Spartancrest Posted April 12, 2020 Report Posted April 12, 2020 I often receive my tsuba purchases without a storage box. This may offend the purists but I refuse to spend more money than the guard is worth on what can be expensive kiri boxes and they dont exactly lend themselves to good display. I came across some clear jewellery cases that are both protective and inexpensive as well as designed for displaying both sides of an object. At first I thought the tsuba metal would 'sweat' being sealed up, but actually the cling film stops any moisture or dust getting in and I have seen no damage at all in four or five years. Various sizes and colours are available but unfortunately some of my really large guards don't fit. I send a link, but check out other related sites because I am not advertsing for any particular manufacturer. I realize this topic has been touched on before but perhaps some newer members are not aware. Also include some standard display boards I made myself. The odd shaped one is based on a Chinese gong shaped tsuba I wish I had (It's a bit too pale for my taste but my wife said she wouldn't let me put up another dark piece of wood!). https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Clear-Jewelry-Suspended-Coins-Floating-Display-Case-Stand-Holder-Box-Easy-Use/352092267124?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 1 Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted April 12, 2020 Report Posted April 12, 2020 Nice work, & nice collection! What are you using to hold each tsuba flat against the wood? 1 Quote
Steves87 Posted April 12, 2020 Report Posted April 12, 2020 They are interesting cases and I have not seen those before, I'd be interested in a link to explore Quote
Spartancrest Posted April 12, 2020 Author Report Posted April 12, 2020 Ken Goldstein Well I actually prefer brass brads or pins so they don't scratch the iron - driven in at an angle- but I ran out of the nice soft pins I prefer and the gong board uses the smallest straight cup hooks I could find, brass coated steel. Only part of my collection, about half in kiri boxes and perhaps 10 in the display frames. The taller display cases are good for kozuka (小柄) or kogai (笄) display as well. Quote
Spartancrest Posted April 12, 2020 Author Report Posted April 12, 2020 Stephen The link should be there in the first post - https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Clear-Jewelry-Suspended-Coins-Floating-Display-Case-Stand-Holder-Box-Easy-Use/352092267124?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 1 Quote
kissakai Posted April 12, 2020 Report Posted April 12, 2020 I've ordered one as a tester - thanks Quote
Spartancrest Posted April 12, 2020 Author Report Posted April 12, 2020 Grev That's always a good idea - especially if you can get free postage (not hard to find) If you can't it gets expensive. Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted April 12, 2020 Report Posted April 12, 2020 I've ordered a couple, as well - one for a tsuba & another for a kozuka. Quote
Spartancrest Posted April 12, 2020 Author Report Posted April 12, 2020 Ken Let me know what you think when you get them, watch out for the kozuka, sharp and thin film don't usually go well together but Ok once mounted. I have had no rips so far. Quote
Frank Reile Posted April 12, 2020 Report Posted April 12, 2020 I just ordered a few of them as well. Thanks for the link. Frank R. Quote
peterd Posted April 12, 2020 Report Posted April 12, 2020 I have a fair few Kiri boxes but never keep my tsuba in them for fear of damage. Why they can not come up with something better than two sharp pins really baffles me. Quote
1kinko Posted April 12, 2020 Report Posted April 12, 2020 Peter- you can easily pull out the nagako piece and replace the pins with small screws. Quote
Spartancrest Posted April 13, 2020 Author Report Posted April 13, 2020 Peter & Darrel Would super glue be safer or even wood glue, or would that be an infringement on tradition ? - has anyone got some really old boxes where the (中心 or 忠) nakago rest is held by some other means? [ Darrel you mixed the 'g' and 'k' around ] This could be a whole new thread. I have usually had good luck with shipped guards being packaged seperate to the box, from Japan, except once where the rest had come off and as you say the pins were exposed, lucky the guard was already in poor condition anyway [if you call that luck] Everyone should follow the experts advice [and don't include me in that list] and not ship their guards in the box [kiribako]. new boxes can be seen : https://www.ryujinswords.com/kiribako-boxes and from the same firm check out the reproduction tsuba : https://www.ryujinswords.com/search/products?keywords=tsuba Not an advocate! 1 Quote
Bazza Posted April 13, 2020 Report Posted April 13, 2020 Peter- you can easily pull out the nagako piece and replace the pins with small screws. Somewhere, maybe on NMB, I read where a collector replaced the steel pins with small diameter bamboo rods glued in place... BaZZa. 2 Quote
