Creating molds of the kantsuki, Wazuku Iron Kettles: Boiling Hot Water for Tea

If you break down the process of producing a kettle into precise detail, it can easily involve more than 100 individual steps and is an undertaking that requires time and patience.
Prototypes of the kantsuki kettle ring lugs are also covered in the sand and soil mixture to create molds of the kantsuki, which are then impressed into the kettle mold.