Tosogu Insights The aesthetic lines and details of a Japanese sword koshirae
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- An intimate exploration of a fine early wakizashi mounting. Also making a brief appearance is the iron wrapped hilt previously unwrapped prior to restoration beginning.
Tremendous amount of detail revealed in this episode. Thank you for the inside information on the principles and standards.
so glad to hear you appreciate the extra detail we've tried to include. Going forward this will be the ne format I think.
thank you for taking the time to not only share images and video but to also explain how all the parts work together
You are welcome!
Im not a frequent watcher. But when I find a video I like - im happy to see how much appreciation for fine details he shows.
All the way down to the awareness of ripples in the lacquer, or lack thereof, or the transitions from the kurigata to the saya. Especially beautiful were the fine work of the Habaki and the Fuchi. I enjoyed those alot.
I was lucky enough for the owner of this koshirae to share this video with me.
Ford you are not just a master of your craft but a wonderful teacher. Cant wait to see it finished.
I've read that the sumi ink on the washi paper used for hishigami helps keep the bugs away.
yes, I'd heard the same, not sure though....might need to look in to that.
I know we're a year on, but just saw this and thought I'd chime in. He is by no means an expert on this, by my significant other suggested that the script on the paper may be "Man'yogana" -- a writing system that preceded modern katakana and hiragana. This could help date when the wrapping was last done, as well as have some historical interest/value on its own. Again, not saying this is what it is, just an amateur's suggestion.
May I ask how you did preserve the iron? I am a semi professional knife sharpener and sometimes I get high carbon knives to me that have lived a hard life, I normally boil them or hold them over a steamer to fully oxidize and get the black rust and then card them, a bit like rust bluing firearms. I am curious in knowing any other way to do it so it looks good.
Hello thanks for the video. If the blade was drawn does kozuka and kogai will rest solidey in place in the saya without hands on?
Yes they will
But, but but what about making the kioguchi? I was delighted when you started and was looking forward to seeing your approach to this. I mean please don't be offended as I really appreciate your kindness in sharing such a fine mounting but am just wondering how you went about shaping the horn. I just made a replacement myself and though had made other things in horn, had no previous experience in making a koiguchi which required some trial and error including some heat treating to get the shape correct to fit with the horn I had. By any chance did you film making the koiguchi too or was that task too pedestrian for you to bother?
Hi, I used a jewellers piercing saw to cut out the opening and then just proceeded carefully with filing to get a perfect fit. It's not really an issue of it being pedestrian , more a matter of having my partner stop her goldsmithing work to document everything I do...and as film-making and youTube doesn't really pay the bills there's a limit to how much we can document. It's also pretty tiring working for the camera as it takes so much longer and involves continual interruptions to my concentration, and having the talk about what I'm doing, not to mention the time spent editing and putting it all together to make it visually coherent.
Having said all that we have a long term project in the works to start in the summer....the creation of an entire katana koshirae from scratch by myself..and all documented in minute detail. This will be for a blade of my own by a smith called Kunitsugu circa 1635. If you join the Patreon community we have you'll be first to see this all unfold.
Many thanks for your kind response. Of course you must be very careful about your time and efforts, they are so very precious. Forgive me for suggesting otherwise through my impetuous curiosity.@@FordHallam
No, no problem at all. We'll eventually get to everything... Seems thats my fate.
More black magic and alchemy!
it looks like the saya's woodpattern is made up of tiny little scratches or carved lines?
Yes, that's right, finely carved woodgrain pattern in the urushi.
It’s nowhere near brain surgery I assure you... not even in the same league
It's remarkable what such an innocuous comment reveals about the poster....