hanko.works

One room. One seal at a time.

Every seal is composed for one name, cut from that exact vector, finished under a loupe by the same hands. This is where it happens, and who does it.

Four steps. None of them skipped.

01 · COMPOSED

Composed for your name.

The engine lays out your characters eight ways. You approve the exact vector; that vector is what gets cut. A seal off the rack shares its face with thousands of others; yours is laid out for your name.

02 · CUT

Cut from the exact vector.

Machined from one solid rod; aluminium ships five days after your order is confirmed, titanium eight. The face is milled to a 0.6 mm relief; the rim is left whole so the impression closes. Titanium is denser and slower to cut, which is the whole of the price difference.

03 · FINISHED

Hand-finished and inspected.

Deburred, the rim checked under a loupe, and a test impression checked against the face you approved — an unbroken rim, no hairlines that will wear. If a face fails here it is cut again, not shipped.

04 · SHIPPED

Shipped, within Japan, free.

Yamato, one to two days after dispatch.

Not open to visitors — but open to questions.

A room this small has no front desk. Write to us through the contact form and the person who cut your seal will answer, within one business day.