A storage box for tsuba - that won't break the bank

[Spartancrest]

I was having a look around our local K-mart and came across these today.

https://www.kmart.co...ALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

A nicely made round "suede" look case with a draw string cover - They easily fit a tsuba up to 82mm in diameter and offer great protection. The two clips under the lid could also be used for menuki.

At $9 AU They are far cheaper than a Kiri box, of course not as traditional. Though from the images of some old Surimono, Kiri boxes were not the only way tsuba were stored.  [Just a little 'post Christmas' shopping I bought out the local stock ]

[Stephen]

Brilliant,  great idea, sad to say our local Kmarts have closed.

[Spartancrest]

46 minutes ago, Stephen said:

sad to say our local Kmarts have closed.

You might find them on-line? They are a Chinese company [of course!] Anko is a K-mart "brand" there are a few lookalikes but they have sectioned interiors which are not useful for tosogu.

  not as practical as the draw string version. https://www.temu.com...&refer_page_sn=10017

 

Stephen you can get a velvet lined one from within the US for considerably more money https://shoptiques.c...y-travel-case-velvet I will happily stick with my $9 versions 

[BIG]

Hi Dale, nice post xmas shopping, so how long is post and when starts ante ?

 

Best 

 

PS do not like the other ones

[Spartancrest]

2 hours ago, BIG said:

PS do not like the other ones

Me either!  

2 hours ago, BIG said:

how long is post and when starts ante ?

Post Christmas is only as long as the bargains last - then you 'ante-up'!  [ante up (something) US informal.  : To give money, often unwillingly ]  https://dictionary.c...nary/english/ante-up

[Stephen]

4 hours ago, Spartancrest said:

You might find them on-line? They are a Chinese company [of course!] Anko is a K-mart "brand" there are a few lookalikes but they have sectioned interiors which are not useful for tosogu.

  not as practical as the draw string version. https://www.temu.com...&refer_page_sn=10017

 

Stephen you can get a velvet lined one from within the US for considerably more money https://shoptiques.c...y-travel-case-velvet I will happily stick with my $9 versions 

Naw mate my Tsuba don't travel anymore and just fine where they rest

[Iaido dude]

Really admire your display. I’ll have to check if kmart exists at all in any form here in the US. I was well-clothed as a child if not a bit embarrassed at the odd version of the Nike swoosh on kmart shoes (like anyone wouldn’t know the difference). They were doing the blue light special before “code blue” was a hospital thing. Thanks for sharing. 

[Iaido dude]

These are available on Alibaba. Seems the partition is removable. Many different colors if you are so inclined!

[OceanoNox]

I have been making my own boxes. Since I have my own poor attempts at tsuba, why not boxes as well. My main issue is warping, but apart from that, it's not too bothersome. I either do the nakago ana peg or the tsuba contour. So far, none have broken, and it seems the wood is relatively ok with keeping moisture at bay. I use wood glue for the box, and rice based glue to glue fabric to paper/wood.

[Spartancrest]

4 hours ago, Iaido dude said:

These are available on Alibaba. Seems the partition is removable. Many different colors if you are so inclined!

Alibaba have a huge range of cheap boxes [some have minimum orders 50 > 200 ] I can't find any with the draw string element but they obviously look very similar and I am sure they come out of the same factories. I do wish the ones I had bought were available in more "masculine" colours - hey, but that is politically incorrect thinking these days