Large Kumiko Panel Build

An in depth look at the 2 month long build process for these large walnut kumiko panels using the hexagonal asa-no-ha and goma patterns.
If you're interested in learning more about kumiko, see some of my other beginner videos.

[@mayberrywj]

Great work, thanks for sharing.

[@wayneschenet5340]

Amazing build! You definitely need great patience to do such a detailed project!

[@woodi500]

I am sure a lot of work to figure out how to cut, thank you for sharing great ideas Nice job!

[@rodrigovergara6905]

Great jobs

[@jeffwaite7413]

Amazing!

[@exlotuseater]

Looks awesome. LOL at the Harney Tea container at 20:30 (and throughout). I use 'em all the time.

[@MayerWoodworks]

Ahh yes my shop is littered with them!

[@shanesmith5405]

That was an impressively large panel at the start. Looks like you've got those table saw jigs dialled in, those tolerances are nice and tight. Nice work!

[@MayerWoodworks]

Haha yeah takes a lot of adjusting but once you have them set you can bang out as many as needed.

[@onehandedmaker]

A joy to watch your videos. Your workshop makes a great backdrop in the videos as well. Always inspiring and I admire your imagination to keep coming up with great ideas and designs. Well done. One Handed Maker - Australia

[@MayerWoodworks]

Thank you very much!

[@CMRWoodworks]

Stinks that I‘ll be traveling at the time of the live feed!

[@CMRWoodworks]

The panels look awesome man! I really like hexagonal kumiko. I plan to spend a bit more time with square patterns while learning, but I am looking forward to progressing to hexagonal and diamond patterns. Anyway, cool video!

[@MayerWoodworks]

Thanks Chris! Square panels are a great place to get your feet wet for sure. The infill for hex is no more difficult, just the grid itself takes a bit more time and effort.

[@sandman2651]

Wow that is a big panel, i just found you on youtube liked and subscribed is that a flat tooth blade your using in the table saw?

[@MayerWoodworks]

Thanks for the sub! There are two blades I use. Flat tooth grind is typically my go to for making the notches in kumiko strips especially on square grids where I can cut the notches before ripping them into strips. With the hex pattern, since you have to notch each strip individually I actually use an 80 tooth crosscut blade to eliminate tear out. There are links to both on my website if you want to see the exact blades. www.mayer-woodworks.com/tools

[@sandman2651]

@@MayerWoodworks Thanks for taking the time to reply, im looking forward to future content and i will take a look at your website

[@stephanlorenz9240]

Verry verry nice kumiko.how many degrees did you cut the inlays with?

[@MayerWoodworks]

Thanks! These patterns are made with 30 & 60 degree jigs.

[@markdallaire3314]

How do you cut your strips

[@rocktruckrob]

Please do a tutorial on that sled with the angle contraption ….I would appreciate that so much👊✌️👍😎😷🇨🇦

[@shanesmith5405]

There a few videos out there for this kind of sled. This one is good. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fZzIla2tabFlmcU

[@rocktruckrob]

@@shanesmith5405 I was talking about the upright angle jig not the flat angled one …I’ve made that one but thanks anyway👊✌️👍😎😷🇨🇦

[@shanesmith5405]

@@rocktruckrob 👍Yeah he certainly has those jigs dialled in.

[@MayerWoodworks]

I’ll put it on the list! You can see a little more about them over on my Instagram page too where I post a bunch of the smaller details from some of these videos.

[@rocktruckrob]

@@MayerWoodworks right on bud I’ll check it out… thanks have a great day👊✌️👍🇨🇦

[@teacher_of_the_arcane5399]

What kind of glue are you using?

[@MayerWoodworks]

This is titebond 3

[@tiemenhertoghe9071]

do you glue every piece?

[@MayerWoodworks]

It depends on the pattern and the use case. Many traditional patterns rely only on a friction fit but I added glue to some of these patterns because the client requested the added security.

[@007rsinner]

Здравствуйте, какой диск для пилы используется?

[@wayneschenet5340]

You would want to use a flat top blade

[@007rsinner]

@@wayneschenet5340 да

[@MayerWoodworks]

I use a variety of blades depending on the purpose. The red ones you see in some of these videos are Freud. I use a heavy duty rip with flat tooth grind for the grid notches and a glue line rip for ripping strips.

[@rwe2156]

I almost severely injured a finger using a ig like that.

[@MayerWoodworks]

Ouch!

[@crapbage]

Beautiful but they are by no means flat

[@MayerWoodworks]

In this case they were going to be sandwiched between glass so I wasn’t super worried about flatness. I opted for a snugger fit to avoid any gaps.

[@aussie5468]

Is there a reason why your table saw sled is so long? You could make it half that length and it would still work

[@MayerWoodworks]

Not really I guess that was just the size of the scrap mdf I had.