Trying to explain (and show pictures of) possible alternative ways that tusba were made (other than being hand forged) in the Edo period (particularly on my “Tsuba casting molds ?” thread). Specifically, the possibility that cast iron tsuba were made (and sand cast or clay cast) in the Edo period. Not a popular subject, as it interferes with the status quo thinking of how tsuba were made in that period of Japanese history! Nonetheless, I think it is a subject worth considering!
