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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
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This
wooden sword is not used with a guard (tsuba).
It's length is blended smoothly from tsuka (hilt) to the blade section
rather than having a step or relief transition at the position of
the hand guard.
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On
the left is the chisel style point of the Katori Bokken. 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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