Hawaiian koa wood is purchased every year.
With Hurricane Olivia also making landfall,
Luckily, we also buy wide width lumber.
Watch cases in sizes for 10 watches can be produced.
Convenient!
Traveling to Hawaii several times a year.
It has been about 35 years.
We have known each other for a very long time.
Such is Hawaii.
Compared to a decade ago
With Hawaiian Airlines' inaugural flight to Haneda
It was much easier.
After all, at Narita and Haneda
The distance is different.
What a surprise,
I feel comfortable.
On the day of departure, I did normal work in Ikebukuro.
Then, after eating, etc.
Heading to Haneda.
From Sunshine to Haneda
It takes about 30 minutes by limousine bus.
The highway is more convenient and feels closer.
Mobile check-in before arriving at Haneda.
I've already finished,
Upon arrival at Haneda, go to the carrier's counter.
No waiting in line, check in your luggage in 2 to 3 minutes
The boarding pass printing is complete.
Convenient. Smooth.
This time, Hawaiian Airlines.
We chose a flight around midnight.
We arrive just after local noon.
Almost no need to kill time,
And check in to your accommodations.
It is thought to be quite smooth.
Compared to the past, it has really become easier.
However,
Hawaiian Airlines.
Like "food samples."
For the mysterious "loco moco".
I'm still getting used to it: ....
Entry into the country is also easy!
Previously, upon arrival in Honolulu
Queues formed at immigration,
It can take up to an hour.
There was, but now it is easier!
When entering the country again under ESTA,
Self check-in at a kiosk terminal.
It takes 10 minutes to enter the country!
There is no time to go to the bathroom.
Compared to the past, the speed is like a dream.
This time it is Airbnb.
After entering Honolulu Airport
Log in to the mobile router and
Rent a car at the Alamo and go.
I have a reservation from Japan, so I'll be there in 5 minutes.
Pickup is complete.
The Alamo has cars with less mileage than the Dollar.
It is my favorite because there are so many.
The staff of the car rental company
The American attitude is the same everywhere. ....
I've been back and forth to Hawaii quite a few times.
Almost all hotels in the vicinity of Waikiki are
I was gradually getting tired of staying there all the time.
As much as possible for the last 10 years or so.
Arrange for a hotel away from Waikiki.
To tourists from Japan as much as possible.
Try not to match, even a little.
I've been trying to create the "feeling of traveling abroad."
That, too, has become more difficult recently.
So this time, we changed it up.
I tried to arrange accommodations through Airbnb.
The room looked like it hadn't even been evaluated yet.
There was a gambling aspect to it.
Smooth check-in.
Since it is September in a sea side room,
The wind is not strong and calm at night.
It's a condominium.
It is easy to live as if you were living in the house.
Still, it is a room with a great location.
(It is next to the Hawaiian Prince where Mr. Yakumaru often eats on weekends.)
Moreover, it is inexpensive!
With the advent of Airbnb
Hawaii is going to be fun again.
Hurricanes and buying!
We are planning to buy lumber as soon as possible on the day after arrival.
The weather is quite bad.
That's as it should be.
Hurricane.
Florence for Mainland.
Olivia for Hawaii.
Slightly off Oahu
It seems to have landed on Maui.
What is in Lanai is
We are now being instructed to remove everything.
When I turn on the TV, I see information on the path of hurricanes and
Damage information is all over the place.
In such difficult weather conditions, we are forced to make purchases.
Lumber size luck
Naturally, wood is
Length, width, thickness."
It is a balance of these three points.
If this is not in place.
No matter how good the wood appears
It makes no sense at all.
That is the most difficult and "lucky" part.
I want a grain like this."
I want a size like this."
"I wish there was more of this here."
I have many hopes,
If you say that, they will not take you seriously.
Wood is a natural material, not an industrial product.
It cannot be remade.
You have to be willing to accept and tolerate the status quo.
The "encounter" with good wood is not forever.
Especially in Hawaiian koa
In particular, the "width" size is a curmudgeonly one.
Actually,
The size of the wood used to make the guitar is
of 10 watch cases to be produced by Soulbird.
It butts up against "width size."
Also, the size of the wood used in ukulele production is
To be produced by Soulbird
For 5 or 3 watch cases
It butts up against "width size."
