Under pines, beneath the moon.
Apr 13, 2012
Photos: 16
Making menuki in fine silver. Clouds and lightning design
Sequence of images illustrating the creation of a pair of fine silver menuki using the traditional technique of uchidashi.
Oct 13, 2011
Photos: 46
Nishigaki Kanshiro II utsushi - Copper with gold ni-ju-karakusa
Aug 25, 2011
Photos: 7
Steel Namako tsuba with nunome zogan
Apr 25, 2011
Photos: 14
Peter Quin. Daisho koshirae project. April 2011
Apr 8, 2011
Photos: 85
Scrapbook Photos
Album for scrapbook photos
Mar 27, 2011
Photos: 1
Profile Photos
Album for profile photos
Feb 23, 2011
Photos: 2
Martin's Hoso Kusa III
Jan 6, 2011
Photos: 34
Carved Eagle ring in Sterling Silver
Dec 5, 2010
Photos: 24
Musashi namako utsushi
Nov 22, 2010
Photos: 27
Roger Robertshaw daisho tsuba project
Nov 18, 2010
Photos: 55
Hoso kusa revistited
Nov 11, 2010
Memories of Higo
Oct 6, 2010
Photos: 38
Nobuie fern copy
Aug 19, 2010
Photos: 11
Clive's Dried salmon
Aug 18, 2010
Photos: 8
Kawashima Yoshiyuki - Tsuba-shi
Aug 12, 2010
Photos: 5
Tsuba templates
Aug 9, 2010
2010 Tobunkyo (NBSK) Shinsaku Competition Tosogu division.
Aug 7, 2010
Fern tsuba surface and patina experiment
Jul 29, 2010
Photos: 6
Conrad forging tsuba blanks
Jul 26, 2010
Photos: 30
Roy LIndus Koshirae 1993
Jun 4, 2010
Photos: 21
Gold sakura menuki
A sequence of images showing the creation of a pair of gold menuki using the traditional Japanese technique of Uchi-dashi.
May 24, 2010
Photos: 54
Myoju utsushi original patina
May 3, 2010
Myoju Utsushi repatinated
May 2, 2010
Varieties of Japanese aesthetics as seen in tosogu
Apr 17, 2010
Photos: 26
Making the Shinchu d'fly tsuba
Apr 2, 2010
Photos: 15
Ben's 10 fuchi
Mar 8, 2010
Photos: 29
John's d'fly menuki
Feb 17, 2010
Photos: 18
Ford Hallam's custom tsuba kiri-bako
Feb 4, 2010
Photos: 3
A trypich of tsuba - explorations in colour and texture
Studies of copper alloy tsuba inspired by and based on the work of Umetada Myoju and his son, Shigenari III
Jan 25, 2010
Photos: 13
Replacing damaged shakudo foil on a habaki.
Jan 20, 2010
Photos: 36
Nobuie tsuba
Jan 17, 2010
Amida yasurime
Nov 19, 2009
Photos: 4
Umetada Myoju utsushi
Nov 13, 2009
Images of completed Katsuhira tsuba ready for print
Oct 26, 2009
Shinchu Dragonfly tsuba
4 basic Japanese metal carving chisels
Some basic Japanese metal carving chisels (kiri-tagane) shown from a number of different views. Shishi-ai bori; kata-kiri, maru-bori and kebori.
Oct 7, 2009
Dancing crane tsuba
Oct 6, 2009
Yonemitsu Mitsumasa (1888 ~ 1980) Higo Tsuba-shi. National Living Treasure
Sep 20, 2009
Photos: 12
John's fuchi kashira - the making of
Sep 18, 2009
Photos: 67
Marking out and shaping Akasaka Iris tsuba exercise
Sep 16, 2009
Photos: 22
My old chisels and some iron pebbles
Sep 10, 2009
How to fit seki-gane to the nakago-ana of a tsuba
Aug 3, 2009
Art prints of Ivy and shide fittings
Jul 31, 2009
Art prints of orchid tsuba
2009-07-10 P Q's daisho handashi tsuba
Jul 10, 2009
The making of katsuyoshi's tiger tsuba
Jun 7, 2009
Photos: 155
Dragonfly wave kagamibuta netsuke
May 9, 2009
Dragonfly on pebble menuki
Apr 3, 2009
Steel fuchi/kashira
Mar 31, 2009
Praying mantis eating a fly
Mar 22, 2009
Ginko Vortex kagamibuta netsuke
Feb 21, 2009
Close up macro images of chiselled silver ginko leaves
Feb 13, 2009
Photos: 10
Orchid dreams kagamibuta netsuke
Dec 24, 2008
Tumbling Yellow Orchid tsuba
Japanese sword guard. Tsuba. Carved and inlaid steel. An original design much influenced by the work of Kano Natsuo made by Ford Hallam Spring 2008. Cape Town.
Oct 28, 2008
orchid tsuba
Butterfly Gavotte vessel
Japanese classical metalwork vase.Multi-metal inlay with carved mother of pearl. By Ford Hallam
Oct 13, 2008
Chameleon Brooch
Fine silver uchidashi brooch with gilding and enamel
Oct 2, 2008
Dragonfly Fugue the works
Sep 10, 2008
Photos: 23
Dragonfly fugue
Japanese classical metalwork. Okimono. Miniature metal sculpture. Raised iron rock with shakudo and mother of pearl inlaid dragonfly. An original work by Ford Hallam.
Sep 1, 2008
a progression of dragonflies
marking out technique design transfer
Jul 7, 2008
My tsuba
Jun 3, 2008
Photos: 57
Kamishimo Daisho koshirae.
Jun 2, 2008
Assorted trial pieces and older work
May 18, 2008
Images of Japan
assorted images of Japan
May 17, 2008
Photos: 71
The making of Basho kagamibuta
sequence of images showing the actual making of a kagamibuta, titled" basho"
Photos: 56
Sword fittings
katana kake web images
Apr 3, 2008
Photos: 20
Detail images of kozuka and kogai slots in a saya.
Aug 14, 2007
The "Metal Haiku" kagamibuta collection
Japanese classical metalwork, kagamibuta netsuke by Ford Hallam
Oct 17, 2005
Photos: 33
Soma Kunitsuke - Zoge Horu Giho
A Meiji Period Ivory carvers manual
Apr 8, 2005
Photos: 84
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