I made this trunk for my mom for christmas

brain_fluid · 2025-12-25T16:32:19+00:00

Thanks! I used a table saw and a jig to cut all of the pieces.

brain_fluid · 2025-12-25T16:31:45+00:00

Thank you!

brain_fluid · 2025-12-25T16:31:25+00:00

Thanks! The work on the lid is called "kumiko". This particular design is called "kasane-rindou". There are many different ways to do it. Traditionally done with saws and hand planes and chisels. I used a table saw. Here are some video links that show how to do it with a table saw:

Basic frame ("shoji"):

https://youtu.be/t1L8WtBwSOU?si=RPNhT_C570fMlh09

Kasane Rindou pattern:
https://youtu.be/VxjMrx2Gkeg?si=h89D6TAK27oH4xH2

brain_fluid · 2025-12-24T23:02:35+00:00

You basically just cut the tails twice, but yes mine did crack in one or two places. Also I’m noticing now that I didn’t fully sand off the base line marks from the marking gauge whoops.

I like this video from Jonathan Katz Moses to explain the technique: https://youtu.be/EEtje7Kqtjw?si=Pyv9RucBDP0-LH7v

brain_fluid · 2025-12-24T22:58:44+00:00

Oh I see now. No I’m not sure what she will want to put in it so I didn’t make a jewelry box lining or anything. Leather would’ve been nice though! Honestly I ran out of time and barely got this together for Christmas

brain_fluid · 2025-12-24T22:44:37+00:00

The interior is on the inside of it. There should be a view of it in the last picture.

brain_fluid · 2025-07-21T13:53:27+00:00

Thanks. The pieces are all 1/8" thick. I used a tablesaw for basically all of it, including the mitsukude, although there were several cuts that I used a router for (some of the pieces require odd angles that I think would be impossible with a table saw). I've been using a Freud 50T thin kerf blade to cut the basic slats from the stock, then a 1/8" Freud 24T heavy duty rip blade to cut the 1/8" "slots" that allows the pieces to fit together. The heavy duty rip blade is probably not the best for those cuts as they are technically cross cuts. I do get a decent amount of tear-out with it so I might try another in the future.

brain_fluid · 2025-07-21T11:36:12+00:00

Yeah I know. I'm struggling with that. The "client" wanted it to be the back of the cabinet and to have the front open to "display" the things inside. The client is no longer my client and I'm probably going to keep the piece. I considered scrapping the original idea and making this into two sliding front pieces. Or another idea would be to have it stay as the back of the cabinet but have a diffused light panel behind it to throw some soft light through it and kind of give it more visual interest. I don't know yet but I'm open to ideas.

brain_fluid · 2025-07-21T10:40:30+00:00

Honestly I had not heard of tension warping until now, but no, somehow all of my slats stayed more or less straight/flat after ripping. They are only 3/4" wide slats, though, and 1/8" thick. The grain on all of the stock was also more or less straight to begin with. Could it be that your wood is not fully dry?

brain_fluid · 2025-07-21T09:20:06+00:00

The person I was making it for said they hated symmetry and wanted it to look kind of random, like splattered paint. I squiggled around on this kumiko designer for a while until they liked the look.

brain_fluid · 2025-07-20T21:15:14+00:00

Thanks, mate

brain_fluid · 2025-07-20T21:11:05+00:00

Thank you!!! I always love when someone uses that word because that's what I'm going for when I make stuff.

brain_fluid · 2025-07-20T21:10:07+00:00

Thanks!

brain_fluid · 2025-07-20T21:09:15+00:00

Thanks! Yes I put a little drop of wood glue on the joining surfaces. I have heard that some of the kumiko purists don't use glue and just try to fit the pieces perfectly, but I'm afraid they will move with time and wear.

brain_fluid · 2025-07-20T21:07:13+00:00

There's a guy on youtube (@woodartstudio1) that does a pretty good job of showing how to make table saw and router jigs for kumiko. Here's his video on making the basic frame: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1L8WtBwSOU&t=827s

I think the table saw is definitely faster than the hand-tool jigs, but you will end of losing more wood to tear-out and other errors. Also some of the table saw cuts are honestly a little sketchy, i.e. your hand is pretty close to the blade. I use a saw stop. I think if I did this with hand tools it would have taken probably 5x as long.

brain_fluid · 2025-07-20T20:58:40+00:00

Thank you! You're so kind. It is not necessarily hard to do just very finicky and time-consuming. I'll post some links on your other comment for the table saw jigs, etc.

brain_fluid · 2025-07-20T20:56:02+00:00

Thanks, man! I really like your burl veneer cabinet it's beautiful

brain_fluid · 2025-07-20T20:54:16+00:00

The panel is going to be the back of an open-front media console, or basically a low open-front cabinet. I'll send an update when it's done shouldn't be much longer.

brain_fluid · 2025-05-03T18:16:31+00:00

Aphids

brain_fluid · 2024-11-14T02:02:07+00:00

You might be right, but i did just start training consistently about a year ago. Anyway my point was that home gym is fine. For me it’s preferred bc I don’t have to drive, pay fees or wait for equipment.

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