My tsuba submitted for the 15th NBSK Competition was awarded the Silver Prize (3rd seat). This success would not have been possible without the invaluable support of my teacher and friend Ford Hallam. You are greatly missed.

This is my signature on my last work.
It is the artist's name that my teacher Ford Hallam gave me a few years ago.
It is the kanji "鉄竹声".
They stand for iron, bamboo and sound. These are all things that can be found in my work.

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Something new from our workshop

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some tagane (chisel) work
#followingtheironbrush #akasaka #tsuba

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All cuts are done.

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This one is an utsushi after a Funada Ikkin piece.

Katakiri bori on steel
Tsuba made by me in 2024
Sold.

The markings and the first cuts are done.

Waka Sukashi Tsuba

ほのぼのと明石のうら朝ぎりの島かくれゆくふねをしぞおもふ
"In the bay, of Akashi, when the day is drawing to an end, my thoughts follow a boat which disappears behind an island in the mist."

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Made by me in 2023