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.
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.
On
the left is the raked chisel style point of the Aiki Short
Sword. 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.
