How to carve patterns Part4 ~Seigaiha and Shippo-Tsunagi ~
I explain how to carve "Seigiha" and "Shippo-Tsunagi".
Up until now, I have often used a triangular chisel, a flat chisel, and a sharp chisel, but this time, a shallow round chisel be useful.
![青海波と七宝つなぎの木彫り](https://horibito.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/c99908f37c05cb61df403105331b79da.jpg)
Preparation
Use carbon paper to trace Seigaiha and Shippo-Tsunagi onto a postcard-sized wooden board. The sketch can be downloaded from here (PDF of Seimiha and Shippo Tsunagi) , so please use it.
![青海波と七宝つなぎを木に写す](https://horibito.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/b3c6c01a7fd1a9502b6f321e52430936.jpg)
1. How to carve Seigaiha
First, use a triangular chisel to carve the area above the black line in the sketch.
![三角刀で青海波を線彫りする](https://horibito.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/4cdedba523d052a64bf48520b271d163.jpg)
Next, use a sharp chisel to make cuts as shown in the image below. Make it deeper towards the ends.
![キワ刀で切込みを入れる(青海波)](https://horibito.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/87d8485655a294e751f7331ee1e7c3c7.jpg)
Carve the slope with a flat chisel so that it intersects with the cut point.
![切込み入れた箇所と交わるように平刀で斜面を彫る(青海波)](https://horibito.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/801c8eadb11c5b5296dff53296bde09f.jpg)
![斜面彫った後(青海波)](https://horibito.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/fa960e8c8c6680181563f7db6cece2b1.jpg)
Next, use a flat chisel to create height differences as shown in the image below.
![高低差を付けた後(青海波)](https://horibito.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/fa82e80a160f2e6760a8b1567331bf0f.jpg)
The lines of each wave have become thinner, so use a triangular chisel to re-carve the lines.
![消えた線を彫りなおす(青海波)](https://horibito.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/fc6de82e7d032a3637a34abfaf60aca4.jpg)
Carve the waves using shallow circles as shown in the image below.
After carving, make sure it doesn't become uneven.
![浅丸で波を彫っていく(青海波)](https://horibito.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/131c38dda8f7e64680d554d81894c173.jpg)
Use a flat chisel, a sharp chisel, an shallow round chisel, and a triangular chisel to finish the work neatly so that there are no hangnails or uncut edges.
![青海波の木彫り完成](https://horibito.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/353be70a34bcf9c58e6bb54753ec2976.jpg)
2. How to carve Shippo-Tsunagi
First, use a triangular chisel to carve lines connecting the intersections of adjacent circles.
![円の交点を結ぶように線彫りする(七宝つなぎ)](https://horibito.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/377633fd125c68fad50cc45b1af8c6b8.jpg)
Carve a vertically long semicircle-like shape with a shallow round chisel in half, starting from the line-carved area. At this time, by changing the horizontal angle of a shallow round chisel, thin lines and thick lines are carved.
Just like the Seigaiha, after carving, make sure that the surface is not uneven and has a nice curved surface.
![七宝つなぎの木彫り完成](https://horibito.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/17b45e50bfa45b24afd99164c618348c.jpg)
How to carve patterns
- From the lattice to the scales
- Raimon
- Asanoha and Sayagata
- Seigaiha and Sippo-Tsunagi ←Current page displayed
- Higaki and Kumikikko
- Mimasu-Tsunagi and Mimasu-Chirashi
- Ryusui
- Bundo-Tsunagi and Tatewaku
- Yamajimon and Misujidate
- Kemanmon and Gobosei
- Chidori and Chidori-Goshi
- Nejiume (Twisted plum)
- Kikubishi and Yaegiku
- Ichimatsu and Sankuzushi
- Kikko and Yagasuri
- Clouds
- Waves