Monday, May 26, 2008

Mini mew 小屋を作りました

I finally got around to building my mews so that I can get it inspected and get my license. I know, I know, trapping season isn't until the fall but at the pace falconry licences are processed if I don't get it done now I may miss another season!!
やっと小屋を作りました。米国の法律によると鷹狩免許をもらう前に小屋を作って,動物警察みたいな人は点検しにこなければいけない。秋まで鷹はいないけど免許をもらうには沢山の段階があるから今に内に始まらないと今年の猟期もミスしてしまう可能性がある!


Anyway, it's a weird mew in that it's HUGE for a kestrel but not big enough for a red-tail. Apparently the regs here require an 8x8x8 enclosure for a red-tail and at least a 4x4x4 enclosure for a kestrel so 4x4x4 it is:
法律によるとアメチョウの小屋は122cmX122cmX122cmほどの大きさじゃなきゃならないのでそれほど大きく作りました。何かアメチョウにとって大きすぎるような気がするけど…
Closed: 閉じると:

Open: 開けると:

As you can see, it doesn't leave much room on the deck! But since the water heater is out there and it will need to be moved around a little just so that we can get to things I added wheels to the bottom:

見えるように日本と同じようにスペースはあんまりない!しかし何かあったらちょっとでも動けるようにウェールを付けました。

Hopefully I'll have it inspected within the next couple weeks so that my licence can get sent on to the Feds. It won't have an occupant until the fall so until then I guess this will have to do!
次の段階に進めるように近い内に点検しに来て欲しいです。秋まで鷹がないのでそれまでにこれ:

Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Equipment making 道具を作ってみました。

Here are a couple items I've made recently to stave off the off-season boredom:
鷹がないと道具を色々作ってみました。
A lure ルアー


A perch パーチ


A few hoods フード


You can probably tell that I only have two colors of leather with me! 皮が二つの色しかない!

Honestly, I don't know why anyone would buy equipment. Making the stuff is half the fun! All the stuff that I've made is micro-sized for the kestrel (or if a miracle happens, the merlin or sharpie) that I'll get in the fall. My next big project will be the mews. I've drawn plans for it over and over again, I just need to go get the stuff and put it together. I'm in no hurry though, they still haven't contacted me for a mews inspection! But by fall I'm sure everything will have fallen in to place. Until then, I've got a few other projects in mind to keep me busy...(as if grad school, work, and family don't keep me busy enough!)
道具を買うなんって分からない。作るのは楽しい!作ったものは全部小型鷹用です。秋になるとアメチョウか(奇跡があったら)マーリンかアメリカハイタカで使います。次は小屋です。計画はあるけどただ材料を買って作らなきゃ。でも秋まで時間があるから引き伸ばし。それまでに他の道具を色々作ってみたいと思います。今度は何かな?