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Balancing Axis Panel Size -
Are Through Grooves Better? -
Wood for Small, Detailed Parts -
Stepped Notches Working Together -
Different Ways to Cut Grooves -
Precise Glue Application -
A New Direction for Ichimatsu -
Supporting the Sliding Key -
Preventing Yosegi Sheets from Drying Out -
Long Aruki Panel -
Attaching Sliding Key Panels -
A Little Extra Work -
Longer Checkered Yosegi Sheets -
Yosegi and Solid Wood Side Panels -
Movement Distance and Box Size -
Using Enough Glue -
3-sun Axis Panel Balance -
Panel with No Extra Clearance -
Assembling the Drawers -
Preparing to Attach the Divider Panel -
The Drawer Structure and Its Improvements -
Wood Grain Selection -
The Benefits of Engineered Wood -
Fixed Axis Panel -
Box Size and Sliding-Key Width -
Was an Anti-Warping Method Necessary? -
How Pattern Direction Affects Gluing -
Working with a Non-Standard Box -
Slim Puzzle Box -
Using a Red-Colored Wood -
The Standard 14-Step Box -
Plans for a New Four-Color Ichimatsu -
From 36 Steps to 40 Steps -
Unique Wood -
Panel Divided in the Center -
Dividing the Sliding Key Again -
Attaching the Panels for Proper Alignment -
Design and Movement -
The Feel of the 36-Step Mechanism -
Keeping Both Sides Even -
Preventing Warping During Finishing -
The Need to Prevent Warping -
Sliding Keys and Their Design -
Beveling the Axis Panels -
Trial and Error with Aruki -
Choosing Wood for the Borders -
Aruki Groove Dimensions -
Two Pieces, One Sheet -
Handling Mame Puzzle Boxes -
Mame 10-Step Aruki Panels -
The Effort Behind the Finishing Process -
Side Panel Yosegi Sheets -
The Glue Surface -
Single Wood Species Design -
Balancing Movement and Support -
Natural Wood Design -
Slow and Careful Work -
The Advantage of Vertical Patterns -
Wood Grain Placement -
Rounding the Edges of the Mame Box