This extremely rare and beautiful cane of solid, single piece Macassar ebony must have been made in the early 1990s when the owner's father was still alive. Several products of ebony were produced and this one was one of most elegant canes which combined an organic, reserved shape with a hard-hitting potential. The ebony knob seems as if it melts from the shaft, which then gracefully tapers along it's length. Kingfisher used no finishes on these weapons other than beeswax. Note the extremely high quality polished effect. While several examples of this design were made, it's believed that the process was too labor intensive to produce on a regular basis.
Length 37"
Handle diameter 1.7" x 2.2"
Shaft tapers from .99" to .67"
Weight 16oz
Stand not included
Hi Brad I received the bokken and OH MY GOD, it is beautiful I almost don't want to use it, it looks so good. The jo and tanto are awesome too. One question on the bamboo tsuba, when I try to fit it, it got to 3/4 of the length of where it's supposed to be at the beginning of the tsuka. I didn't want to jam it in there forcefully, so is there a proper technique to install the tsuba? I'm assuming that I put an o-ring on each side of the tsuba. Makers response-Thanks so much! Tsuba are custom fit to individual bokken. They are intended to be a little snug at first however, they will seat into the transition ramp after a bit of use.
Hello, I'm mailing you to let you know i received the 42" aikiken i ordered near the beginning of the month. it is of the best quality i've ever seen. awesome, awesome sword, thank you! the grain on the chisel top is wild, changing color from light to dark with movement and the patterns within the wood make me feel like i'm handling a much more expensive piece of art. i hope to take care of it well enough to hand it down to my children! i can't wait to order another one of your wooden weapons. hopefully soon! - Andrew