Tsuba nakago-ana fitting

[remzy]

Greetings everyone,

I have a tsuba that i would like to fit proprely for a blade but the nakago-ana is a bit too big and the tsuba rattle, so i wanted to fit it with copper (dont know the name of said copper pieces, sorry)

 

I was wondering if any of you heard or red anything regarding the methods used to apply the coppy? i would think that the copper is put in place and then carefully work hardened with a tiny hammer to clamp the copper inside the nakago-ana and finally, filled to fit the blade. Anyone can confirm or correct this?

 

I know this isnt a crafting forum, sorry for asking here but i had nowhere else to look.

Also, if someone asked me, I would say that i concider myself quite skilled with my hands and cautious, i made a habaki for the said sword and now i am looking for useful information, not to ruin an antique.

 

Thank you in advance for your time and for any info you can share.

 

Remy

[Rich T]

is the correct name. Basically, you are correct in how it is fitted. Ford might be able to help here.

 

Richard

[John A Stuart]

Hi remzy, They are called 'sekigane' and I have heard 'kuchibeni'. On Sword Forum International you will find many craftspeople who can help you with this. John

[Bungo]

'kuchibeni' is a kantei feature for Suruga tsuba...... round dome like sekigane at the top of the hole thingie.

 

 

http://www.esnips.com/web/tsuba?docsPage=25#files

suruga8jpg

http://www.esnips.com/web/tsuba?docsPage=24#files

suruga8a.jpg

 

 

milt the flying ronin

[Rich S]

If you don't want the tsuba to rattle and don't want to

mess with trying to make a sekigane and possibly damage

the tsuba, try just making a leather seppa to fit between

the tsuba and regular seppa (I touch up the sides with a

black magic marker and it's hardly visible when mounted).

Just a thought for the lazy (like myself) among us.

 

Rich S