Fitted paulowinia wood box for Kozuka?

[LeonLop]

I was wondering where people source their fitted (made to fit by recessed (denting) the internal base) wooden storage boxes for a Kozuka?

 

I have already contacted Token Bijutsu Kogeisha but they do not make 'fitted' boxes - they just provide standard boxes with elastic securing straps (see images below). 

 

Can anyone suggest to whom I can contact to help me out.?

 

Thanks

[Steves87]

hi Leon, It can be a difficult task finding a source. There is a document from Ford Hallam to make your own.  Have a look, it may be something you enjoy having-a-go with.

 

 

[LeonLop]

1 hour ago, Steves87 said:

hi Leon, It can be a difficult task finding a source. There is a document from Ford Hallam to make your own.  Have a look, it may be something you enjoy having-a-go with.

 

 

 

Edited April 15, 2024 by LeonLop

[Andi B.]

Hi, I can recommend the great instructions from Paul Kremers' website tsuba.info.

https://tsuba.info/making-a-kozuka-dai/

 

So I upgraded some of my old boxes...

 

 

...but if paulownia wood is available, it's not so difficult to make them too:

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Spartancrest]

Totally silly Andi, but for a moment there I thought I was seeing a SpongeBob SquarePants  box being made - it nearly freaked me out! 

 

Really a great job with the finished box!  

[Curran]

13 hours ago, Andi B. said:

Hi, I can recommend the great instructions from Paul Kremers' website tsuba.info.

https://tsuba.info/making-a-kozuka-dai/

 

So I upgraded some of my old boxes...

 

 

...but if paulownia wood is available, it's not so difficult to make them too:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impressive!

      Having fitted boxes and shifuku made in Japan is quite expensive. Mailing and agent fees have risen a good bit after the Pandemic. I don't think people realize how much expense that tacks on to an item.

For it to be cost effective, I only do so about every 2 years: usually with one or two friends joining in. If sending to shinsa in Japan, best to have the boxes made then.

 

As I get more to the high TH and low Juyo end of the spectrum, most come with papers, fitted box, and shifuku.

Heaven knows when I will have more fitted boxes made, though I have two good ones out of the woodwork in the last year that will eventually need a higher end box.