{"id":3386,"date":"2020-08-30T10:30:40","date_gmt":"2020-08-30T01:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stg.mitubaci.co.jp\/?p=3386"},"modified":"2020-08-30T21:54:12","modified_gmt":"2020-08-30T12:54:12","slug":"%e6%9c%a8%e6%a7%8c%e3%83%bb%e5%bd%ab%e9%87%91%e3%81%ab%e3%81%a4%e3%81%8b%e3%81%86%e9%81%93%e5%85%b7%e3%81%ae%e3%81%8a%e8%a9%b1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stg.mitubaci.co.jp\/en\/news\/3386\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshop Tools: Wooden Mallets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello everyone, this is Shindo from MITUBACI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previously I shared a bit on the workshop tools <i>kanadoko<\/i> and <i>mokudai<\/i> (see article below). This time I'd like to share about the wooden mallet (and more) we use in crafting jewelry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Click here to read the previous anvil story.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-\u624b\u4f5c\u308a\u6307\u8f2a\u30fb\u30ea\u30f3\u30b0\u306emitubaci-\u30df\u30c4\u30d0\u30c1\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"pupnMCod3f\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stg.mitubaci.co.jp\/en\/news\/3058\/\">Workshop Tools: Kanadoko and Mokudai<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;\u91d1\u5e8a\u30fb\u5f6b\u91d1\u306b\u3064\u304b\u3046\u9053\u5177\u306e\u304a\u8a71&#8221; &#8212; MITUBACI\" src=\"https:\/\/stg.mitubaci.co.jp\/news\/3058\/embed\/#?secret=3EzySreser#?secret=pupnMCod3f\" data-secret=\"pupnMCod3f\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Please bear with us until the end!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wooden mallets are used to bend the raw metal and form it into the shape of a ring. In the picture above, from left to right, are hammers made with harder wood to softer wood\u2014the leftmost being the metal hammer and the rightmost being a wooden mallet wrapped in leather.<br>The leftmost one in the photo is a hammer. The rightmost one is a mallet made of soft wood, and the rightmost one is a mallet with leather attached.<br>The type of hammer used to make jewelry depends on the hardness of the material. Using the wrong hammer, for instance, using a hard hammer on a soft material, may cause the size of the ring to become bigger. In the case of resizing slim rings, we use the leather-wrapped mallet instead to soften the impact on the jewelry.<br>If a soft base metal ring is worked by striking it with a hard mallet, the ring size will increase.<br>When resizing thin rings, for example, a leather-lined mallet is used to prevent scratches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To maintain the wear and tear of the mallets, we sharpen and shape them every two weeks, carving out the center to give it a little protrusion and chamfering sharp edges. With each trim, the mallet gets shorter but also more comfortable to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At that time, the center of the face of the mallet is ground out so that it bulges out slightly.<br>The corners should be beveled.<br>You will notice the very shortened mallet in the photo.<br>It gets a little shorter, but I like this short mallet because it is easy to use besides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maintaining the tools and equipment is a very important aspect of jewelry-making. Through the past 50 years, our first-generation founder has been maintaining our tools. Below is an image of maintenance work behind the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/stg.mitubaci.co.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/32137_396986107058037_1392168169_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stg.mitubaci.co.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/32137_396986107058037_1392168169_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/stg.mitubaci.co.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/32137_396986107058037_1392168169_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stg.mitubaci.co.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/32137_396986107058037_1392168169_n-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" data-no-auto-translation=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Caring for the tools is also an important part of the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>***<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you for reading this article!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Feel free to drop us an inquiry, or click the \"Book Now\" button to make an appointment:\u2008<a href=\"https:\/\/stg.mitubaci.co.jp\/en\/contact\/\">BOOK NOW<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mitubaci_official\/\" target=\"_blank\">Our Instagram<\/a>\u2008will be updated every now and then, so please stay tuned!<br><br><br><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MITUBACI\u8077\u4eba\u306e\u65b0\u85e4\u3067\u3059\u3002 \u4eca\u56de\u306f\u300c\u6728\u69cc\u300d\u306e\u304a\u8a71\u3067\u3059\u3002 \uff08\u524d\u56de\u30fb\u91d1\u5e8a\u306e\u304a\u306f\u306a\u3057\u306f\u3053\u3061\u3089\u3067\u3059\uff09 \u305f\u3060\u306e\u6728\u69cc[&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3387,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"close","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"zakra_general_container_width":0,"zakra_general_content_width":0,"zakra_general_sidebar_width":0,"zakra_sticky_header":"customizer","zakra_header_main_area":true,"zakra_site_logo_width":0,"zakra_header_top_enabled":"customizer","zakra_header_top_style":"customizer","zakra_primary_menu_item_style":"customizer","zakra_page_header_text_color":"","zakra_page_header_layout":"customizer","zakra_page_title_bg":"","zakra_footer_widgets_bg_image":0,"zakra_page_title_bg_repeat":"customizer","zakra_page_title_bg_position":"customizer","zakra_page_title_bg_size":"customizer","zakra_page_title_bg_attachment":"customizer","zakra_breadcrumbs_enabled":"customizer","zakra_breadcrumbs_text_color":"","zakra_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","zakra_breadcrumbs_link_color":"","zakra_breadcrumbs_link_hover_color":"","zakra_page_title_bg_image":0,"zakra_footer_widgets_enabled":"customizer","zakra_footer_column_layout_1_style":"customizer","zakra_footer_widgets_bg":"","zakra_footer_widgets_bg_repeat":"customizer","zakra_footer_widgets_bg_position":"customizer","zakra_footer_widgets_bg_size":"customizer","zakra_footer_widgets_bg_attachment":"customizer","zakra_footer_bar_enabled":"customizer","zakra_footer_bar_style":"customizer","zakra_page_container_layout":"customizer","zakra_page_sidebar_layout":"customizer","zakra_remove_content_margin":false,"zakra_sidebar":"customizer","zakra_transparent_header":"0","zakra_logo":0,"zakra_main_header_style":"default","zakra_menu_item_color":"","zakra_menu_item_hover_color":"","zakra_menu_item_active_color":"","zakra_menu_active_style":"","zakra_page_header":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-other"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stg.mitubaci.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stg.mitubaci.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stg.mitubaci.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stg.mitubaci.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stg.mitubaci.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stg.mitubaci.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3386\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stg.mitubaci.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stg.mitubaci.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stg.mitubaci.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stg.mitubaci.co.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}