Arigumi Box - Dovetail Joint - Koitoya Woodworking Class 2025
Schedule
Fri, 03 Oct, 2025 at 11:00 pm to Mon, 06 Oct, 2025 at 06:00 am
UTC+10:00Location
4/18 Maryborough St, Fyshwick ACT 2609, Australia | Narrabundah, CT
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Arigumi Box - Dovetail JointThis is a 3-day course
$880 inc. GST
4-6 October, Sat-Mon, 2025
Skill focus class, best for intermediate, begginers welcome.
Step by step learning, breaking down the elements of dovetail joint.
Using unique had cut angle jig.
Final outcome by a student
Content
Making a box with Japanese traditional joinery, Arigumi, Dovetail Joint.
Excellent educational program to learn about handmade joinery, by using pre-cut teaching kit.
A Chigiri (Butterfly joint) will be used in the timber that forms the lid of the box.
Well suited for intermediate woodworkers.
Well suited for beginners who want to start learning about detailed joinery work.
Welcoming to total beginers who wants to experience deeper end of fine woodwork using pre-cut joinery teaching kit, and bring this beutiful box home in 3 days.
Highly detailed instruction and demonstration.
Ari-Gumi
Ari-Gumi is the name of dovetail joint in japanese, using 1-way angled cut. "Ari" means ant in English and refers to ant jaws in this context. In English, they are called Dovetail joint.
It is a difficult joint, but this program will focus on the basics of the joinery skills, like marking skill, chisel skill, jigs. And how you can apply these basic joinery skills into this Ari Gumi. In the end, it is about learning and upgrading basic skills.
Material you get will be partially pre-cut to start from easy step and step by step, develop into more difficult elements of the work, as you proceed.
You will gain the following from signing up
1. Exploration of joinery techniques used in building a box2. Hands-on knowledge about Japanese tools (chisels and saws)3. Detailed knowledge about dovetail joinery skills.4. Inspiration and confidence for your next project
Date
4 - 6 October 2025 (Sat - Mon) Long weekend in ACT, NSW, SA.
Time
3 days, 24 hours in total
9:00-12:00 | 13:00-17:00
* Please be flexible with your schedule after the class. Sometimes your project requires extra time to finish.
Schedule
Day 1AM: Overview of Project, Foundations of dovetail JointPM: Commence work on dovetail jointDay 2AM: Continue work on remaining dovetail jointsPM: Cut butterfly jointDay 3AM: Complete work on twist joints, PM: Glue Up, Finish
Album from past workshop
Photo album from past workshop
Lecturer
Hiroshi Yamaguchi (KOITOYA Design/Make/Teach)
30 years of experience. Learned in Takayama, Japan.
About Hiroshi Yamaguchi
Fee
$880.00
Class size
Maximum 12
Location
Koitoya Design/Make/Teach (Fyshwick, ACT)
New address
4/18 Maryborough Street, Fyshwick ACT 2609
Parking
Please park your car in the public parking area along Maryborough Street (Free), opposite J Racing.
We have two parking spots officially. Please contact me for the spot if you need to walk less for your health condition.
Way to the workshop
18 Maryborough Street is a battle axe block, located inside of the block, so you will be walking through the driveway that leads to the block from Maryborough Street.
The driveway has 2 accesses, one next to, and one next to Tania Maras Bridal, and one next to J Racing.
Unit 4 is a blue painted building on the right-hand side of the block.
Things to bring
Please wear working shoes.
Bring your own water bottle and lunch.
Things to be supplied
Tea and coffee, snacks, filtered water
Refund Policy
Personal cancelation
Refunds up to 14 days before event
Humanitix fee, admin is nonrefundable (10%).
for more information, please contact Hiroshi
[email protected] / 0412340619
"As a total begginer, it was difficult works but I totally enjoyed the detailed work of joinery!"
Student's work
Scene from workshop
Simple but unique jigs
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Where is it happening?
4/18 Maryborough St, Fyshwick ACT 2609, Australia, 18 Maryborough St, Fyshwick ACT 2609, Australia, NarrabundahEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
