Price List
Wooden weapon services
This is all the services that can be done with wooden swords such as bokken, waster or staff such as bo, jo, hanbo, tanbo or quarter staff
Musashi boat oar bokken
$150 starting price
Made of red oak and given a tung oil finish. Bokken is 2" wide, 1 1/4" thick and available up to 6' long. Keep in mind these are hand made items so size may differ slightly between bokken.
Burn rings
$1 per ring
Rings can be wide, narrow, straight, zig zag or a combination of the above.
Light Char
$0.50 per inch
Heavy Char
$1 per inch
Tiger Stripe Burn Pattern
$1 per inch
Rounding ends
$10 per end
Often times a bokken comes with a sharp point or the end of the handle will be squared off. In the case of the point this can obviously be a safety concern and the end of the handle can be both a comfort issue as well as a safety concern in some circumstances. Can also shorten the blade, shorten the handle or recycle a broken bokken for an additional cost.
Reshaping Bokken Tsuka
$10-$20
A thick tsuka can be thinned down from the edge and spine sides of the tsuka if you are more comfortable with a thinner tsuka. This is great for those with smaller hands.
Rounding of the kashira is included in this service.
Leather Bokken Tsuba
$50-$75
Made of 3 layers of 7-8oz leather this bokken tsuba is made to take abuse. Size is slightly larger to provide better hand protection to the wielder.
Leather Shinai Tsuba
$50-$75
Made of 3 layers of 7-8oz leather this shinai tsuba is made to take abuse. Size is slightly larger to provide better hand protection to the wielder.
Adding Horn Kashira To Bokken
$20
Give your bokken a touch of class with a horn kashira.
Cord Wrapping Handle
$5-$15 per inch
if you would like the handle of a weapon wrapped in paracord for extra grip, to thicken up a grip or so have some spare cordage handy on a weapon I can paracord wrap the handle of your weapons for a cost. There are a few styles to choose from as well as colors.
Refinishing Bokken
$30-$50
Current finish is sanded off and a new tung oil finish is applied.
Exotic Hardwood Jo Staff
$70 starting price
Jo staff is made from hardwood custom made to your length requirement. Choices of wood are American red oak (available up to 8' long), tauri also known as Brazilian Oak ( available up to 58" long) and Indonesian hardwood (available up to 6' long). Can make up to 56" and will apply either a tung oil finish or a boiled linseed oil finish. Polyurethane or bees wax can also be applied over the oil to seal the wood for an additional $20 . For an additional fee I can also do custom burn patterns or en
Exotic Hardwood Hanbo
$50
36" hanbo is made from hardwood. Choices of wood are American red oak (available up to 8' long), tauri also known as Brazilian Oak ( available up to 58" long) and Indonesian hardwood (available up to 6' long). Can be made up to 40" long and can give the hanbo either a polyurethane finish or just an oil finish. For an additional fee I can also do custom burn patterns in the weapon for a more personalize weapon.
Exotic Hardwood Eskrima/Kali/Arnis Sticks
$70
A pair of custom sticks made from hardwood. Choices of wood are American red oak (available up to 8' long), tauri also known as Brazilian Oak ( available up to 58" long) and Indonesian hardwood (available up to 6' long). Can make the sticks up to 36" long each and can give the hanbo either a polyurethane finish or just an oil finish. For an additional fee I can also do custom burn patterns in the weapon for a more personalized weapon.
Custom Hardwood Yawara
$30
Custom yawara is made from hardwood. Choices of wood are American red oak (available up to 8' long), tauri also known as Brazilian Oak ( available up to 58" long) and Indonesian hardwood (available up to 6' long). Can make the yawara up to 20" long and can give it either a polyurethane finish or just an oil finish. For an additional fee I can also do custom burn patterns in the weapon for a more personalize weapon.
Synthetic weapon services
This is all the services that can be done with weapons made out of synthetics such as polypropylene
Stippling
$10-$20 per inch
Price is dependent on if you have any mock ito for me to grind off before stippling. If it’s a smooth handle already then I can just stipple over that but if it’s got the mock ito then I have to grind that off before I can stipple it. Depending on your system you may want the middle of the handle left smooth or wrap over it with some tennis racket tape so as to not abrade training partners.
Rounding Ends
$10 Per end
Often times a bokken comes with a sharp point or the end of the handle will be squared off. in the case of the point this can obviously be a safety concern and the end of the handle can be both a comfort issue as well as a safety concern in some circumstances.
Rounding Spine
$10
The sharper spine on some polypropylene weapons leads to the spine denting more easily with use but rounding the spine over a bit can make it more durable.
Shortening blade
$10
Shortening Handle
$10
Reshaping Bokken Tsuka
$10-$20
A thick tsuka can be thinned down from the edge and spine sides of the tsuka if you are more comfortable with a thinner tsuka. This is great for those with smaller hands.
Rounding of the kashira is included in this service.