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#1 User is offline   Brian Chan 

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Posted 08 September 2007 - 04:30 AM

Hi Carvers,

I'm Brian Chan,
Massachusetts, U.S.A.

I just found this forum last night, and stayed up til 4pm reading Ford Hallam's posts on the various inlays and patination techniques (Basically answered about four of my years-old questions about Japanese metalworking). I wish I'd found this forum way earlier, but I'm glad that I did at all! I am a partial grad student about to finish up, but also a late-amateur sword and fittings maker, looking to specialize in Japanese and Chinese-style fittings.

I've attached pictures of some of my best pieces I've made over the years:

1) cricket menuki for katana. pure silver, repousse, carved.
2) salamander tsuba, wakizashi style. copper salamander on steel ground, in takabori zogan. silver inlaid eyes (not visible)
3) wakizashi, with small dragon horimono.

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Posted 08 September 2007 - 06:06 AM

Hello Brian,

and welcome aboard, you're in the right place now! we seem to be attracting quite a few like-minded metal lovers from all over.

I'm very pleased my posts were of interest and use to you, makes it all worth the effort ;) and I'm pretty impressed with the work you posted, I had a peek at some of your other stuff on flicker too. You seem to have achieved some impressive results on your own. I hope we can spur you on some more. Certainly you will find this fraternity very supportive and appreciative of all your efforts.

You mentioned that you were finishing up a graduate course, may I ask in what area of study?

very best regards, Ford

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Posted 08 September 2007 - 09:12 AM

Hi Brian

Welcome to the path, I am sure that you will find your stay here very rewarding and informative.

Very nice work on the cricket menuki

Regards

Mike Mc

#4 User is offline   Mike Ruslander 

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Posted 08 September 2007 - 11:12 AM

Welcome, Brian. Very nice. Very stylish work.
Mike
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Posted 08 September 2007 - 02:30 PM

Welcome Brian,

You found the right place. Where are you doing your graduate work? Who is the instructor/s there? I am certain you will find both information and inspiration here from all the participants.

Fred
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Posted 08 September 2007 - 04:34 PM

Hello Brian,

Welcome, and thank you for posting the photos of your work, and for introducing yourself. It is so pleasing to know that The Carving Path has already been helpful to you!

Would you be willing to post the url for the origami interest you have? I am amazed by it!

Janel
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What you can do, or dream you can, begin it; Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. ~ Goethe ~

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#7 User is offline   Brian Chan 

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Posted 09 September 2007 - 04:12 AM

Hi All,
Thanks for the kind welcome. I'm studying mechanical engineering and fluid dynamics at MIT. (Advisor is Anette Hosoi, don't know if you've heard of her) My unofficial art teachers, however, are: Yeung Chan (woodworker, my dad) JD Smith, a bladesmith in Massachusetts, Toby Bashaw and Fred Cote, forge and machine shop instructors at MIT. I also learned a lot of Chinese painting under Qingxiong Ma, which inspires some of my designs.

One of my other hobbies is origami:

http://chosetec.darkclan.net/origami/

different methods, but same philosophy!

Brian

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Posted 09 September 2007 - 10:09 AM

Brian, nice work!! Well, you´re new in the forum, but not in the path. So, you have more experience than some of us, who are just beginning. I´m glad that you found answers to so many of your questions. Maye you can help to guide us, the beginners, with your experience.

Gonzalo

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Posted 09 September 2007 - 06:33 PM

Welcome, Brian. Fine work. I particularly like the tsuba.

David

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Posted 09 September 2007 - 10:57 PM

Hi Brian,
Beautiful work. I love your insects both metal and paper. Thanks for sharing.
Dick

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Posted 10 September 2007 - 01:00 AM

Dude, you seriously, seriously good....
Hans.

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Posted 16 December 2009 - 11:45 AM

Your origami is spectacular!! I just wanted to let you know! HA! :)
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For, those, whom thou think'st, thou dost overthrow,
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