa-no-ha pattern (ranma), and the "kozu" pattern on a square asa-no-ha pattern base. These pieces are entirely yellow cedar.

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Comments (4)

JonboyPointer writes: Holy cow! Amazing! I am contemplating building a Shoji Screen, but not so detailed. Looking for information. If you have any, it would be great and appreciated.
Posted: 7:28 pm on September 14th

woodrads writes: those are spectacular! I congratulate you. Thank-you for sharing.
Posted: 1:51 am on April 18th

Des.K. writes: Thanks for your comments. I enjoy making them so the work is not really that tedious, but certainly the small pieces start to blend into each other after a while.
Posted: 2:34 am on April 1st

AMPSURGE writes: Thank you for sharing your project very nice and tedious work I am sure.
Posted: 7:19 pm on March 22nd

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