RWW 40 The Tansu Finale

Tansu Front2

This week I will finish off my Tansu box commission. I will do a little carving for the drawer lid thumb pulls, discuss my design for the top and carve it, and finally finish and apply the hardware to the box. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did making this project. [...] Read more »

RWW 39: Building a Tansu Inspired Box

Tansu SideDrawers

This week I start building a small box to be used as a memorial urn for a customer. She just lost two of her Golden Retrievers in close succession and wants a way to remember them. As a dog lover this is a project I just could not refuse. I will talk through the design, [...] Read more »

RWW 34: A Tansu Exploration

Tansu TopDetail

This week I take a look at my latest obsession: Japanese Tansu. I am working on a small Tansu box right now and I wanted to share some of the insights and research I have come across during this build. I really just start to scratch the surface of all that can be said of [...] Read more »