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The andon, a type of freestanding Japanese room lamp, was the third study group project. This video shows scenes of the final assembly of the piece, interspersed with photo stills of the making process.

The frame was made from solid coocbolo (a type of rosewood from Mexico) with a small amount of Jatoba employed for the insert frames. The removable insert frames allow paper to be changed easily should it get damaged or tatty.

The cocobolo used was a challenge to work as it is extremely brittle, and prone to movement when trying to obtain smaller slender sticks, like the latticework (kumiko) in this project. That made for a bit more material waste than anticipated, however the reward was the incredible polish that can be obtained in this wood. No wonder the Chinese in the Ming dynasty preferred rosewood for their furniture!