(The Higo style tsuka wrapped with 10mm wide brown silk ito)

           
(Original and New sets of Fuchi/Kashira and Menuki for tsuka)


(Tsuka with the original fittings removed)


(A comparison of the two different kashira in relation to the end of the tsuka; the original kashira
is on the left, and the new is on the right)


(A snapshot midway through the fitting processes; the ridge on the tsuka has been moved down about 5mm,
and twoplates of same' have been cut to fit inside the kashira when the mounting is complete)


(Tsuka fitted with new mounts)


(Finished tsuka wrapped in the menpumaki style - Teal Green Silk ito)