{"id":214,"date":"2019-12-10T07:00:56","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T12:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ee0r.com\/blog-new\/?p=214"},"modified":"2019-12-15T11:42:05","modified_gmt":"2019-12-15T16:42:05","slug":"hitsu-project-completed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ee0r.com\/blog-new\/hitsu-project-completed\/","title":{"rendered":"Hitsu Project Completed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> This is a project I started way before I got the blog going gain, but I finally added one of the final details to make this project complete. This is a &#8220;<em>hitsu<\/em>&#8220;, a Japanese storage box. They&#8217;re often used to store armor (which would make them a &#8220;<em>gusoku hitsu<\/em>&#8221; or &#8220;<em>gusoku bitsu&#8221;),<\/em> and often when you see a set of Japanese armor on display, the armor stand is sitting on top of the storage <em>hitsu<\/em>. They often have bail handles so a pair of people can carry one or multiple <em>hitsu<\/em> slung from a pole, and sometimes they have carry straps so a single person could carry the <em>hitsu<\/em> on their back. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-214 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ee0r.com\/blog-new\/hitsu-project-completed\/hitsu02\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ee0r.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/hitsu02-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ee0r.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/hitsu02-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ee0r.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/hitsu02-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/ee0r.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/hitsu02-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-218'>\n\t\t\t\tHitsu, closed\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ee0r.com\/blog-new\/hitsu-project-completed\/hitsu02-open\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ee0r.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/hitsu02-open-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ee0r.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/hitsu02-open-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ee0r.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/hitsu02-open-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/ee0r.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/hitsu02-open-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-219'>\n\t\t\t\tHitsu, open\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ee0r.com\/blog-new\/hitsu-project-completed\/hitsu02-hinges\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ee0r.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/hitsu02-hinges-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ee0r.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/hitsu02-hinges-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ee0r.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/hitsu02-hinges-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/ee0r.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/hitsu02-hinges-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-220'>\n\t\t\t\tHitsu&#8217;s rope carry straps\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ee0r.com\/blog-new\/hitsu-project-completed\/hitsu02-handle-hinge\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ee0r.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/hitsu02-handle-hinge-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ee0r.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/hitsu02-handle-hinge-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ee0r.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/hitsu02-handle-hinge-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/ee0r.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/hitsu02-handle-hinge-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-216'>\n\t\t\t\tHitsu&#8217;s hinge-side bail handle\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ee0r.com\/blog-new\/hitsu-project-completed\/hitsu02-handle-latch\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/ee0r.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/hitsu02-handle-latch-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ee0r.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/hitsu02-handle-latch-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ee0r.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/hitsu02-handle-latch-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/ee0r.com\/blog-new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/hitsu02-handle-latch-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-217'>\n\t\t\t\tHitsu&#8217;s latch-side bail handle, with carry pole\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> The body of the box is thin plywood to keep the weight down. It&#8217;s framed in on the inside with 1&#215;1 lumber, to give the nails something to bite into. The corners are also reinforced with brass hardware that I made myself by cutting it from sheet brass with snips. the latch is a sash lock, which isn&#8217;t the best, but it looks ok and is beefy enough to keep the hitsu closed during carrying. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All the wood is protected on the outside by spar urethane, so I think this will be good for carrying things around on drizzly days at Pennsic. that&#8217;s the main reason for this project, carrying things around at Pennsic. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a project I started way before I got the blog going gain, but I finally added one of the final details to make this project complete. This is a &#8220;hitsu&#8220;, a Japanese storage box. 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