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Tetsubin - Chibimaru M
Medium Round Iron Kettle with Walnut-Dyed Cord-Wrapped Handle
/ Ø13cm x h13cm (incl handle 20.5cm) / Base Diameter: 9cm / volume: 1.2L (full)

Craftsman Daieki Takahashi produces beautifully crafted, lightweight Tetsubin (Iron Kettles) at his workshop in Iwate Prefecture. Takahashi's kettles are a mix of uniquely contemporary original designs along with more traditional styles. Producing the handmade tetsubin is an arduous process that require several dozen individual steps from start to completion.

Iron kettles have many benefits including helping to provide supplemental iron, removing the smell of chlorine from tap water for a better tasting cup of tea, and retaining heat for long periods. With proper care, tetsubin can be used and passed on for generations.

*Tetsubin are fully iron kettles (they do not have an enamel interior) and are only designed for boiling water. If used for brewing tea, it will absorb the tea's aromaand you will need to boil water several times to return the tetsubin to its original neutral state. The kettles are designed for use on gas burners but can be used on IH burners if the bottom diameter is at least 8 cm. (IH burners should be used on a low heat setting.)

Daieki Takahashi
Daieki Takahashi was born in Hanamaki City, Iwate Prefecture. At 19, he entered a Nanbu Tekki workshop to learn the craft. He left after only two years to pursue a different path but returned to making iron kettles after 5 years in an unrelated field. He continued to work and further train in the craft at a studio in Morioka for 14 years before leaving to establish an independent workshop in 2010. He has since been producing iron kettles in a variety of original designs.