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Examples of My Work:
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(These are two tsuka that I
wrapped as a Daisho in
variations of the Katatemaki
and the Shonin-zuka styles,
using 4mm ivory colored silk ito) |
(This is a new tsuka that
I cut, carved and wrapped in
the traditional shin-gunto style) |
(This is a new tsuka that I cut,
carved, wrapped & lacquered in
the style of a "Type
3 Gunto") |
(I wrapped this in the Kawahoso?
style - Leather & Red Lacquer) |
(Katana tsuka that I did in the
Mempumaki style - Gold Cotton) |
(Katana tsuka that I did in the
Shonin Zuka style - Steel Blue Silk)
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(Child's sword tsuka that I did
in the Shonin Zuka style - Teal Blue Silk) |
(Tanto tsuka that I did in the
Makikake no Kashira /
Jidai Kawa style - Teal Green Cotton)
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(Katana tsuka that I did in the
Shonin Zuka style - Black Silk
on Black Same') |
(Tanto tsuka I wrapped in the tsumami maki style - Black Silk
ito) |
(Katana saya that I did with a
urishi/ camphor mix combining same' with black
in a high gloss finish)
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(Wakizashi saya that I did with a
urishi/ camphor mix in
a speckle pattern)
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(I did this saya in much the same
way as the one to the left, except
with a heaver urishi/camphor coat which was then brushed to give
it a deeper texture) |
(To obtain this texture, with
the cloud pattern, I have tried many different
techniques with mixed results. On this saya, after
laying the base coats, I traced the design in
wax before applying the top coats. I then retraced
the lines witha metal pick and wet/dry sanded
the surfaceto give it a more even texture)
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(I did this saya in much the
same way as the one to the left, except with heaver
urishi/camphor coats, and an application of hot
wax on the design between each coat. I finished
in the same way, by wet/dry sanding the surface
to give it a more even texture) |
(Katana saya that I did with a
urishi/ camphor mix with
a high gloss finish) |
(On this saya I used a togidashi
maki technique, combining urishi with ground mother
of pearl and, to enhance the greenish cast, aokin) |
(This is a saya that I did in
much the same manner as the one to the left, with
the addition of overlaid
urishi/camphor rings)
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(Again, on this saya I used a togidashi
maki technique, except that I used
chopped straw, a.k.a. dried lawn mower
clippings, in place of mother of pearl) |
