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Ford Hallam's Japanese Metalwork Channel
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Classical Japanese Decorative metal work. The carving and inlaying of metal by hand using the simplest tools of hammer and chisel.
Ford Hallam's Tsuba School How to make a kozuka Part 2
Follow the recreation of an Edo period silver kozuka in complete detail. In this part I make the base plate and take a closer look at an accompanying ingenious screw threaded mekugi peg.
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Ford Hallam's tsuba school - How to make a kozuka, part 1.
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In this series we take a detailed look at one of the accessory items, the kozuka, frequently found on Japanese sword mountings. I'll also be demonstrating how I recreate a classic kozuka form and engrave it to match an older set of fittings.
Exercise 1 part 2
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Excercise 1 part 2. Marking out a 1cm 'window' and cutting it out. Checking the accuracy with a 'perfect' 1cm square copper insert.
Goldsmiths training Exercise1 Part 1
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Exercise 1; Making a perfect 25mm brass square in 1.2 mm thick sheet metal.
Working the ground of a tsuba - August 2019
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This video illustrates my process for creating an organic stone-like texture on iron. Learn directly from Ford Hallam, a qualified master goldsmith and the world leading expert in Japanese metalworking techniques. You can follow my projects, more of these sorts of educational films and 'how to' tutorials on my Patreon channel at www.patreon.com/FordHallam Full access subscription is as little a...
Sculpting an inlaid tea bowl 1080 HD version
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Following on from "My approach to Hon-Zogan Japanese 'true inlay'" ua-cam.com/video/i03QQcIlCSU/v-deo.html where I inlaid the basic copper tea-bowl shape in this film I show the complete process of carving and texturing the final tea-bowl.
Hi do - magical Japanese fired red copper
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Rough cuts of film taken from a class taught in the studio of Mokume wizard Anne Wolf in San Diego. This was a few years back.
What's on my bench - A handful of tsuba - Feb 2023
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Learn directly from Ford Hallam, a qualified master goldsmith and the world leading expert in Japanese metalworking techniques. You can follow my projects, more of these sorts of educational films and 'how to' tutorials on my Patreon channel at www.patreon.com/FordHallam Full access subscription is as little as $5 a month which makes it possible for me to keep making these for you...and continu...
Ironbrush Fundamentals - Material studies A closer look at old iron Part 2
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A concluding look at the mystery tsuba we examined in Part 1 Learn directly from Ford Hallam, a qualified master goldsmith and the world leading expert in Japanese metalworking techniques. You can follow my projects, more of these sorts of educational films and 'how to' tutorials on my Patreon channel at www.patreon.com/FordHallam Full access subscription is as little as $5 a month which makes ...
Tosogu Insights Four fine shakudo pieces after restoration
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In this film we see the results of Ford's careful and sensitive cleaning and restoration of the four pieces presented in episode 12. Learn directly from Ford Hallam, a qualified master goldsmith and the world leading expert in Japanese metalworking techniques. You can follow my projects, more of these sorts of educational films and 'how to' tutorials on my Patreon channel at www.patreon.com/For...
Tosogu Insights 12 - Four fine shakudo pieces prior to restoration.
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A close look at 4 shakudo pieces of tosogu of varying levels of technical quality and artistry. In this film we see the pieces a little worn and suffering the effects of age prior to my restoring them back to a more suitable condition.
Ironbrush Fundamentals - Material studies
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A closer look at old iron. Part 1 - Learning to identify pre-industrial iron as used in the making of Japanese sword guards. Learn directly from Ford Hallam, a qualified master goldsmith and the world leading expert in Japanese metalworking techniques. You can follow my projects, more of these sorts of educational films and 'how to' tutorials on my Patreon channel at www.patreon.com/FordHallam ...
A Fine nunome zogan box by Jomi Eisuke - post restoration
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Learn directly from Ford Hallam, a qualified master goldsmith and the world leading expert in Japanese metalworking techniques. You can follow my projects, more of these sorts of educational films and 'how to' tutorials on my Patreon channel at www.patreon.com/FordHallam Full access subscription is as little as $5 a month which makes it possible for me to keep making these for you...and continu...
Falling ginko leaves tsuba 09
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Episode 9 in the Stepping Stones series of pieces I've made and that are now in the Bob and Christine tosogu collection. Learn directly from Ford Hallam, a qualified master goldsmith and the world leading expert in Japanese metalworking techniques. You can follow my projects, more of these sorts of educational films and 'how to' tutorials on my Patreon channel at www.patreon.com/FordHallam Full...
Patreon questions katakiri shadows
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You can follow Ford and contact him directly at www.patreon.com/FordHallam Subscribe from $5 per month and ask for videos you need, questions you have, get access to unseen footage of work, tips and tricks for jewellery and metalwork and restoration work videos
Ironbrush Fundamentals - Refining form in uchidashi
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Ironbrush Fundamentals - Refining form in uchidashi
Stepping Stones 07 - The kozuka and kogai
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Stepping Stones 07 - The kozuka and kogai
😮 wow he used fire gilding !!!
How is the patination done?
Can the waste from the cut out be recast?
What is the name of that book?
a really incredible work man, congratulations, you are a master!!!!
