Hiroyuki Oka

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Hexagonal boxes with a natural wood design

It suddenly got very cold since yesterday. While it’s not too bad during the day, mornings and evenings have become chil...
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Small yosegi-sheet repair

Japan is back to regular weekdays starting today. I also went to my workshop as usual and continued my work. As planned,...
Japanese culture

The final process for the 5-sun drawer boxes

Today is Monday, but it’s a national holiday in Japan called “Culture Day”(Bunkanohi in Japanese). The idea behind this ...
Japanese culture

Task of releasing the liquid gas

Do people in your country use these small gas cans? They have both liquid and gas inside, and you attach them to a small...
Japanese culture

Outlet shopping mall

The other day, I wrote about going out to combine shopping with some exercise. The place I went to is called Gotemba Pre...
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Design ideas for the Top panel

It’s been cloudy since this morning, and just now (around 3 p.m.) it started raining. I’m glad I finished attaching the ...
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Attaching the Larger kannuki panels

Today’s weather was very good again, with low humidity—ideal conditions for attaching the sliding key (kannuki) panels. ...
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Checkered yosegi (ichimatsu) panels

Today’s weather was very stable again. It wasn’t sunny, but it was actually good for drying wood 😊 I carried on with my ...
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Making the Aruki for the 3-sun cube

It was sunny from the morning today, and the humidity had dropped, so I was able to make good progress on several tasks....
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Frame panels of the 3-sun cube

Today is Monday, and this week is a regular five-day workweek. It’s also the last week of October, so the year-end event...