Sometimes I feel like I spend more time making the things for making the things, than I do actually making the things.

This asa-no-ha kumiko piece required 5 jigs to make. A jigumi (lattice) jig, two angle jigs, a picture frame jig, and a spline jig. The good news is that I can now reuse these jigs over and over again.

The kumiko is basswood with a sapele frame and maple splines with a painted plywood backing. The finish is tung oil.

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