Yae shokkō 八重蜀江 Back to the shokkō patterns, and this one is the yae shokkō. This is essentially the same pattern as the previous yae tsuno-shokkō, except the internal squares are formed with mitre joints rather than half-lap joints with extensions, and the locking pieces are connected to the corners with jaguchi joints. In this design, the jigumi is exactly the same as the yae tsuno-shokkō. So after assembling the jigumi, the first step is to cut the internal squares. As with most of the…