It is about 2011 that I made the thing that I am called Shoto Holder first. Everybody knows, when I went to Keiko in Niten ichiryu Musashikai, I knew its existence.
From those days, Some examples were uploaded in the Internet. For example, it processed a porch or a phone holder and made it, or the things which it was leather and made beautifully. |
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This is interesting and wants to make it!
I am a product designer not a joke. Anyway, Let's think about "a thing to be able to easily make with few materials and few parts".
And show it on my site "The way to 5dans of kendo", and if all can make it, everybody may be pleased.... I thought. |
This is Shoto Holder which I made first (the right phot). The fabric does not change now that I make it. This is a photo of the trial product which I made really first. It is thin Holder which I made with leather of 2mm thickness.
Nito Kenhsi of four people downloaded a paper pattern of this initial model Shoto Holder and did a handmade product. Three people of those are overseas Nito Kenshi. They sent a completion photograph to me.
I was surprised, and I was glad very much. |
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Then, using slightly thick leather, and devised the parts of the shaking stopper, the model of current Type-A evolved little by little. |
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Or, When some said that "I want to make it" , We exchanged barter style happily.
I might present it to Nito Kenshi which came from the foreign countries. |
The original of Type-B
And the model whom I made next is this (the right photo).
It's original model of Type-B. |
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As for this design, overseas Nito Kenshi and I gave ideas in facebook and were born.
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Original Type-B is the same, too, using thick leather, for stop shaking, and devise parts I evolved this.
The thing of the lower photograph, it became my favorite.
It is already Type-B as of now! |
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Already forgive the barter system!
When it is 2015, I interchanged with much Nito Kendoka through facebook.
At the same time, The person, "Please to make Shoto Hder!" appeared.
I want to make it, but I am not such a rich man.
If it is one and two, it is good, but it is hard to make it a lot for the labor economically.
" OK! Please buy it, then I will make it to you! "
" OK! Good. Please! "
" Oh, rrr, Really? "
I talked to myself......
Is this a part-time job?
Is this business?
Is this the trial that God gave me?
I surely said so, it is difficult to get money, and to be given it.
Does Shoto Holder which I make have enough quality?
A miracle happened at such a time.
To mass-produce leather products, The arm sewing machine which a thick thing can pass through is indispensable.
However, even a used machine is very large because it is the very special industry.
Is there not the means that it obtains somehow?
When I told it to my friend casually,
He said that an arm sewing machine lied in his studio how.
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"Do you want this arm sewing machine?"
"Yes yes yes !"
"OK, Present to you."
" Really? "
*I paid to him well and bought it later.
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The arm sewing machine which was idle in a warehouse for nearly ten years. |
Thanks to this arm sewing machine, a mass production of "DANNOYA" specially made Shoto Holder was enabled.
Because the work to sew lining on has this sewing machine, it is possible.
I created a carved seal board of "DANNOYA" by myself.
And the service to carve a seal performed the name of the user and decided to give the quality as "a product".
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"DANNOYA" is not good at all at business.
However, I want to make the thing which all of Kendoka can be pleased with carefully.
The manager (as for this I) thinks so.
Please continue to support me.
Thank you.
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"DANNOYA" Manager Hiroyuki Danno
2016.1.29 |
