Who Can Do This?

[manfrommagnum]

I would like to get fuchi kashira and menuki to go with a tsuba. Any recommendations on who could make top notch shinsakuto fittings?

 

Pattern is similar to this.

 

 

http://www.aoijapan.com/fuchi-kashira-mumei-plant-design

 

Mike

[manfrommagnum]

Second choice

 

 

[SwordGuyJoe]

Obvious answers are Ford, Kevin, and other members here. You could also contact Paul Martin about commissioning a set in Japan.

[Ford Hallam]

No obvious answers here, . I would hesitate to tackle such a demanding copy and I very much doubt you'll find anyone in Japan experienced in this type of work or working even at this level of fairly generic Edo period work.

 

 

Has anyone seen inlay work as delicate as that gold fence, done in modern times? Bare in mind the fuchi is probably around 12mm high, which would make the fence only a couple of millimetres high.

[manfrommagnum]

Roman says he can do it. I need them shinsakuto size, so about 42mm or so with a 33mm nakago ana.

[Stephen]

yea i want to see that when done, if you dont mind,

[nagamaki - Franco]

Greetings,

 

Even if an artist capable and willing were found to make this f/k imaged, by the time all the hours were added up in addition to the cost of materials one would almost for certain come out much farther ahead simply finding a made set. And to answer the question Brian Tschernega is certainly capable.

[manfrommagnum]

Since I am trying to mount it on a Shinsakuto without making it look like a dwarfs head on Arnold Schwarzenegger's body, I think I need something bigger than what is available from the antique pool.

[manfrommagnum]

Ill look Brian up. Thanks for the info!

[c2tcardin]

Is this for the utsushi Kiyomaro shinsakuto or another project? 

[manfrommagnum]

Yes. Your former blade. I have 3 tsuba options for it.