tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post8652458137143930777..comments2023-11-05T06:16:56.961-05:00Comments on the Carpentry Way: A Ming-Inspired Cabinet (59)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-75676239271001223252016-06-06T10:01:34.005-04:002016-06-06T10:01:34.005-04:00Matthew,
thanks - I appreciate that you like the ...Matthew,<br /><br />thanks - I appreciate that you like the work.<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-52490396026591657112016-06-06T09:46:35.004-04:002016-06-06T09:46:35.004-04:00If it forms a continuous line then I would suggest...If it forms a continuous line then I would suggest it could be an ocean plait or some similar rope mat pattern. Effectively you have tied a knot in wood. <br />Wonderful work, I really enjoy your dedication to better.<br />Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07445046172600871316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-54406720610465238492016-06-05T08:25:36.369-04:002016-06-05T08:25:36.369-04:00Jamie,
Thanks for your comment. I spend time, onc...Jamie,<br /><br />Thanks for your comment. I spend time, once in a while, adding up the tonnage I have in my shop, much in the same way perhaps that you added up horsepower. I usually end up telling myself, "oh my god, if I ever have to move it will not be easy!".<br /><br />It's funny that you mention 300 years, as that is the lifespan i am hoping for at a minimum - - of course, one can never predict whether it will be one of the lucky survivors. so many things can happen in a period of time like that.<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-81982895424141358822016-06-05T07:28:13.006-04:002016-06-05T07:28:13.006-04:00It seems like that mill has paid for itself and th...It seems like that mill has paid for itself and then some! Really nice work.<br /><br />It is interesting how some aspects of machining make certain types of design elements able to be entertained in this modern age. It amazes me that with the horsepower we now have access to (a while ago I was adding up all the horsepower in the machines I've restored and it occurred to me I probably have an entire water-powered mill in a corner of my basement!)... with all the horsepower, design becomes so important. Either these tools will make junk quicker, or they can allow us to create something that will inspire long-term, attentive ownership.<br /><br />I can easily see this piece of furniture being around 300 years, having been used by 10 generations of family. <br /><br />And who knows how many other pieces of high quality furniture your blog inspires!<br /><br />Thanks again for posting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11714090611641801297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-16504703912579342492016-06-04T08:21:20.283-04:002016-06-04T08:21:20.283-04:00Kees,
thanks!
~CKees,<br /><br />thanks!<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-36671775243189656202016-06-04T08:21:02.179-04:002016-06-04T08:21:02.179-04:00Joe,
very kind of you to say. These little zig-za...Joe,<br /><br />very kind of you to say. These little zig-zag bars have certainly kept me busy for the past couple of weeks.<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-74086858442988753152016-06-04T08:18:51.650-04:002016-06-04T08:18:51.650-04:00Thanks Brian - I appreciate your readership and co...Thanks Brian - I appreciate your readership and commenting.<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-42886872854866829152016-06-04T08:18:21.608-04:002016-06-04T08:18:21.608-04:00Certainly not anything original to me. While by no...Certainly not anything original to me. While by no means a common lattice pattern, I have seen examples of this type of kumiko work in Japan. There is also a version in which which of the kumiko is doubled up. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-57176919823050206412016-06-04T05:27:17.839-04:002016-06-04T05:27:17.839-04:00Wow! I really have not much more to say.Wow! I really have not much more to say.Keeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618388647421144564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-52301015251091600322016-06-04T00:28:23.742-04:002016-06-04T00:28:23.742-04:00I was noticing that! Kind of reminiscent of Scand...I was noticing that! Kind of reminiscent of Scandinavian knot work, in my opinion. I haven't been able to find any examples of mastu-kawa-hishi kumiko since seeing this post- was it common when you were in Japan or is this a Hall original?<br /><br />--JoshMeditation and Mayhemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07880096003435450776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-33017806531907592832016-06-03T23:27:18.890-04:002016-06-03T23:27:18.890-04:00What a Job!..I get dizzy just looking at the photo...What a Job!..I get dizzy just looking at the photos........I see the "continuous line" that you speak of in the second, above post.....I could not keep sane if I tried to cut these by hand....Hats off to you (again) Joe Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-34463636993257235492016-06-03T23:22:41.997-04:002016-06-03T23:22:41.997-04:00I believe I have been reading your blog since abou...I believe I have been reading your blog since about 2011, and have read much of the prior posts after the fact. I always find myself in constant amazement! Brian Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207345071092915936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-34844322215152997652016-06-03T21:31:43.446-04:002016-06-03T21:31:43.446-04:00One thing I enjoy about this particular pattern, b...One thing I enjoy about this particular pattern, by the way, is that it forms a continuous line. Start at any one point and follow the kumiko along and you'll see that the weave forms an orbit which travels around like a piece of macrame rope work until returning to origin.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-87236778889722262782016-06-03T21:29:19.501-04:002016-06-03T21:29:19.501-04:00I spent some time in CAD designing the weave patte...I spent some time in CAD designing the weave pattern to have as much over/under interlock as possible. The pattern was sufficiently complex that I had to spend some time staring at a sequence of assembly drawings to put the lattice together correctly. The assembly starts in the middle with the two longest pieces lapping each other and weaves together from there, proceeding outward. Once one was together used it as a template for the rest. All the pieces lap joint one another in some way, save for the very smallest ones at the four corners, which simply glue to their neighbors at the miters.<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-45752485231119976812016-06-03T21:05:05.202-04:002016-06-03T21:05:05.202-04:00Wow, that came out great! How does one account f...Wow, that came out great! How does one account for flexion in kumiko like that- do you alternate top and bottom and kind of "weave" the pieces as in more conventional kumiko?Meditation and Mayhemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07880096003435450776noreply@blogger.com