Das zu machen ist extrem aufwendig , es beginnt mit einer Idee , erfordert eine oder mehrere Zeichnungen als Grundlage für die Ausführung . Dann muss Material beschafft oder erschaffen werden . Jetzt kann es losgehen , wenn die Werkzeuge vorhanden und scharf sind , müssen sie auch beherrscht werden was , erst mühsam erlernt werden muss und viel Willenskraft erfordert . Sind alle diese Voraussetzungen erfüllt , braucht man ein meist recht großzügiges Zeitkontingent und viel Geduld sowie die Entschlossenheit zu 100 % erfolgreich zu sein , wer dazu nicht bereit ist , sollte so ein Projekt gar nicht erst in Erwägung ziehen denn, er wird ziemlich sicher scheitern . Danke für die Zeit die du in diese Zeilen investiert hast . Ein 65 Jahre alter Messermacher . 😊😊😊
Ich danke Ihnen für Ihre freundlichen und großzügigen Worte.
Höchste Hochachtung vor soviel Hingabe , ich habe selbst schon Tsuba gemacht , vorwiegend Durchbrucharbeiten mit gehämmertem Rand aber auch zwei als Metallschneidearbeit in Holzoptik . Je Stück habe ich zwischen acht und etwa dreißig Stunden gebraucht und , dabei gelernt wie sich Demut vor den alten Meistern anfühlt , es ist eine für ewig präsente spirituelle Erfahrung und ich bin für jede Sekunde dankbar . 😊😊😊
Hi, i was actually wondering if you may still have the sensei's contact, or some other japanese metalwork masters contacts because I'm searching for a master in Japan, im 18 and i finished a metalwork course in my country, if i can have your email address or give mine and ask some questions it would be wonderful because it's really hard to find some information on that🙏🙏
Im sorry to say my teacher is now quite old and very unwell. An introduction now would not be something I could consider.
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i love maple leaves themes they're my favourite! I've not long commissioned an open cut Tsuba from a gentleman in Tokyo. Lovely work sir :)
Hello Ford, I hope all is well. Your videos are incredible and your quality of work is impeccable. At what point to you put the charcoal? Is it before the metal melts at the beginning stage or after it has melted and is ready to pour? I understand that it used to absorb the oxygen.
Thanks for your appreciation. I pack the charcoal in right at the beginning before any heat is even applied.
Sorry to see that this video is no longer available to view.
Hello Ford, thank you for your videos, your knowledge and the way you articulate your work is amazing! I’ve learned a lot. In regards to water casting and melting copper is there a certain type of charcoal that is preferred for this process?
Ford, I'm looking to go from cutting/hammering/texturing, to chiselling detail on copper tsuba. Where would you recomend I look for affordable chisels? and what would be a good enough selection of chisels to begin experimenting? thank you for any help :)
Oh i have 70d eos too but people say it can be harm if filming too much
Incredibile!👏👏👏
Beautiful work Ford
So happy you're still making these, ford. I'll check if I'm still contributing.
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Thank you Ford for continuing to share your work. I look forward to seeing the next stages.
* sees new episode* SENSEI POSTED! * Engages hyper focus study mode*
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That would be an awesome try. No drips on that soldering.
Awesome you are still kicking. I miss your videos. You take to long. I'm really just messing with you don't block me. Lmao
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I'm at my keyboard now. I'm ready to criticize without reason. 🫡
Can't wait to see the rest of this project. It's such a privilege, thank you Ford.
I may have missed it but is there a specific type of charcoal used or that you prefer? Or does that not matter since what you really need is the carbon.
yes, any fine soot-like carbon.
Это все прекрасно и красота мысли,арнаментов,изгибы линий. Но кольт 1911,это мощь классики. Меч против пистолета,немыслимо.
Is there a part 8 on your patreon? I'd love to see this finished
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
Thank you very much for your method. I have already done it, but I have a question, with your permission. After the drying is complete, it has reached a state of solidity. Is this correct? Is it not required to have a percentage of softness?
Glad to hear the film was useful. Once completely cool it should indeed be very hard. In cold weather hard enough to crack when struck sharply. If, as in earlier stages of uchidashi, you need it to be more pliant or malleable you need to use it a warmer state. This can only be a matter of personal experimentation and experience.
My sincere thanks and appreciation for your interest in the response. Does this mean that I keep heating continuously throughout the work period?
Watching this video 13 years in the future what skill you possess would make even the ancients shiver
That's very generous of you to say. I'll try and keep going then :-)
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 for the next one.
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 😊?
Exactly what are these used for?
I’m so glad and grateful to see a new video from you Ford! Will follow your progress with interest.
Watching you make paint dry is just fine. I love to absorb all the knowledge you are sharing so beautifully.
Thank you, it's really good to know what we're trying to share is appreciated.
beautiful tanto and koshirae,i love aikuchi
exciting indeed
Kozuka construction looks similar to habaki construction
Just last week I was thinking I wanted to get into making a kozuka after seeing some beautiful examples. Lucky timing!
The taught about the west constantly experimentig and the orinet just making what works and doing this on this level. Thank you Ford.
Looking forward to the next part.
Wow what a perfect art piece. Everything has its place and the flow of this is truly stunning...
Figured I should share this with you Ford. One of the industrious kids in the neighborhood who occasionally sees me working on various jewelry projects asked why I strive for such precision when filing. I told him " If my Sensei found out I was slacking, he would be greatly displeased." in a dead serious tone. With a look of shock on his face, he then asked " Artisans have Sensei just like martial artists?" I laughed and replied " If they didn't, then trade schools and craftsmen wouldn't still be around. Now pick up that file and that peice of wood. I'll teach you some filing techniques for benchwork.". Now he comes over and shows me his craft projects and asks for pointers on how to grow as a craftsman, to which I give him refrence links to your videos.
brilliant !
Thank you for sharing.
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かっこいいね