・ Cutting Down Japanese Cedars ・ Lumber Sawing of Cedars ・ Shirata-tori ・ Drying Cedars ・ Suriawase ・ Atezuri ・ Kigoroshi ・ Nailing Boards with Japanese Nails ・ Burning and Bending ・ Mounting Miyoshi (Cutwater) ・ Upper and lower Side Panels ・ Jimatsura (Toneki) and Keel ・ Mounting Chisogan (Mast Step) ・ Akahari (Copper Plate Laying) ・ Completed Boat

Before the process of kigoroshi, the grain of the wood is torn to prevent the wood from being broken when beaten with a hammer.

■ The same saw for suriawase (suriawase-koba) should be used. Press the saw hard on the wood and scrape it to fluff up the surface. [ enlargement ]