zanilu Posted April 13, 2020 Report Posted April 13, 2020 Somewhere, maybe on NMB, I read where a collector replaced the steel pins with small diameter bamboo rods glued in place... BaZZa. I do this regularly. I remove one of the nails and use the other to keep the wood peg in position while I dill a hole trough the base plate and the peg itself using a hand drill. I adjust the length of the drilling tip (3 mm diameter) to avoid drilling trough the canvas on the peg. The using a bamboo tooth pick as a new peg. I glue it into the peg and use it to keep the peg in position while i drill the second hole (after removing the second nail). I then fix the peg in position with two little drops of vynil glue in the holes of the base plate. I then cut the excess length of tooh picks protruding from the base palate back. If necessary I replace the paper on the plate back with new one... Luca 2 Quote
Spartancrest Posted April 13, 2020 Author Report Posted April 13, 2020 Just came across this display stand presumably in perspex or acrylic. little expensive - and the tsuba are not included [pity] https://www.jauce.com/auction/o387300197 1 Quote
Steves87 Posted April 13, 2020 Report Posted April 13, 2020 I like that! I'd probably go for 'singles' though instead of the daisho double 1 Quote
Spartancrest Posted April 14, 2020 Author Report Posted April 14, 2020 Stephen Yes good idea, they look like they are floating - but will get dusty! My open board displays need dusting probably more than they get! 1 Quote
Spartancrest Posted June 11, 2020 Author Report Posted June 11, 2020 Here in Tasmania the OP shops are reopening,[no covid cases in over three weeks] and I came across a little trinket for $1 that I thought may be usefull - I think it was a mobile phone holder but works very well to hold one guard. The purists can please relax, the guard is a casting (not too bad) and no racial stereotyping is intended - 2 Quote
Ken-Hawaii Posted June 12, 2020 Report Posted June 12, 2020 Forgot to post when I got my displays. The 90mm tsuba display was a bit too small, & the kozuka display was too large, so I bought a few more, from another seller. I'll post photos when I get the sizes right. 1 Quote
francois2605 Posted June 12, 2020 Report Posted June 12, 2020 I just ordered a rounded one for testing. Thanks for posting the link Quote
Spartancrest Posted June 13, 2020 Author Report Posted June 13, 2020 I haven't been for a look for a while but I notice there are larger sizes available now, as well as a new 'Diamond' shape [really octagon or if you are pedantic 'hexadecagon' because the corners are trimmed] 130mm x 130mm which should fit even some of the largest tsuba. There is also a 180mm x 180mm for the really oversized [or two or three small] https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Clear-Jewelry-Suspended-Coins-Floating-Display-Case-Stand-Holder-Box-PRETTY/263924532053?var=563374971359&hash=item3d7320c355:g:AIEAAOSwQqJbk3R5 please note this site may be out of stock on some sizes but you should be able to get to other similar sites from there. https://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=Diamond+Clear+Jewelry+Suspended+Coins+Floating+Display+Case&_sacat=0 1 Quote
kissakai Posted June 13, 2020 Report Posted June 13, 2020 The ones I have were too small for a large tsuba so I'll have another look - thanks Quote
Steves87 Posted June 13, 2020 Report Posted June 13, 2020 I think I quite like those multi sided diamond ones, black would go better in my house though Quote
Spartancrest Posted June 13, 2020 Author Report Posted June 13, 2020 I thought I just bought the last multi-black from that first dealer - but his listing must always come up as 'last in stock' because I see they are back! [it is a good come-on and it worked!] Other sites still have them in stock so do shop around. Quote
Spartancrest Posted June 14, 2020 Author Report Posted June 14, 2020 For the bigger collections, I came across a long term storage cabinet [i believe they are a Canadian firm] and the price is rather reasonable. https://www.hathwaystore.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=190411 Please don't rush the site I need time to get an order in before they are all gone! 1 Quote
Guido Posted June 14, 2020 Report Posted June 14, 2020 Can’t find the thread, but those were discussed on the NMB before. I bought one in Japan directly from the maker, and found the quality rather low, the worst being the cheap cloth they glued unevenly into the compartments, and that is way too rough for tsuba, especially soft metal ones. 1 Quote
Spartancrest Posted June 14, 2020 Author Report Posted June 14, 2020 Maybe I will save my money then- I built my whole house alone, so I sure can make a storage box! 1 Quote
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