Bless you. You are looking good, and are obviously in your element with this. Thank you for sharing. I will always be a ham-handed duffer but I love the process and the learning. It nourishes my soul to see this (a person who gives themselves to the process and the craft). I am always happy to see one attempting to receive a tradition from those who came before, nurture it, and hand it to the next generation. The process is the real treasure, with the item being secondary.
I admit I am full of envy. To hold a historical piece of craftmanship in your hands AND have the knowledge to fully appreciate it must be very comforting.
This will be fantastic, I recently found some Ebi menuki to go back onto a beautiful tsuka from a gunto with a family blade. It was damaged during the war and I looked for 3 years before finding a suitable set to go with the other fittings that also featured Ebi. I'm really looking forward to this. Thank you
Great work, Ford. And right on time - I am finishing a blade for ko-tanto and I plan to make a kozuka koshirae for it. The theme would be bamboo and bamboo basket.
Your videos and work are always mesmerizing, and that tanto is a truly spectacular one! One of my best friends just acquired his first nihonto, while vacationing in Kyoto; it's an attractive but generally unremarkable unsigned wakizashi from the late Edo period. It has a wonderful ribbed saya, and though they don't match the rest of the koshirae, it has kogai and... half of a wari-kogai. 😅 EDIT: Hearing about the shift in the orientation of the decoration on kozuka is really interesting... and a bit paradoxical, as katana were generally carried in a more vertical position (otoshizashi, if memory serves) in earlier periods, and began to be carried in the more horizontal fashion, later on. Amazing.
Is the Facebook group still open at all? I see it isn't very busy lately but my request to join has been pending for a small while, I would love to gain what insight from it that I could
a really incredible work man, congratulations, you are a master!!!!
Bless you. You are looking good, and are obviously in your element with this. Thank you for sharing. I will always be a ham-handed duffer but I love the process and the learning. It nourishes my soul to see this (a person who gives themselves to the process and the craft). I am always happy to see one attempting to receive a tradition from those who came before, nurture it, and hand it to the next generation. The process is the real treasure, with the item being secondary.
Thank you Kevin, for your very kind words. Just back from seeing my teacher in Japan and reinvigorated to continue the journey he set me on.
Can't wait to see the rest of this project. It's such a privilege, thank you Ford.
Lovely explanation of the koshirae and kozuka, cant wait to see the progress
Thank you for sharing!
Amazing! Such a beautiful sword! This is going to be an awesome series!! Thank you Ford!!
I admit I am full of envy. To hold a historical piece of craftmanship in your hands AND have the knowledge to fully
appreciate it must be very comforting.
such a beautiful piece, thank you for giving us a proper tour of this little masterwork.
I’m so glad and grateful to see a new video from you Ford! Will follow your progress with interest.
An absolutely amazing object! Fantastic level of precision!😮
Wow what a perfect art piece. Everything has its place and the flow of this is truly stunning...
Just last week I was thinking I wanted to get into making a kozuka after seeing some beautiful examples. Lucky timing!
Beautiful work Ford
This will be fantastic, I recently found some Ebi menuki to go back onto a beautiful tsuka from a gunto with a family blade. It was damaged during the war and I looked for 3 years before finding a suitable set to go with the other fittings that also featured Ebi.
I'm really looking forward to this.
Thank you
Thank you for your video and your description regarding the use of entasis @ 22:42.
Great work, Ford. And right on time - I am finishing a blade for ko-tanto and I plan to make a kozuka koshirae for it. The theme would be bamboo and bamboo basket.
I’m glad TH-cam popped you back on my feed .the bell icon was not active .yt has been doing weird stuff lately.all the best from NSW ,John😎🐈⬛🥊
I really appreciate your work and the knowledge you share with us. I like the kozuka book you show in the video, don't know where to get it.
Your videos and work are always mesmerizing, and that tanto is a truly spectacular one! One of my best friends just acquired his first nihonto, while vacationing in Kyoto; it's an attractive but generally unremarkable unsigned wakizashi from the late Edo period. It has a wonderful ribbed saya, and though they don't match the rest of the koshirae, it has kogai and... half of a wari-kogai. 😅 EDIT: Hearing about the shift in the orientation of the decoration on kozuka is really interesting... and a bit paradoxical, as katana were generally carried in a more vertical position (otoshizashi, if memory serves) in earlier periods, and began to be carried in the more horizontal fashion, later on. Amazing.
Can't wait for the next one.
beautiful tanto and koshirae,i love aikuchi
Looking forward to the next part.
lookin well fordy boy!
rest easy fordy boy
The taught about the west constantly experimentig and the orinet just making what works and doing this on this level. Thank you Ford.
綺麗な拵え。美しいですね👍😂
江戸の昔に、
お花見🌸🍶✨にでも
差して行ったのかも 😊？
Respect to Master from Russia.
Is the Facebook group still open at all? I see it isn't very busy lately but my request to join has been pending for a small while, I would love to gain what insight from it that I could
What is the name of that book?
Merci beaucoup 🙏🙏🙏
Thanks, excellent!😁👋🏻
Thank you for sharing.
Magnifique !!! il n y a pas d autre mot ! .
exciting indeed
Это все прекрасно и красота мысли,арнаментов,изгибы линий. Но кольт 1911,это мощь классики. Меч против пистолета,немыслимо.
かっこいいね
je ne peux pas sélectionner la traduction !! française .
Kozuka construction looks similar to habaki construction