The trademark : motif is sun. Sun is the origin of everything.
FIRST-ARROW’s helps the person who wear our product. We have such an earnest wish. Arrow shows a better way, and we wish our customers will be led to good luck. We handcraft these products one by one in the FIRST-ARROW’s studio. We never compromise, each one is handcrafted carefully ,delicately and to make absolute value. The origin of the style is native , but at first ,we make the product which we want. We bring out the utmost characteristic of the material(feel and color), and harmonizing it with a design. Each production process is carried out by the original technique such as selection of material, sculpture and whet. We want to offer eternal products. This is a concept of First Arrow’s. (Every product of the First Arrows will receive “an eternal guarantee”.)
[1] First arrow, Bow & First arrow, Arrowhead
It’s the same as concept. FIRST-ARROW’s helps the person who wear our product.
We have such an earnest wish. Arrow shows a better way, and we wish our customers will be led to good luck.
[2] Sun
Sun is a symbol of the God (sun god) energy・power. It’s the “origin” of creature and everything.
[3] Arabesque, flower
They express life, vitality, crop, and express the earth with the sun and arabesque.
[4] Eagle, feather
Only an eagle can communicate with god . The feather of the eagle is a symbol of the courage.
[5] Eagle claw
It is said that you can get a dream, can get something.
[6] Bear claw
It expresses strength.
[7] Medicine wheel
A chain and a direction(North, south, east and west) The lucky charm which orders one’s course.
Material
Silver
Pure silver is too flexible so we use “silver and copper” dual alloy mainly when we make silver accessories. FIRST-ARROW’s uses 950 silver (95% silver 5% copper)
Accessories has utmost suitable hardness, color and shine. We use harder 925Silver (92.5% silver / 7.5% copper) for the part which needs the hardness for molding. When the article needs the hardness more, we give heat-treatment and special processing to strengthen it more.
Gold
Pure gold is also too flexible so we use “gold , silver and copper, etc” alloy mainly K18 is ( 75% gold 25% other [silver , copper , etc.. ])
It is comparatively yellow K18 of the hue that mixed “other metals ” at the original ratio.
Turquoise
Native American considered the turquoise to be holy stone for a long time. It keeps you away from danger and disease.
It is thought “a lucky charm” giving good luck. and also it is thought that it expresses the sky and water.
Blackstar
When light reflects BLACKSTAR, four lines of stars appear. It is a very beautiful stone showing star-shaped light in darkness. It was first excavated in 1964. FIRST- ARROW’S uses high quality Blackstar.
Cowhide
FIRST-ARROW’s uses cowhide. It’s called “BUTTERO” It is leather tanned in Italy by traditional technique called “TANNIN ” The quality is special, and it is the highest grade. If taken care of diligently, the gloss will be better.
Deerskin
Deerskin is soft and porous leather. It is one of the leather which has been made for a long time in Japan. It is very strong leather because the fiber is dense, so it doesn’t snap easily, even if exhausted.
Details
We make every product elaborately even invisible and small parts.
These feelings give boldness and delicate to FIRST-ARROW’s products.
As a token of absolute value and an eternal guarantee, we carve FIRST-ARROW’s name.