Chigiri Plate Making - KOITOYA Woodworking Class 2024
Event description
Chigiri Plate Making - Woodwork for Fun
This is a 2 day course,
$550
1. 20~21 January, Sat - Sun, 2024
2. 22~23 June, Sat - Sun, 2024
Content
Making KOITOYA original design, Chigiri plate.
This program includes lots of technical aspects of joinery and router jig work. Well supported even for beginners.
This program also requires physical skills for hand curving.
Well suited for beginners.
Well suited for intermediate level to learn about Butterfly Joint, Router jig works.
What is Chigiri?
Chigiri plate is a KOITOYA original design - a wooden plate made from contrasting timber joined by butterfly joints.
The Japanese word "Chigiri" means butterfly joint but also refers to a strong connection.
When given as a gift, these Chigiri plates demonstrate the giver’s personal ties to the receiver.
By bonding two different timbers together, these plates were designed to make good use of unused narrow timbers obtained from sustainable forestry activities.
What you can gain
1. Make KOITOYA original designed plate to take home
2. Hands down knowledge about jointing curved joint, using router.
3. The essence of the Butterfly joint.
4. Hand carving with round chisels for decoration.
Dates (2 occasion)
1. 20~21 January (Sat~Sun)
2. 22~23 June (Sat~Sun)
Time
9:00-12:00 + 13:00-16:00, 6 hours
* Please be flexible for your schedule after the class. Sometimes your project requires extra time to finish.
Proposed schedule
Day 1
AM: Lecture. Prepare the timber to glue up.
PM: Shaping and roughing out with router
Day 2
AM: Hand shaping with planes and chisels
PM: Hand shaping. Butterfly joint.
Lecturer
Hiroshi Yamaguchi (KOITOYA Design/Make/Teach)
28 years of experience. Learned in Takayama, Japan.
Fee
$550
Class size
Maximum 8
Location
Koitoya Design/Make/Teach (Fyshwick, ACT)
Address
4/18 Maryborough Street, Fyshwick ACT 2609
Parking
Please park your car in the public parking area along Maryborough Street (Free), opposite from Burning Log.
We have two parking spots officially. Please contact me for the spot if you need to walk less for your health condition.
Way to the workshop
18 Maryborough Street is a battle axe block, located inside of the block, so you will be walking through the driveway that leads to the block from Maryborough Street.
The driveway has 2 accesses, one next to Burning Log, and one next to Sunrise Church.
Unit 4 is a blue painted building on the right-hand side of the block.
Album from past workshop
Things to bring
Please wear working shoes.
Bring your own water bottle and lunch.
Things to be supplied
Tea and coffee, snacks, filtered water
Refund Policy
Personal cancelation
Refunds up to 14 days before event
Humanitix fee is nonrefundable.
for more information, please contact Hiroshi
koitoya@gmail.com / 0412340619
