Frame of 3-sun box
Today was a rainy day with high humidity, so it wasn’t a good day for detailed work. Instead, I worked on making and assembling the frames for the 3-sun 18-steps puzzle boxes. This time, I’m making about 40 of them.
As you can see in the photo, I’ve assembled the frame and finished up to the stage where I can start attaching the parts. The 18-steps puzzle box has a few more parts to attach. That’s because the mechanism has a unique movement. The 27-steps puzzle has more steps overall, but the Kannuki (slide keys) only "moves back" once.In the 18-steps version, that "move back" action happens twice. Because of that, the 18-steps box actually has more internal parts than the 27-steps one. It looks like the rain will continue until tomorrow morning, so the humidity will probably be high again.In general, the humidity tends to be higher on the day after the rain stops than during the rain itself.So tomorrow, I’ll likely continue working on the Aruki panels for these boxes. However, due to the weather, I might not be able to attach them yet.
Well, today is the start of April. In Japan, this marks the beginning of a new working and school year. Although it's rainy in this area today, many new members of society have probably started their first day of work. In Japan, it’s still common to have group hiring. People enter school at the same time and start working at the same time. If someone doesn’t find a job right after graduating from university, it can be harder to get a good position later. A “good job” usually refers to well-paying companies, such as large listed corporations. Because of that, if someone can’t get a job right after graduating, they sometimes choose to continue studying at graduate school for another year — even if they don’t really want to. That way, when they apply for jobs again the following year, they can say, “I wanted to continue my studies,” as a reason for the delay. This kind of custom may be unique to Japan. However, in recent years, some companies have started to question this system. More and more companies now prefer to hire people who already have work experience — in other words, they welcome people changing jobs. They believe this is a better way to find skilled and capable workers. In a way, Japan might be slowly becoming more global.
As you can see in the photo, I’ve assembled the frame and finished up to the stage where I can start attaching the parts. The 18-steps puzzle box has a few more parts to attach. That’s because the mechanism has a unique movement. The 27-steps puzzle has more steps overall, but the Kannuki (slide keys) only "moves back" once.In the 18-steps version, that "move back" action happens twice. Because of that, the 18-steps box actually has more internal parts than the 27-steps one. It looks like the rain will continue until tomorrow morning, so the humidity will probably be high again.In general, the humidity tends to be higher on the day after the rain stops than during the rain itself.So tomorrow, I’ll likely continue working on the Aruki panels for these boxes. However, due to the weather, I might not be able to attach them yet.
Well, today is the start of April. In Japan, this marks the beginning of a new working and school year. Although it's rainy in this area today, many new members of society have probably started their first day of work. In Japan, it’s still common to have group hiring. People enter school at the same time and start working at the same time. If someone doesn’t find a job right after graduating from university, it can be harder to get a good position later. A “good job” usually refers to well-paying companies, such as large listed corporations. Because of that, if someone can’t get a job right after graduating, they sometimes choose to continue studying at graduate school for another year — even if they don’t really want to. That way, when they apply for jobs again the following year, they can say, “I wanted to continue my studies,” as a reason for the delay. This kind of custom may be unique to Japan. However, in recent years, some companies have started to question this system. More and more companies now prefer to hire people who already have work experience — in other words, they welcome people changing jobs. They believe this is a better way to find skilled and capable workers. In a way, Japan might be slowly becoming more global.
