* Some 釜 come with their 鐶, but [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Diu2N8TGKA|鐶 can]] be 道具 in their own right. I like the comparison to a 茶入 and her 仕覆.
   * You'll find them made either from cast iron (by 大西清右衛門 or alloys (by [[joueki|中川浄益]])

===Types===
   * The 水屋鐶 are made of brass which is more likely to bend. Because of this, they are twisted by a full 180° (as opposed to the about 90° for conventional 鐶).
   * 蜻蛉: Since the dragonfly is a 勝虫 that always flies forward, so do these fellas!
         * They live in the 炭斗 resting against the charcoal, like in 後炭 even for 初炭 (I presume that otherwise they'd hang down and that's no good).
         * Since they have a front and a bag, you need to deal with that:
               * Both lie in the 炭斗 with the front facing towards you.
               * When you take them out, you need to turn the one that goes to the left of the 釜.
               * Normally, when putting them down, you'd turn that one back again, and put them on the 畳 facing upwards.
               * However, this is my idea and KM26 approves, it's nicer if they don't come to a rest. So instead of laying them on the 畳, stack them against each other, facing you (like a 蓋置).
               * When putting them back in the 炭斗, turn the left one again. My conjecture is that now they be face down; or better still: after 後炭 only they land in face down.
         * You use them a bit like the big 鐶 with 釣り釜 in that you can't rest them against the 釜. This changes the 手前 a little bit:
               * Before attaching them, slide forward, sort 釜敷, then attach, lift and shift while holding them.
               * When removing, you can't adjust the 釜 position. Put the 釜 where it belongs, detach. Then 釜敷, then shift backwards (this is a conjecture of KM26 and I; but the other way gives a lot of emphasis to the shifting).