Scott Turchin

I am new to this, not even amateur at best so I cannot offer any opinion, but as I learned from the people on the Tsuba FB group, 10 of mine that were purchased from a woman that received them in 1968 - all fakes/cast copies. I did learn to check the casting lines, here is a late 1800 or early 1900 fake. Er,let me rephrase that in ebay terms on mine "Tsuba art"

I could not find a good quality stand, and my first attempt at making one similar to one I had 12 years ago turned out fair. I will post photos later. The clearcoat ran, sadly but I will fix it after it cures.