Thread: Hickory Jo
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Old 11-10-2009, 03:28 PM   #3
Michael Hackett
Dojo: Kenshinkan Dojo (Aikido of North County) Vista, CA
Location: Oceanside, California
Join Date: Oct 2000
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Re: Hickory Jo

I have a Kingfisher hickory jo and haven't experienced any problems at all with it. I did take the time to "hammer forge" it - several hours of banging away with increasing impact with a plastic hammer. I got into the habit of always checking my wooden weapons by looking at them and carefully running a thumbnail the length of them to feel for invisible imperfections.

Michael
"Leave the gun. Bring the cannoli."
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