The greatest majority of our Fuchi / Kashira, our Menuki and our Tsuba's are hand made copies of museum-quality originals which were obtained from collections throughout the United States and Japan. The actual producing of each individual part involves 100% 'hands on' effort from start to finish.  What makes each of our parts so unique and so much sought after is the fact that we were fortunate enough to have made molds of genuine  original Japanese parts (first generation). These parts were created by highly talented artists of the time and their skills cannot be duplicated by modern craftsmen.

Our parts are all 'first generation' copies and only a tiny amount of detail is lost when compared to the 'originals'.

While it may be easy for others to copy our parts, the result would be '2nd' generation' copies that automatically loose most of the fine detail of the originals.  The only way to promote them is to display them in small sized images and slightly 'out of focus' and hope that potential customers are careless and do not notice the loss of detail or the fact that their parts are not made of traditional Steel.

Each of our Fuchi Kashira sets are made of solid Steel (Tetsu) and in limited cases are also available in solid Sterling Silver.  Our hi-tech casting process (glass molds and induction furnaces) will continue to produce high quality copies and in the process, capturing every bit of the tiniest details produced by the original Japanese artist.

We had at one time considered making copies of parts produced by other contemporary artists but were encouraged to continue doing what we do. We pledge therefore to continue offering only copies of 'great works' along with some of our own 'original' works rather than offer parts that lack that special 'something' found in the shapes and designs produced only by highly skilled Japanese craftsmen. 

Prospective buyers are encouraged to closely inspect and compare all sword parts for their sturdiness, functionality as well as price. Doing so will reveal that each of our parts possess a high degree of detail and workmanship that sets them apart from all others. Unlike other contemporary sword parts, all of ours: (Fuchi, Kashira, Menuki and Tsuba) are free of solder joints and other potential defects and therefore are 'GUARANTEED' to last a lifetime.

To quote John Ruskin (who I think said something like this): 

It is better to pay too much than to pay too little. 

If you pay too much, you loose a little bit of money.

 If you pay too little, and your purchase is 'ka-put', you loose all your money.