Make your own bokken

This week I started making bokken for the dojo and I have to say that with a sharp hand plane the process wasn't that bad. I went down to a great lumber supply company this week and picked up the six quarter piece of white oak seen below.



Next I went down to a local woodworker and had them run the big plank through their bandsaw. This step really helped and saved me tons of cutting.



And, lastly, the shot below shows a close up of the kissaki on the one I'm making (in progress) and one that I borrowed from sensei.




Check in tomorrow if you're interested in seeing a more refined result, I put in another hour of planing and applied a coat of tung oil after sanding.