tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post5694553431079785934..comments2023-11-05T06:16:56.961-05:00Comments on the Carpentry Way: BCM Tansu Repair (V)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-11351593224215071972016-09-30T09:46:36.790-04:002016-09-30T09:46:36.790-04:00Iain,
well, that paperwork is a little more munda...Iain,<br /><br />well, that paperwork is a little more mundane I think- mostly receipts.<br /><br />It's not a top quality tansu, at least I hope not. Other than the wooden nails for the drawers, its construction is identical to the other ones I'm working on.<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-51404742322500063532016-09-30T04:17:13.215-04:002016-09-30T04:17:13.215-04:00Old paperwork hiding in a previously doubly locked...Old paperwork hiding in a previously doubly locked drawer - sounds exciting. Certainly more exciting than random insect houses.<br /><br />I wonder what the paper work might reveal about the original (or a subsequent) owner of the tansu, and what relation it has to those springs. It would be interesting to know whether it was a top quality, or budget price one, especially given the construction methods you've seen.<br /><br />Looks like it might require a specialist in cursive writing to decipher though!Iain Tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-90460208159494038842016-09-29T18:01:39.409-04:002016-09-29T18:01:39.409-04:00Ah, "feelings, nothing more than feelings.......Ah, "feelings, nothing more than feelings...."<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-77907654453624874522016-09-29T13:48:45.178-04:002016-09-29T13:48:45.178-04:00Following along with this restoration. Amazing ho...Following along with this restoration. Amazing how much damage the nails have done over time, certainly I am getting a 'different feeling' wrt nails ;).Brian Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207345071092915936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-90091149862413199752016-09-29T12:19:05.411-04:002016-09-29T12:19:05.411-04:00Potomacker,
thanks for the question. Bamboo is us...Potomacker,<br /><br />thanks for the question. Bamboo is used for nails, however the ideal wood nail for putting together furniture together is apparently utsugi (Deutzia crenata, aka Bridal Wreath). It is a wood, from what I understand, which has a certain surface stickiness, and in a 3mm size cannot be snapped between fingers, so it is strong. Typically the utsugi pegs are dried by roasting over low heat, then tapered over their length or at one end. <br /><br />An advantage of wooden nails over metal ones, to be sure, is that the nailed surface can be cleaned off with a plane afterwards without worry of damaging the tool.<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-17721993258549087772016-09-29T11:50:01.120-04:002016-09-29T11:50:01.120-04:00Are kikugi made of a bamboo or of another material...Are kikugi made of a bamboo or of another material?Potomackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047837559244141708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-26935872889176755512016-09-29T07:01:11.720-04:002016-09-29T07:01:11.720-04:00Hi Ralph,
well, seems like it would be the case, ...Hi Ralph,<br /><br />well, seems like it would be the case, but this is after all a children's museum, and there are no other old cabinets with locks in the building, and the museum has nothing in the way of extensive shop or maintenance facilities - certainly no locksmith on site. And add to that that these locks are Japanese and without removing the lock it is awfully hard to know what exactly comprises the internal mechanism. I'm not sure how easy it would be for a western locksmith to deal with if a standard replacement key could not be fitted. <br /><br />*I'm not a locksmith myself however, so I really am not too sure about how easy it would be for a key to be made by a trained locksmith. It took me a few hours and three attempts to make a suitable key out of a blank.<br /><br />~CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14328401081765407624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6261993076995357307.post-33289540463420679362016-09-29T05:36:01.190-04:002016-09-29T05:36:01.190-04:00I would have thought the museum would have had the...I would have thought the museum would have had the facilities to make a new key for the locks.Ralph Boumenothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10606484453109932074noreply@blogger.com