Asian-Inspired

John Cameron builds a beautiful table, copied directly from a 400-year-old Ming Dynasty piece, with a wonderfully complex, interlocking system of joinery, accomplished without glue.

Complexity and serenity coexist in this exceptional Chinese piece

Similar in appearance to wood worn by prolonged exposure to the elements, uzukuri finish is created by rubbing a stiff brush back and forth along the wood, gradually removing the softer areas of early wood.

John Hartman builds one stout garden gate frame, and two gates to fill it.

This lamp, by Craig Vandall Stevens, features mitered tenons joining the rails to the legs, and kumiko panels that are made separately and slipped into the lamp's frame.

While the art of bonsai seeks to shape the tree in specific ways, Austin Heitzman shapes the stand that both supports the tree and complements its design.

Learn how to put together the traditional kumiko cloverleaf for shoji screens, as an individual panel or, as it is used here, on an Andon lamp.

Time spent observing architecture in Japan influenced the design of this armoire, which has spacers between the case and the top and bottom that make it appear to float. The…

How a chunk of red oak forced me to rethink the details of a cabinet

This coffee table was influenced by the study of traditional Japanese shoji screens and the many patterns that have been used to decorate shoji screens for centuries. The table incorporates…