Oh, wow!

[geek2nurse]

The Japanese yosegi art of gluing colored wood and cutting it into thin sheets for decoration

[AhnoldZ]

Young grasshopper, you have much to learn. And thank you for bringing this up again. It is cool.

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Yosegi

I had to look up the name for the technique, but it is used to make the faces of puzzle boxes like this one. A quick search for a youtube video which shows some of the details gives me this one. I barely watched any of it, so cannot vouch for the quality. I just know there was an English dub and sub. The decorative patterns on each side of the box are formed by taking sticks of various types of wood and standing them on end, bundling them together, then laminate the top and shave off a small…

[cynd11]

Want!

[tennesseekev]

Japan has so many names already for so many obscure arts. Ikiban for example, the art of flower arrangement. Today I Learned (TIL) of Yosegi. Japanese culture just makes me smile.

[timjedwards]

So much patience.