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Kingfisher
Aikiken
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The area of the
kashira, where the left hand holds the wooden sword, is shaped
to be slightly domed (like that of a live blade mounting).
It is cut with a cleanly delineated edge and formed by the
action of many little cuts of a razor sharp knife. |
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This
bokken is made with a clearly defined transition between
the area of the hilt (tsuka) and the blade section. Notice
the symmetrical petal shaped relief which is characteristic
of hand made weapons.
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On
the left is the raked chisel style point of the Aikiken. The
strong geometry of the chisel point bokken lends to the weapon's
trueness of form with minimal embellishment. For information
on how these weapons are made, see this link - About
Kingfisher WoodWorks |
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