Robinson House Studio’s Theo Cook demonstrates how you can bring a little ray of sunshine into your decorative joints
Sometimes we come across an item the making of which is impossible to explain through the use of words and pictures alone. Typically these stories are more about inspiration than instruction and any attempt to describe blow-by-blow how it was made detracts from the experience. Theo Cook’s Japanese sunrise dovetails are a perfect case in point. In theory I think we can all surmise how the joint goes together and if you ask Theo, who is in fact a man of very few words, he might even be able to lull you into a state of confidence and have you believe you could. Five minutes in, however, and you’d probably wish you hadn’t started. So rather than waste too much valuable ink in an attempt to get you all up to speed, we’ve decided instead to keep it simple and just let the work tell the story.
