I finished this kumiko lantern today. It too much longer than I anticipated but I’m happy with the results. It runs three warm white filament LEDs off of an 18650 battery, which should theoretically provide around 20 hours of light at full brightness.
The body is walnut finished with BLO and the kumiko panels are basswood.
Thanks for taking a look. Let me know if you have questions, criticisms, or suggestions. Cheers.
A while back I made this adjustable chassis stand and thought it would be appreciated here. It has both width adjustment and selectable angles. Made with sapele. Cheers.
I’m in the market for a benchtop drum sander and these two seem like the best options but reviews are pretty limited. The grizzly is a little cheaper and has an extra inch of capacity. If anyone has experience with either one please let me know. Thanks.
I used the Matt Kenney book to make this Asa no ha kumiko panel. What everyone says about kumiko being easy is true… after you develop all the skills and buy all the equipment you need to build all the jigs. I probably learned more building all the jigs for this and sharpening all the hand tools than I have for any other project.
Once I had all the jigs ready the panel probably took about five hours, and I think I could do the next one quite a bit quicker. I’m going to make a frame and put shoji paper under this one. I’m planning on making some light fixtures and boxes using kumiko next. I’ll post pictures when I do.