Custom Tsuba
We offer custom tsuba (Guards) machined from solid brass and finished in a super durable powder coat. You can pick from one of our designs or create your own. We can also add detailed engraving for the ultimate personal touch. We can engrave kamon (family crests), English text, Japanese text, or your own graphics. These tsuba make great gifts or presentation pieces.
- Define your own shape, or use one from our library of classic shapes
- Select a powder coat finish
- Define any engraving using your artwork or let use design it for you
- We will do the rest to create your custom tsuba
- We can accommodate different thickness and sizes
- We can make wooden gift boxes for the ultimate presentation piece
We start with a sheet of 1/4 inch thick brass stock and machine out each individual tsuba on a CNC machine. You can define your own shape and send us a bitmap image, or use one from our library of classic shapes. The machining is done with a 1/8 inch cutter, so any inside corners will be rounded. Engraving can be done before or after powder coating. Engraving after powder coating will produce a high contrast design. You can define the engraving on flat surfaces by sending us a bitmap image (higher resolution is better). Engraving is done with a 15 degree engraving bit that can create very sharp lines and very small text. Remember that the center of the tsuba is covered when installed on a sword, so any engraving in that area will not show up (this area is sometimes used for a signature or the name of the owner).
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Flat Tsuba
Raised Tsuba
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