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Cherry Blossom Kumiko Panel

GeremyCoy, member | March 19th, 2012

Over 200 pieces of Alaskan yellow cedar are precisely joined to form the traditional Japanese sakura—or cherry blossom—pattern. Deriving from the craft of shoji screens and doors, the...

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10,000 tiny pieces of wood make one impressive bit of woodworking

MKenney, member | April 8th, 20112 comments

I stumbled across this amazing bit of woodworking in our Readers Gallery. There are more than 10,000 pieces of wood in it. Never mind the skill it took, what about the patience?!

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Japanese kumiko andon lamp

Des.K., member | December 12th, 20103 comments

This is a Japanese kumiko andon (lamp) I recently made for a competition here in Australia. The four panels are all removable to allow replacement of the shoji paper on the back. The kumiko...

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Japanese shoji folding screen

Des.K., member | May 9th, 20102 comments

This was a folding screen I made for the 2010 Studio Furniture Competition in Australia. It contains four different kinds of kumiko pattern: asa-no-ha (hemp leaf), sakura (cherry blossom), gomagara...

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Graduation ranma and shoji

Des.K., member | February 27th, 20094 comments

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...

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