Ford Hallam Posted October 26, 2015 Report Posted October 26, 2015 Why is nanako just a long drawn out joke? 'cos it takes ages to get to the end of the punch line. (apologies to Greg Irvine)About 25 000 individual grains on the front, each about 0.3mm in diameter. I've estimated that the front, back and sides would be about 60 000 grains and take around 60 hours to produce.This is an utsushi (unpatinated and with some fine details yet to be added) of a piece by Goto Mitsuakira (16th gen Main-line. 1816 ~ 1856. ) held by the V&A in London.It will be on display alongside the original (below) and a short film showing some of the processes used in the making of work like this. The new Japanese galleries will be open to the public from the 5th November 2015. 4 Quote
Stephen Posted October 26, 2015 Report Posted October 26, 2015 Love it Ford , the patience of Job id say. Quote
Peter Bleed Posted October 26, 2015 Report Posted October 26, 2015 Well, at least a Job well done P 2 Quote
kissakai Posted October 26, 2015 Report Posted October 26, 2015 Be careful Ford as Bob Haynes said this could send a nanako(er) mad Imagine a maker completing one and his patron saying there was a rush order for another ten! Grev UK Quote
Brian Posted October 26, 2015 Report Posted October 26, 2015 Holy $%$@! That is pretty darn amazing. I daresay I might actually prefer your rendition. Yes..they say nanako can make you go crazy. Luckily that ship sailed long ago I am more than impressed. ('scuse the pun) And love the joke. Wow. Just wow. 1 Quote
Stephen Posted October 26, 2015 Report Posted October 26, 2015 please make mine look like Org.... Quote
Ford Hallam Posted October 26, 2015 Author Report Posted October 26, 2015 Cheers Gents, glad you enjoy the piece. As for going mad doing nanako, I actually found the process quite relaxing, even contemplative once I really begun to 'get it'. Quote
Brian Posted October 26, 2015 Report Posted October 26, 2015 Ford, Are you using single punches (one punch, one nanako?) and if so, do you have any estimate of what kind of rate you get into (ie. how many dots per minute?) Quote
Stephen Posted October 26, 2015 Report Posted October 26, 2015 https://www.facebook.com/114118255315547/photos/a.114210128639693.14495.114118255315547/955865374474160/?type=3&theater thought i seen a vid, must have been dreaming Quote
Ford Hallam Posted October 26, 2015 Author Report Posted October 26, 2015 Brian, it always has to be a single dot punch, multiples take too much force to impress ( I liked the pun btw ) and the grouping would inevitably be visible as a patchwork in the finished ground. I was averaging 1000 dots an hour, that's an area of about 1cm square. By the end of the job I was comfortable doing 90 minute sessions but it's really quite exhausting to focus so tightly for so long. Your mind really does have to be utterly quiet and your attention completely unwavering. Quote
Ford Hallam Posted October 26, 2015 Author Report Posted October 26, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OESAtriTKk if you'd like to see a tiny bit of film showing nanako being created. 1 Quote
Fuuten Posted October 26, 2015 Report Posted October 26, 2015 Both tsuba look amazing, and i especially appreciate the chawan in the forefront. Epic work Ford! Quote
Greg F Posted October 27, 2015 Report Posted October 27, 2015 Unbelievable work as always Ford! Thanks for sharing. Love it. Greg Quote
Bugyotsuji Posted October 27, 2015 Report Posted October 27, 2015 Clever joke and interesting insight. Many thanks. Japan is so often found in the accumulation of tiny detail. Not dollars but yen. Not yen, but sen. Not sen but rin. Not potatoes but grains of rice. Then throw in thought, concentration, sense and artistry... Love it. 1 Quote
Henry Wilson Posted October 27, 2015 Report Posted October 27, 2015 That is a very nice tsuba. The nanako in particular is excellent. The video makes it look like the punch knows what to do by finding where it needs to be itself, but I guess that Ford is in complete control of it to make something so perfect. Do you do nanako with any form of magnification or is it as reflexive as it looks, or a bit of both or something else altogether? Quote
Alex A Posted October 27, 2015 Report Posted October 27, 2015 Ford, you must have the patience of a saint, I used to get worked up doing spot the ball, 260 Xs on a sheet, in the end I bought a stamp with 260 Xs lol Quote
Stephen Posted October 27, 2015 Report Posted October 27, 2015 From FB page he never had to dress the steel, thats a job well done in making a top quality tool. Quote
Ford Hallam Posted October 27, 2015 Author Report Posted October 27, 2015 signed, details added and patinated. Quote
John A Stuart Posted October 27, 2015 Report Posted October 27, 2015 A beauty Ford, cheers. John Quote
Stephen Posted October 27, 2015 Report Posted October 27, 2015 wunderbar !! no auto correct not underwear!! lovely Ford Quote
Ford Hallam Posted October 28, 2015 Author Report Posted October 28, 2015 Thank you Gentlemen, glad to hear you approve. :-) It's hard to capture the actual colour of newly patinated shakudo, this image is a little better. I was rushed as the piece had to get in the post to go to London for installation today. Quote
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