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Post by Date Saburou Yukiie on Jul 6, 2005 17:54:04 GMT -5
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Post by Takeda Sanjuichiro on Jul 6, 2005 18:12:59 GMT -5
That is sweet!!! ;D
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Saionji Shonagon
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Jul 6, 2005 18:30:31 GMT -5
Well, that explains why no messengers have come to my door bearing poems in such a long time.....
Very spiff.
M.
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Post by Date Saburou Yukiie on Jul 6, 2005 18:44:09 GMT -5
The Daimyo becons,
his samurai rush to serve,
with hammers in hand...
Even thoughts of those so far...
must be put aside,alas.
Date
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Saionji Shonagon
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Jul 6, 2005 19:10:22 GMT -5
Hastening Duty
Brushes aside one who waits:
No time to dally.
Sand for tide, blossom for rain,
Waiting is a duty too.
Sure, blame the boss! Besides, I know all about the Pre-Pennsic Project Push - I used to do it.
M.
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Post by Please Delete on Jul 6, 2005 21:41:25 GMT -5
Wow. I am jealous. I've been thinking about that... need more hours in the day right now. And more money in the bank. Still... dang....
-Ii
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Post by Takeda Sanjuichiro on Jul 6, 2005 22:05:50 GMT -5
What is the thickness of the plywood used for the walls? And is there a set of plans/specs that a humble country bumpkin like myself could obtain?
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Post by qworg on Jul 6, 2005 23:35:03 GMT -5
Holy... wow.
=0
I too would like to peruse the plans - I'm building my J-Camp, so I'm always up for new ideas.
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Post by Saiaiko on Jul 6, 2005 23:49:24 GMT -5
Greetings All! It seems that my esteemed bushi brother finds himself unable to wait for my return to the internet to unveil my new domicile. All is well though! It has taken two and a half weeks so far (about 5 or 6 hours a day) to construct the yashiki to this point. I feel that I am a day or more away from the finish of it. The framing is constructed of 1 x 4 x 6's and 8's and the panelling is 1/4" sanded plywood. The same plywood was used to build the roof. The thin plywood makes it lightweight, and the engineering makes it strong. I think it will last through a few Pennsic storms. I will write up some instructions after the Pennsic dust settles and I am off the Pennsic push. It certainly was an education building this house. Many thanks go out to my Clan for their physical labor, support and help. Sir Ogami engineered it, and with his help (read: making sure Saiaiko kept her thumbs away from the table saw) we constructed it quickly. Robert pour Maintainent (Sir Ogami's squire) made the canvas window frames, and our very own Date Saburou Yukiie offered reference support and a few ingenious solutions. I look forward to all my Nippon-a-phile acquaintances here to having tea with me in my new house at Pennsic this year. ~ Saiaiko (who is slowly winding up her poetry brush again)  |
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Post by OgamiBusho on Jul 7, 2005 18:03:37 GMT -5
Just in case there was any confusion, I would like everyone to know that Saiaiko did the *vast* majority of work on her buke yashiki. The original concept may have been mine, as well as some of the engineering, but Saiaiko is the one who is responsible for not only the construction, but the drive (and the money) to do this.
Make no mistake, although Yama Kamanari helped here and there, Saiaiko built this pretty much herself.
- Ogami
(Now if I can just get her to build me one...)
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Post by AJBryant on Jul 8, 2005 0:08:33 GMT -5
OOoohhhh, man.
Suh-frikkin-WEET. Absolutely Spiff.
Effingjealous
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Post by Saiaiko on Jul 9, 2005 10:32:02 GMT -5
Thanks folks! I really appreciate your enthusiastic response! I'll do my best to get my documentation and some plans up as soon as possible.
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Post by Please Delete on Jul 9, 2005 14:24:31 GMT -5
You'll also need to give us a Post-Pennsic Report and let us know how well it goes. Are you sleeping on the ground, or do you have floors of some sort for sleeping on? I'll also be curious to know what kind of effort it takes to get set up. It is really making me want to do something similar. Just not sure what the facade should be. I like the idea of a bunch of people doing buke yashiki and creating a little town. Different ones could be made, though--perhaps a shrine theme, or just a slightly different design so that things aren't entirely uniform. Hmmm.... I'd thought of doing something like this on a trailer, but your idea might be easier to transport. Setup takes more effort, but if it is for something like Pennsic, a day setting up (hopefully not that long) might not be so bad. Another question: have you estimated the costs involved, not including labour? -Ii, whose last attempt at something like this turned out more like a gallows than a house(*) (*)But I was high enough up I didn't have any problems with wet ground!(**) (**)Although a more solid roof and walls would have helped even more.... |
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Post by Torayoshi on Jul 10, 2005 11:40:21 GMT -5
I've been kicking round the same Idea of a trailer for a couple of years now, but i just dont have the ambition , cash,or a medthod of towing it (I can see my lil 2.4L Pt Cruiser just spinning its tires) and My shire camps on a hill at Pennsic . I can see me rolling down Runestone hill right in to the bathhouse or Ironlance....:-)
Torashi
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Post by Saiaiko on Jul 10, 2005 15:42:31 GMT -5
Are you sleeping on the ground, or do you have floors of some sort for sleeping on?
Unfortunately, budget and time have not allowed me to make a floor this year. When I do, it will be (for lack of a better example, forgive me) very much like the polished dark wood floor in the house in Last Samurai. And, of course, tatami and enza for sleeping and sitting areas.
It is really making me want to do something similar. Just not sure what the facade should be. I like the idea of a bunch of people doing buke yashiki and creating a little town.
I think it would outstanding for other people to do houses similar in theme. It creates a much more realistic experience at War. I will try to have modifiable plans up soon after Pennsic.
I'd thought of doing something like this on a trailer, but your idea might be easier to transport.
I tossed the trailer idea around, but actually, this will be easier for me. I am renting a 5x9 U-Haul trailer to tow the pieces of the yashiki down to Pennsic with my 4 cylinder Toyota (shocker there) pick-up truck. It's cheap, and once I get it down there, I will be storing it onsite. The yashiki breaks down into 24 parts (including 8 canvas window and a storage rafter) and the frame which will all fit into the 5x9 trailer. Each piece is light enough and sized so that I can lift and maneuver it myself.
Setup takes more effort, but if it is for something like Pennsic, a day setting up (hopefully not that long) might not be so bad.
I am looking, with the help of one additional person (and a ladder) at a setup of under an hour from start to finish.
Another question: have you estimated the costs involved, not including labour?
The cost in materials alone (without looking at my receipts) is about $700.00. I shopped for the best prices in lumber, and found that Grossman's Bargain Outlets (formerly Mr. Seconds) has pretty good quality and excellent prices. Home Depot was just ridiculous for most stuff (except drywall screws and glue). I haven't figured in all the shampoo it took to get polyeurathane out of my hair.
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