Tsuba school : Part 13 - Finishing and waxing the tsuba.

[@Rsama60]

I was binge watching the entire series. Thank you for presenting. I took away alot of thise series.

[@danmorrison9712]

I loved this entire series. It's as if molten gold is seeping out from around my tablet screen, dripping down onto my knees and spurring me to get back into the workshop. I also really appreciate the candid way that you produce your videos/podcast. Combined with this close-up framing, it feels like a one-on-one lesson. Your personality shines through, making for very natural content that's a pleasure to consume. Keep up the great work! I hope that these freebies bring more patrons into the fold.

[@TheLawDawg]

Thank you for sharing your amazing skills with us Mr. Hallam. I never imagined having access to this sort of masterclass.

[@FordHallam]

My pleasure, it's nice to know what we're putting out is appreciated like this.

[@jamesbarisitz4794]

As a knife enthusiast and maker for thirty years, I have to say your videos are by far the most complete instructions on the chosen subject I've come across. Just subscribed and will be moving through your catalogue with much enjoyment and appreciation .

[@chuckburroughs6427]

Thanks so much for these online classes. Making tsuba is something I've always wanted to do. As an engraver this will be a whole new world opened up for my artwork.

[@WadeBarmby]

Absolutely fantastic. So keen to get started with my own creation. Have been a keen Japanese metalwork enthusiast since my childhood. I've never had insight into the work and tslent as you've shown here. I look forward to more videos on the subject and finally have something authentic to refer to. Thank you so much.

[@FordHallam]

I'm pleased to hear that the resources we've created will be if use and value to you on your own journey of learning and creating. That's why we do them ;-)

[@aikabacrafttools9129]

Thank you very much for sharing this wonderful and unique knowledge Mr. Hallam. I enjoyed and learnt a lot with this series of videos.

[@dougtepfer1899]

My first is almost completed . Thank you again for a new outlet for my metal working . I have really enjoyed your inspiration and your teaching skills. Thanks again !

[@gregf8167]

Superb tsuba. Great video thanks Ford

[@crcarlsonUT]

Thank you for sharing this fantastic series. Wonderfully inspirational.

[@ShapingSilver]

Have you tried burning birch bark for applying sod? I use it for darkening gun sights and it's excellent for that. I hope you will do a video on chemical patination. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@mikeday2720]

Fantastic series Ford. Thank you so much for taking the time to produce this work. I only hope that my pair of tsuba end up looking 25% as good as yours. I'll consider that a success. And should you decide to do another series, I'll be right here following along.

[@mattybrookes1]

What a wonderful series, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge so freely. I will certainly be trying my hand at producing one of these beautiful works of art.

[@apo1915]

thank you for sharing your knowledge ford. it really turn out a stunning pc. of art..

[@thefamily_ak1863]

Wow , so good really glad I've made the time 2 watch this series, again thank y sir

[@GodOfCrimson]

Amazing! Thanks for sharing this series!

[@FordHallam]

Our pleasure!

[@Milkthief]

This was really awesome, I will use some of these techniques in my knife making.

[@FordHallam]

excellent, glad to hear that the material is useful in your field.

[@g.m.5412]

Fantastic! 👏👍🏼❤️

[@yopyopu3258]

Thank You for this amazing series :)

[@valdovaldeado3629]

Muchas gracias, desde Buenos Aires. You are a great!

[@FordHallam]

thank you, glad to hear the films are enjoyed in Argentina, the land of silver :-)

[@valdovaldeado3629]

@@FordHallam yes, but im traying with copper and bronze. The prices here are so high. Im very amateur. Thank you again

[@robertschaeffer5861]

Very interesting technique. Thanks.

[@zivaradlovacki2666]

This was amazing. Thank you! I am waiting on my copper plate to arive and will start on Tsuba for my Katana. Plate is 6mm thick so good luck to me 😊 Exiting though, very.

[@FordHallam]

Good luck on your journey. Why'd you order 6mm plate though? Just curious.

[@zivaradlovacki2666]

@@FordHallam hi there sir 😊 Thickness of existing tsuba at fuchi is that thick so I didnt want to dusrupt the whole tsuka if I change the size of tsuba if that makes sence. Hope I am not wrong? Thank you for your reply, it is an great honour to exchange fue words with master koshirae artist.

[@MP_pov]

Thank you for sharing. I’m almost sad the process is finished! What will you do with this tsuba now?

[@paultroiani9189]

Thank you so much!

[@RealityAuditsUK]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge I've absolutely enjoyed every video on this tutorial project it's been keeping me occupied in a big way as there is so little when it comes to tutorial educational videos on this level actually there are none on this level, I had to cancel my patreon subscription due to having to leave my job as my bipolar was getting out of control and my health was more important to me that working a job that was killing me off but my wife is still a patreon supporter also I'm not one for meds so I look for cleaner ways to help my mind to get threw the days and this has helped so much get back on my bench after dusting down the Cobwebs. This month I will renew my patreon as its a small price to pay for clean medicine?.

[@crackkidz8009]

Thank you for uploading this video. What can i do to make the copper tsuba get more dark? Should i burn it more?? Or anything else.?

[@albasub]

Muchas gracias

[@stefanocorrias1]

GREAT !!!!

[@gamundilorenzo8864]

very nice, but the heated copper does not soften? after the patina

[@FordHallam]

No, copper begins to anneal, or soften, after 400 degrees C, the heat applied to achieve the patina is half that.

[@jkr3008]

Thank you so much Ford! Got a quick question - what can be used as an alternative of Renaissance Wax? It's nearly impossible to find it here, in my country and ordering it abroad is rather expensive. In a couple of projects I used my own mixture (0.8 of beeswax + 0.15 of tung oil + 0.05 of pine rosin (colophony )) - would it be suitable to be applied to a copper or bronze tsuba? Have never used it with copper and its alloys, only for iron & steel (which worked amazingly btw).

[@FordHallam]

Well the traditional wax would be Ibota, but it breaks down over time and produces a corrosive environment so it's best avoided. Your own mixture sounds pretty interesting, not sure how the oil will fare in time, it may oxidise and cause similar problems as the Ibota wax. beeswax and rosin is pretty standard and would probably be my bet. Try finding any microcrystalline wax where you are, museums might have a source if they are making their own versions of Ren wax. It would be a more stable wax to use as the basis of any mixture.

[@jkr3008]

@@FordHallam thank you so much Ford! Browsing through museums sounds like a great idea, I have a friend there. In the meantime, I covered one of my pieces with my own mixture, let's see how it goes over the time.

[@thepenultimateninja5797]

Johnson's Paste Wax if you can find it. If not, clear shoe polish. I have been using both on metal objects for decades with good results.

[@jkr3008]

@@thepenultimateninja5797 great idea, thank you! I've already found granulated microcrystalline wax, gonna mix it up with something like mineral oil. It should be neutral to metals.

[@thepenultimateninja5797]

@@jkr3008 I think you would be better off mixing it with mineral spirits. The idea is that the solvent turns the wax into a paste that is easy to apply, then evaporates, leaving behind a protective layer of hard wax. Mineral oil would not evaporate, so it would stay greasy forever.

[@tama7316]

Iron patina solution please 🙏🙏🙏

[@JDub_GP]

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