I had been excited to build a little drawer-box for a while now. I was driving home from Asheville, and managed to get myself lost somewhere in northeast Texas. On a stretch between nowhere and nothing in particular, I saw one of those rolling, trailer-hitch marquee signs with a big arrow on top. "WOODWORKERS GET IN HERE," it read. I followed instructions, and twenty minutes later I was back on the road with two gorgeous chunks of what was sold to me as lemonwood.
I had been excited to build a little drawer-box for a while now. I was driving home from Asheville, North Carolina, and managed to get myself lost somewhere in northeast Texas. On a stretch between nowhere and nothing in particular, I saw one of those rolling, trailer-hitch marquee signs with a big arrow on top. "WOODWORKERS GET IN HERE," it read. I followed instructions, and twenty minutes later I was back on the road with two gorgeous chunks of what was sold to me as lemonwood.
The word kodansu refers to a small box or chest. Specifically, it is a form of tansu traditionally used to hold small, personal items. You know, like beach glass or a fountain pen or notes from your high school girlfriend. Treasure.
According to the Internet, the word kodansu refers to a small box or chest. Specifically, it is a form of tansu traditionally used to hold small, personal items, like beach glass or a fountain pen or notes from your high school girlfriend. You know, treasure.
