Staff Journal

Life with Kaweco. 万年筆のお話

This is Shindo, a MITUBACI craftsman. This time I would like to talk about a very personal obsession, writing instruments. With the new year, and also on January 11, 2021, MITUBACI celebrates its 10th anniversary. With the spread of the coronavirus, people are still refraining from going out and eating out. We are moving toward something new...

旋盤・彫金に使う道具のお話

This is Shindo, a craftsman at MITUBACI, who makes handmade wedding rings using a lathe. Today, I would like to introduce the lathe in the MITUBACI workshop. At MITUBACI, we have added a new option for handmade wedding rings: lathe processing. What kind of machine is a lathe,...

スコヤ・彫金につかう道具のお話

I am Shindo, a craftsman of Sukoya MITUBACI. This time, I would like to introduce "Sukoya". It is used for drawing right angles and checking right angles. It is also used to draw precise vertical lines. In the small world of jewelry, you probably don't need one so much, but it is a very useful tool to have. It is also used to draw a line straight...

Workshop Tools: The Micrometer Caliper

Micrometer - sticking to the 1/100th of a millimeter Hello, this is Shindo, a craftsman. Today's topic may be quite difficult to understand for those who do not usually use tools, but please do not give up and read to the end. What is a micrometer? In the production of rings for the MITUBACI collection, we use an even...

The 'Forever Saul Leiter' Exhibition

Due to the pandemic, the exhibitions were put on a halt early this year and has resumed its operations. We heard that the exhibition has relaunched because the exhibits were unable to be shipped back to the United States of America (USA) for the time being. This gave us a chance to drop by for a visit! [...]