hanko.works

Journal.

Craft notes and plain guides, written in English and Japanese, never translated.

Craft · 28.08.2026

Why Insou reaches the rim

Eight directions, one frame. The stroke ends brace the rim so it does not crack, and a seal that is hard to read is a seal that is hard to forge.

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Craft · 20.06.2026

Why titanium, and why we stopped at two metals

Horn cracks, wood drinks ink, acrylic scratches. Aluminium and titanium hold a 0.6 mm relief for decades — here is how we chose, and what the finish does to the impression.

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FROM THE STUDIO · HAND-CRAFTED, ONE OF ONE

What left the workshop.

Pieces made by hand in the Studio — the same engine with the dials exposed. Open them on a computer: the Studio is desktop-only.

山田

佐藤

鈴木

高橋

田中

渡辺