Natural wood panels
I had errands to run today and was out for most of the day, so I started working in the evening. I will do a final check on the 2-sun cube puzzle boxes that I finished coating yesterday and proceed with the packing.
I mentioned this briefly a few days ago, but this time, I experimented with a slightly unique design for the 2-sun cube. This was a bit of an experiment, and even I wasn’t sure how the final look would turn out.
So, the result... well... it wasn’t exactly a dramatic change😅 Those who are very familiar with my puzzle boxes might find the design a little misleading or unusual. However, for those who don’t know much about puzzle boxes or are seeing one for the first time, they might not even realize that this design is different from the usual ones.
However, for me, this box was quite confusing to make! When assembling, lining up the boxes, and attaching the panels, I constantly found myself thrown off by its "orientation."
Because I’m so familiar with puzzle boxes, I naturally followed my usual workflow—but that actually led me to make mistakes. In a way, I might have spent more time on it than usual😂 Every time I worked as I normally would, I’d suddenly realize, “Oh, wait, this isn’t the right way!”—I kept getting tricked by the box’s orientation. That’s the kind of design it has.
For the product page photos, I tried to take pictures in a way that makes this unique design less noticeable. But here, I’ll explain exactly what makes this box different from the usual ones (below).
"When I make solid wood boxes—in this case, the 2-sun cube—I usually create the top and bottom panels by combining about four different types of natural wood in a striped pattern. For the side panels, I typically use a single type of wood, such as walnut or nyatoh wood. However, for this 2-sun cube, the side panels are made from a combination of those four types of wood. At first glance, this makes the sides look like the top panel. So, people who are familiar with my puzzle boxes often try to open it by placing the four-colored side on top, searching for the Kannuki (sliding key), and attempting to slide it sideways—since that’s the common way to operate the Japanese puzzle box. But in reality, the top panel is actually the solid walnut side, and the Kannuki only slides when that walnut side is facing up. You could say it's a visual trick." If you ever get the chance, give it a try!
See you next week, Have a great weekend!😄
I mentioned this briefly a few days ago, but this time, I experimented with a slightly unique design for the 2-sun cube. This was a bit of an experiment, and even I wasn’t sure how the final look would turn out.
So, the result... well... it wasn’t exactly a dramatic change😅 Those who are very familiar with my puzzle boxes might find the design a little misleading or unusual. However, for those who don’t know much about puzzle boxes or are seeing one for the first time, they might not even realize that this design is different from the usual ones.
However, for me, this box was quite confusing to make! When assembling, lining up the boxes, and attaching the panels, I constantly found myself thrown off by its "orientation."
Because I’m so familiar with puzzle boxes, I naturally followed my usual workflow—but that actually led me to make mistakes. In a way, I might have spent more time on it than usual😂 Every time I worked as I normally would, I’d suddenly realize, “Oh, wait, this isn’t the right way!”—I kept getting tricked by the box’s orientation. That’s the kind of design it has.
For the product page photos, I tried to take pictures in a way that makes this unique design less noticeable. But here, I’ll explain exactly what makes this box different from the usual ones (below).
"When I make solid wood boxes—in this case, the 2-sun cube—I usually create the top and bottom panels by combining about four different types of natural wood in a striped pattern. For the side panels, I typically use a single type of wood, such as walnut or nyatoh wood. However, for this 2-sun cube, the side panels are made from a combination of those four types of wood. At first glance, this makes the sides look like the top panel. So, people who are familiar with my puzzle boxes often try to open it by placing the four-colored side on top, searching for the Kannuki (sliding key), and attempting to slide it sideways—since that’s the common way to operate the Japanese puzzle box. But in reality, the top panel is actually the solid walnut side, and the Kannuki only slides when that walnut side is facing up. You could say it's a visual trick." If you ever get the chance, give it a try!
See you next week, Have a great weekend!😄
