I'm stunned by the part sewing it together with the cherry tree barks, that lovely lady made it look so easy but I know how difficult it must be looking that gorgeous and clean.
One can boil, or steam, or use dry heat. What maters is that the internal temperature meets a certain temperature at which the wood becomes pliable. And remains pliable for the duration of the process. When making boxes like these, the wood is sufficiently thin that boiling water will plasticize it. People often think the water is what makes the wood pliable, and this can also be the case, but it severely weakens the wood for it to be made wet. So ideally, one does not get it wet. The outer fibers are of the greatest concern were dampening the wood is concerned, because they will come under tension during the bending. When wet, they tear easily. Ways around this are not to make the bend very severe, or to support the outer surface, as they do here with a mold. One can also reduce material thickness, or severity of the bend, but one assumes that has already been reduced to practical limits what any given project. Steam is very dangerous, requires lot of heat to produce, and one has to get rid of the excess vapour. So, if one can avoid producing steam that is a better choice. Stem also forces water right into the wood, and it will take longer to dry out, which may or not be an issue. Boiling water really saturates the surface fibers, but they dry quickly, and moisture will not have reached the center of the wood.
I enjoyed your video tremendously. Here in New Hampshire I make a similar box out of cherry and maple. We call them Shaker Oval Boxes. Thank you for posting.
Thanks so much for watching, and I looked up the Shaker Oval Boxes! They do look so similar, it's amazing! Love to see that we share a similar craft culture, although we're so far away from each other!
Yes they are! You can purchase them directly form the workshop though our web store here: shop.japanese-food-craftsman.com/products/mockats All prices include free worldwide shipping. A few sizes are already sold out, but we will restock them in the near future.
Unfortunately, I can't remember exactly when the man in the video said anything about gloves. That's not what it's about anyway, he must have his reasons. My advice on occupational safety was meant in general terms, for people who perhaps don't have much experience with it. To prevent serious accidents, for whoever.
Its also possible an earthquake brungs the shop to collapse and harms him or on the way to supermarket a drunken bicilist crashes into him. Live is risky in many ways and you can not always beware yourself of any dangers. Why the hell does law says, wear helmet while riding a motorbike, but you can harm your body everyday with liters of alcohol and inhalate cigarete smoke. Mankinds rules are poor ridiculous.
I am a GRETA supporter which means I am literally an ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTIST. do you have any idea how many tons of GLOBAL WARMING you made in this video? I can do the scientific calculations but I am such an EXPERT that I dont even need to. this is literally why everyone will be dead within 5 years OMG
