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Arigumi Box - Japanese traditional Dovetail JointThis is a 3-day course-$780 3-5 October 2026Content 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-GumiAri-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 up1. Exploration of joinery techniques used in building a box2. Hands-on knowledge about Japanese tools (chisels and saws)3. Detailed knowledge about Japanese joinery.4. Inspiration and confidence for your next projectDate (1 Occurrence)5-6 October 2026Time3 days, 20 hours in totalDay 1&2- 9:00-12:00 | 13:00-17:00Day 3- 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.ScheduleDay 1AM: Overview of Project, Foundations of dovetail JointPM: Commence work on dovetail jointDay 2AM: Complete work on dovetail joints,PM: Cut butterfly jointDay 3AM: Complete work on lid, Finish BoxPM: Sand, FinishLecturerClare Solomon (KOITOYA Design/Make/Teach)Koitoya full time furniture maker. Graduated from ANU School of Art, Furniture. Clare has been an active artist exhibiting their own work.Clare has been working full-time with Hiroshi since 2016.Clare has returned from Japan trip in 2023, where they stayed at Japanese woodworkers for further training.Fee$780.00Class sizeMaximum 10LocationKoitoya Design/Make/Teach (Fyshwick, ACT)New address4/18 Maryborough Street, Fyshwick ACT 2609ParkingPlease park your car in the public parking area along Maryborough Street (Free), opposite from J Racing.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 workshop18 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 Aqua Safe Water Filters, and one next to J Racing.Unit 4 is a blue painted building on the right-hand side of the block (SE end).Things to bringPlease wear working shoes.Bring your own water bottle and lunch.Things to be suppliedTea and coffee, snacks, filtered waterRefund PolicyPersonal cancelationRefunds up to 14 days before eventHumanitix fee, admin is nonrefundable ($100).for more information, please contact [email protected] / 0412340619
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