Stephen
Cruiseis a professional
sculptor who is also 6dan iaido and 5dan kendo. We have asked him to make
sword stands for SDKsupplies and he has kindly agreed to do so. We have
a few photos of his work to show you here to give you an idea of what he
can do. The prices are for the work illustrated but he has also agreed
to do custom work for you. Please email us for quotes on custom work. We're
excited to welcome Stephen to our "crafts-fair".
Bell
Measure, Windsor
Installed,
Artcite 1983
Stock,
Cambridge and
here and
here
Spadina
Ave LRT, Toronto and
here
Don
Mills, Toronto
Vessels,
Waterloo
Katana Kake
This katana
kake (sword stands) is made of butternut, a soft hardwood that won't damage
your saya. It is put together with mortise and tenon joints. They can be
made of any wood you wish, and the crosspiece can be decorated with a relief
carving or piercing or both. Tell us what design you have in mind and let
Stephen work on it for you. Other designs and stands for other numbers
of swords are also possible.
 
Katana
Kake US $80, $112 CDN
An example of a pierced
design that can be done
Tsuba Dake
This stand is
for displaying your favourite tsuba. It's made of cherry. Tsuba not included.
Tsuba
Dake US $40, $56 CDN
Wooden Tsuba
These tsuba
are decorative, they are 1/4" thick (7mm) although they can be made in
thicker sizes if you want to fit then to a bokuto and use them. Thicker
tsuba may of course, be more expensive depending on the detail wanted.
 
 
Wooden
Tsuba US $40, $56 CDN
Charms
 
No sword bag is complete
without a charm or two hanging off the strap. Here are a couple of examples
to bring you luck and good training.
Wooden
Charms US $30, $42 CDN
Sushi Geta
Sushi Geta are an excellent way to serve your
favourite foods, and we think that it will taste even better on these beauties.
Made of birdseye maple, these pieces of art are hand rubbed with beeswax
finish, a process that takes several days. These are not the usual pieces
of old roofing shingle that you usually find in the local market.
 
These trays are in a set of 3, from 7x6
inches to 7x4.5 inches (17x15cm to 17x11.5cm).
Sushi
Geta, set of 3: US $90, $128 CDN
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