Building the Honryousen

This project was funded by:
- US-Japanese Foundation of New York
- Traditional Small Craft Association John Gardner Fund
- Indiegogo crowdfunding appeal
Here is the first mini-documentary about our traditional boatbuilding work and research here in Japan. Our first week was spent in Niigata building a "Honryousen" (typical river boat) with Mr. Nakaichi Nakagawa.

[@marcobettencourturbina1107]

I want to build one of these so badly.

[@aNaturalist]

I'm glad searching for sampan boat builds showed me this video. Thank you for the vid and some preservation.

[@jameshowcroft321]

Awesome 👏

[@rlm98253]

Excellent

[@jasonhammond4640]

I think there were a couple articles in Mortise and Tenon Magazine about the process and construction of these boats.

[@gbailey7610]

Fantastic video, thank you very much

[@rhumbline]

Glad you liked it!

[@blipzero]

thank you for this it brings back so much . ♥🗾 🪵🏗

[@npalmi88]

👍

[@Elisabeth-zn8jv]

Nice! Looking great Tio.

[@thalesnemo2841]

What is the name of the type of “nails” used ? Was any coating applied to the boat ?

[@benjaminmeader9349]

"Tsubanomi." The boat did not have any finish. Thanks for watching!