This always means that each guitar manufacturer and
Competition from ukulele makers.
It occurs as a matter of course.
It's a tough ordeal.
Guitar makers and ukulele makers have
We have overwhelming financial resources and credit.
In the ukulele, for example
It's also "Hawaiian culture."
Buying in the midst of all this is actually quite difficult.
In the midst of all this, we were "lucky" this time.
The "wide timber" is now available.
Yes,
Battling with guitar makers
Wood size for 10 watch case".
It is a fairly difficult width size.
I thought this was pretty "strong luck".
The weather was unlucky because of Olivia.
On the other hand,
I had an encounter with a "lucky wide timber."
The "tochi"!
It was discovered during a core material purchase.
It is a Japanese "tochi" (Japanese horse chestnut).
Hawaiian koa is less and less.
What a surprise amidst the skyrocketing prices,
Japanese "tochi" was sold!
It is also quite large.
It is about the size of one tatami mat.
Overseas, they had not yet been spotted.
Distribution of "TOCHI" worldwide.
that is to say
It means that the price of "tochi" in Japan will rise.
Until about six months ago, I was at Seoul Bird.
We have often introduced the "horse chestnut watch case.
Therefore,
Some of our customers who have been visiting our site for many years
The ever-present lumber.
Some of you may have thought that this was a good idea.
But when it comes to the case size for 10 watches,
It was finally depleted six months ago.
If there are any customers who have been considering
We apologize for the inconvenience.
In the future, the watch case size for 10 watches will be
We will actively purchase materials that can be
I am sure that the price will be higher than before. 、、、、
I will introduce it to you when it becomes available again.
Current Status of Hawaiian Koa
The purchase was successfully completed, but
The local Hawaiian koa situation is
I am very concerned.
So we are trying to check a few things.
Check out the stores in the Waikiki area that sell Hawaiian koa products."
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Stock material that the workshop has.
The easiest to understand is "Martin & MacArthur".
We have opened quite a few stores in major locations.
All of these places are easily visible to the public.
Ala Moana Center, Hilton Hawaiian Village, and Sheraton Waikiki,
Ward Center, Outrigger Reef, Moana Surfrider, etc.
If you have been to Hawaii, you have probably seen them.
Again, I've inspected each store,
It was supposed to be a "core specialty store.
It seems to be changing direction in a big way.
Produced by an outside artist
I do have a "solid core case (boxed)" piece though,
Produced by our own staff
There are no solid case (boxed) pieces.
Instead, the number of "core products" in the store has been greatly reduced.
A number of "bags" and "jewelry" are on display.
It is like a souvenir shop.
This could be for several reasons.
Why core products are no longer available
Even though we have our own staff who can make furniture.
It could be that there is no staff that can do case production (box production).
I hope this is not too difficult to understand,
In fact, furniture making and case making are two different industries.
The author, who is a furniture maker
It is not always possible to make a good case.
And vice versa.
I'm looking at the "Martin & MacArthur" product line.
It is true that the quality of boxed goods has been declining over the past few years.
I knew that,
Perhaps this is the cause.
Martin & MacArthur has a new president,
We no longer have staff who can do case production (box-making)," he said.
I had heard about this from one of the lumber dealers,
The store's assortment of products seemed to bear this out.
Wood
Not only is there no staff.
It is also possible that the stock of "core material" is running low.
The workshop that produces these works is
It is located in an area called "Kalihi."
I've been going around the workshop.
We do not see "plentiful" stock.
I would be OK if we just lost the production staff.
If "we've run out of lumber stock..."
It is quite worrisome.
Because it is "Martin & MacArthur".
If you go to Hawaii, please visit
It might be interesting to check out the store.
Hawaiian Koa for this purchase
Hawaiian koa for this purchase.
Although drying has already been completed at the site
After arriving at Seoul Bird,
Seasoning is performed for 2 to 3 years.
We will then introduce them to you.
At Soulbird, we make purchases every year, and we're always looking for new products.
After buying a few years ago,
Seasoning has been completed.
Hawaiian koa wood stock is available.
We hope that customers who are considering this project will contact us.
You can see the actual core material in Ikebukuro and
The "grain" can be specified.
Hawaiian koa wood" along with "kurokaki wood."
It is an exotic wood full of charm.