09-Dec-2024
A new week has begun! It’s gotten much colder around here since yesterday. According to the weather forecast, these temperatures are typical for this time of year. For those living in colder regions, please take care not to catch a cold. Personally, I’m not very fond of the cold, so this season is a bit tough for me. However, it’s also a better time for making puzzle boxes compared to summer.
The 14-step Mame puzzle boxes I’ve been working on are almost complete, with only the final panels left to attach. Once these panels are attached today, the assembly will be finished. Tomorrow, the process will move on to the base coating stage.
This photo shows the process of attaching the panels. When attaching the panels for these Mame puzzle boxes, I secure them with rubber bands at the same time. The reason for this is that the panels are very thin and start to warp quickly due to the moisture in the glue.
Since these panels are single, uncut pieces, there’s no issue fixing them immediately as long as they are properly aligned with the placement. That’s why I use this method.
This time, I’m making about 90 of these boxes, so each step is taking a bit more time. As a result, I’ve been focusing solely on these Mame puzzle boxes for several days now.
That said, I managed to complete the painting process for the 2.5-sun boxes I worked on recently. They are ready for finishing touches today.
This afternoon, around 3 p.m., I had a short break between painting tasks, so I went to the barber. It’s about a 10-minute drive, and luckily, it wasn’t busy today. I only had to wait about 10 minutes before getting my haircut (No reservations), which also took around 10 minutes. So, I was back at the workshop in about 30 to 40 minutes in total. The price was very reasonable too—1350 yen. This will probably be my last haircut of this year!
