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Interior work continues.  I love the sliding doors on the front of the cabin.
 
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Interior work continues.  I love the sliding doors on the front of the cabin.
 
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Interior work continues.  I love the sliding doors on the front of the cabin.
 
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Interior work continues.  I love the sliding doors on the front of the cabin.
 
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Started adding some deck furnishings and decorative scroll work.
 
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Thanks David.  I agree, very rarely seen.
 
Did a little rope work this morning.
 
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Started adding some deck furnishings and decorative scroll work.
 
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Additional pictures with completed sheaves.  Added a coat of MINWAX wipe-on Poly.
 
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Started work on internal bulkheads and ladders.  Also a couple of really nice sheaves.  They were pretty fun to put together.
 
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More pictures.  By the way, no power tools have been needed yet.
 
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As promised.  Two 8 hour marathon days of modeling on Saturday and Sunday.  It's starting to look like a boat.  I have to say, the parts are outstanding and the fit is great.
 
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A few more pictures.
 
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A marathon modeling session on Saturday at the San Diego County Fair where our Guild mans a booth at the Design in Wood pavilion.  Got most of the hull done and I have started on the structural work to support the housing topside.
 
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Thanks all. 
 
Clare, I actually used the empty spot in the billet where the original piece was.  I traced the pattern onto the boxwood and carefully cut it out.  From there I matched it to the other side.
 
In the next set of photos I have added a couple of coats of Minwax wipe-on Poly.
 
  Bob R.

Additional pictures with completed sheaves.  Added a coat of MINWAX wipe-on Poly.
 
  Bob R.

Started adding some deck furnishings and decorative scroll work.
 
 Bob R.

Thanks David.  I agree, very rarely seen.
 
Did a little rope work this morning.
 
     Bob R.

Thanks David.  I agree, very rarely seen.
 
Did a little rope work this morning.
 
     Bob R.

Thanks David.  I agree, very rarely seen.
 
Did a little rope work this morning.
 
     Bob R.

Started adding some deck furnishings and decorative scroll work.
 
 Bob R.

A marathon modeling session on Saturday at the San Diego County Fair where our Guild mans a booth at the Design in Wood pavilion.  Got most of the hull done and I have started on the structural work to support the housing topside.
 
 Bob R.

Not to forsake my Constitution build but I had the opportunity to purchase this kit while in Japan during the month of April.  A Japanese friend of mine picked it up on Japanese Yahoo for a great price.  It was delivered to his house the next day and I hand carried it back to San Diego. 
 
    The Japanese Cyprus wood used in the kit is outstanding and the laser cut parts are of the highest quality.  I quickly noticed that when sanding the wood there is a very pleasant odor.  Smells like Nana's old cedar closet.  The only downfall of the kit is that the instructions are entirely in Japanese.  Fortunately, there are not a lot of written instructions.  The instruction format is 90% graphics.  The packaging of the model is superb as seen below in the obligatory box / contents photos.
 
My goal is to complete this kit in time to show at next years 40th Rope Exhibition in Tokyo.
 
    The Higaki Kaisen (hee-gah-kee-kah-ee-sen) is an Edo Period cargo boat used from 1600 to about 1868.  Higaki was a Trades Guild in Osaka, Japan and Kaisen translates roughly to Cargo Boat.  During the Edo Period, Osaka was the center of the national economy and Edo, which is Tokyo today, was a big consumer city.  The Higaki Guild held the chartered right of maritime transportation of consumer goods from Osaka to Edo.  The Higaki-Kaisen were the sailing freighters of the Higaki Guild.
 
   The Higaki Kaisen hull structure has no framing.  Instead, its' hull consisted of only planking firmly joined with nails and clamps.
 
    I want to give a special thanks to Clare Hess.  Clare has helped me get this started and has provided me with numerous photos and information on his build.  Thanks also to Don Dressel who just completed his build and has provided me access to his model.
 
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Thanks David.  I agree, very rarely seen.
 
Did a little rope work this morning.
 
     Bob R.

Thanks David.  I agree, very rarely seen.
 
Did a little rope work this morning.
 
     Bob R.

Thanks David.  I agree, very rarely seen.
 
Did a little rope work this morning.
 
     Bob R.