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Old 09-18-2003, 11:45 PM   #9
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Jeff Tibbetts wrote:
There's a place in the US that makes custom bokken and jo, called Kingfisher. I read an article, I can't now remember where
Journal of Asian Martial Arts Volume 12 Number 2, 2003
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Jeff Tibbetts wrote:
If you check out the website, you can see each tiny cut that makes up the curves, and the grain stays open, so the wood looks absolutely beautiful.
I recently purchased one and it is without a doubt one of, if not the, best bokken I've ever handled. Length, width, weight, balance, texture, everything is superb. If you can afford one do it. If you go to the website and request a catalog it details many styles of bokken. James (Brad) Goedkoop is a good guy to deal with. He made me a custom sized bokken and I had it in two weeks. Oh, if you can afford the cross laminated bamboo tsuba get that too.

Bronson (who doesn't work for Kingfisher )

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