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VERY Stable |
July 29, 2011 |
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Anonymous Person
from Salt Lake City, UT United States
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The name, Fudou, meaning "Non-Moving", is very accurate! On the handle of the shinai, this tsuba-dome's rubber portion flips in the opposite direction that you are pushing, which means that it's nearly impossible to get it to go backwards due to the nature of its construction.
In a word, it works somewhat like a suction cup, where if you pull on the entirety of the thing, it won't move, but if you lift up a section of the rubber and flip it the other way, then it's easy to take off (which is good, since I have to pull it off every time to put my shinai away). It fits fine on my size 39 shinai, and I'm happy with it!
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0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Good cheap tsuba, a little small though |
April 9, 2010 |
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T.J. Burns
from Glenmora, LA United States
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There's not many pros or cons to say about a tsuba, as long as it does its job.. This one does, and works quite well for its cost. I did notice, however, that it's a little smaller than my other tsuba, including the White Leather Dome one here on e-bogu. We like this tsuba for our 38, but it feels a little small (to me) on a 39.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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They do wear, but they are the strongest ! |
February 16, 2010 |
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Travis S soleski
from Redlands, CA United States
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The best, better than the standard, worth the $$.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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They do wear out... but still well worth it |
October 25, 2009 |
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Marcos Altuna
from Vienna, VA United States
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This product is great; it does what it's supposed to do extremely well.
However, after 4 years, mine is finally wearing out. The rubber is actually a little stretched out, but intact, and still grips the tsuka very very well. However, it has started to separate from the other material that makes up the outer part. Pretty soon, the rubber will be completely torn away from the inside of the harder outer ring material, and it will not work anymore. Alas. But nothing lasts forever anyways.
Which is why I'm here now ordering another one... they work so well, I will gladly replace them every 4 years or whatever.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Nothing else will do |
August 15, 2009 |
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Henning Bauer
from San Francisco, CA United States
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When you first receive this dome, you may think that you got the wrong size--the hole in the middle looks significantly smaller than on the standard rubber domes. Worry not, all is as it should be. The special rubber that is used to make these expands easily to fit over your tsuka (it will actually flip backwards, firmly gripping the tsuka) and stays exactly where you want it. Removal isn't as easy, but with a little practice and patience, that too becomes routine. The price may seem high for so simple a thing, but once you realize that your tsuba will never come loose again, you realize that in truth, this dome is a thing of genius.
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