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    Arigumi Box - Fine skill development - Koitoya Woodworking Class 2024

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    Arigumi Box - Japanese traditional Dovetail Joint

    This is a 4-day course-$880  

    21-22 September &  19-20 October 2024


    Content

     Making a box with Japanese traditional joinery, Arigumi, Ari Joint.

     Excellent educational program to learn about handmade joinery, by using pre-cut teaching kit.

    A Chigiri (Butterfly joint) will be used in the timber that forms the lid of the box.

    Well suited for intermediate to advanced woodworker.

    Well suited for beginner who want to start learning about detailed joinery work.

    Highly detailed instruction and demonstration.


    Ari-Gumi

    Ari-Gumi is the name of traditional joint, using 1 way angled cut. "Ari" means ant in English and refers to ant jaws in this context. In English, they are called Dovetail joint.

    It is a difficult joint, but this program will focus on the basics of the joinery skills, like marking skill, chisel skill, jigs. And how you can apply these basic joinery skills into this Ari Gumi. In the end, it is about learning and upgrading basic skills.

    Material you get will be partially pre-cut to start from easy step and step by step, develop into more difficult elements of the work, as you proceed.


    You will gain the following from signing up

      1. Exploration of joinery techniques used in building a box
      2. Hands-on knowledge about Japanese tools (chisels and saws)
      3. Detailed knowledge about Japanese joinery.
      4. Inspiration and confidence for your next project


      Date

      21-22 September & 19-20 October 2024



      Time

      4 days, 24 hours in total

      9:00-12:00 | 13:00-16:00

      * Please be flexible for your schedule after the class. Sometimes your project requires extra time to finish.

      Schedule

      Day 1
      AM: Overview of Project, Foundations of dovetail Joint
      PM: Commence work on dovetail joint
      Day 2
      AM: Continue work on remaining dovetail joints
      PM: Cut butterfly joint
      Day 3
      AM: Complete work on dovetail joints, 
      PM: Glue Up
      Day 4
      AM: Complete work on lid, Finish Box
      PM: Sand, Finish


      Lecturer

      Hiroshi Yamaguchi (KOITOYA Design/Make/Teach)

      28 years of experience. Learned in Takayama, Japan.

      About Hiroshi Yamaguchi

      Fee

      $880.00

      Class size

      Maximum 12


      Location

      Koitoya Design/Make/Teach (Fyshwick, ACT)

      New 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.

      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, admin is nonrefundable (10%).

      for more information, please contact Hiroshi

      koitoya@gmail.com / 0412340619



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