Tsuba School: Hosa Kusa - Recreating a Modern Classic, Part 2 - Preparing the tsuba blank.

[@kdweb1]

Thank you for Mr. Hallam. Can hardly wait for Tsuba school to continue.

[@FordHallam]

great to hear, next bit coming today, I'm editing it now.

[@vassa6483]

I must agree with the comments! Awesome series! Thank you very much for sharing your experience and knowledge!

[@Rsama60]

Really, rally informative series. Thank you. One question. What do you use to pickle the copper.

[@rayminazzi2065]

These are great, thank you.

[@Trainwheel_Time]

I love this series! Thank you so much Ford. Words really can not express how much I appreciate you sharing your knowledge with all of us. Question, does anyone know what the pickeling solution is?

[@FordHallam]

Hi Timothy, Jewellers pickle is a mild acid jewellers use to clean the metal after soldering or other heating work where the metal has oxidised. The acid cleans the metal. . You can get a powder to mix with water that is probably the safest way. Glad to hear you're enjoying the series.

[@Trainwheel_Time]

Thanks Ford. I did find some pickeling solution online and a pickel pot (which I didn't have of course). I must say, I am learning quite a bit and I'm having a great time doing so. Wonderful stuff!

[@apo1915]

great filing job ford.unfortunetly lots of jewelers today dont know how to hold a file much less using it if i may ask. were you trying to polish the surface of the metal?. i think that is copper isent it?.and lastly. what it the thickness of the metal by m.m please. thank you

[@mikealman9259]

The Thickness was 3mm

[@FordHallam]

I was just giving the surface a bit of a pre-polish with water of Ayre stone to remove ugly scratches. I suppose the stone is equivalent to about 600 grit emery

[@mikealman9259]

Thanks for another informative video, could I ask that you give each title a number, ie Ep 1 etc,as I watched the first two inthe wrong order, made no difference in the early stage but would help if following along ata later date ;@)

[@FordHallam]

Hi Mike, I don't know why the main title on the films is just Tsuba School but they are described in the description below, I'll see if I can edit them. Thanks for the comment.