Suggestions for Project 3?

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Re: Suggestions for Project 3?

Thu Dec 06, 2012 12:05 am

How about a framed floor lamp, or andon?
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Re: Suggestions for Project 3?

Thu Dec 06, 2012 3:03 pm

Here's a few examples of floor-mount andon:
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Andon are also employed as a wall-mounted entry lamp for a front door, so that's another project possibility.

Seems to me that making an andon satisfies requests to make shōji and furniture, to not involve angled joinery, and a complaint about material requirements for the projects being too onerous. Comments? concerns?
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Re: Suggestions for Project 3?

Thu Dec 06, 2012 7:43 pm

Sounds good and they look great. I will try and do this one in parallel to the carpentry drawing work.

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Re: Suggestions for Project 3?

Thu Dec 06, 2012 9:09 pm

Sounds great. I particularly like the first two examples.

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Re: Suggestions for Project 3?

Thu Dec 06, 2012 9:35 pm

The ideas presented so far look great .

For the next project I would prefer something that would lean heavily towards the use of hand tools not requiring electricity ; ) like in the videos below ...... building something like this would be great
下町に息づく伝統の技 江戸指物1/3
http://youtu.be/7_p7libPJKg

下町に息づく伝統の技 江戸指物2/3
http://youtu.be/Q6xP9ShD4rk

Here is another link some might find interesting
National skills competition ......
2010年全国青年技能競技大会京都予選
http://youtu.be/3A2G2AAxO98
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Re: Suggestions for Project 3?

Fri Dec 07, 2012 3:27 am

Looks like a good project. A hanging or wall mounted lamp would also work for me.

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Re: Suggestions for Project 3?

Fri Dec 07, 2012 7:04 pm

An andon sounds like a good project to me.
I've been wanting to do one.
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Re: Suggestions for Project 3?

Sun Dec 09, 2012 3:11 am

I like this idea also.

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Re: Suggestions for Project 3?

Sun Dec 09, 2012 10:21 pm

Allrighty then, I'll design a suitable project. I've got a lot of work on the plate for this coming week, so I probably won't have anything for you until around Christmas. I guess it will be like a present then?
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Re: Suggestions for Project 3?

Thu Dec 27, 2012 3:32 pm

Okay, there's a basic choice to be made as to whether this is meant to stand on the floor, and hence is on the larger size, or is meant to stand on a side table or desk, in which case it is on the smaller side. Both are intended to be relatively light in weight and easily portable. Before I move ahead with the design details, would members care to chime in as far as which size they would prefer?

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