Our TOKUSEN Series Shinais are made from a batch of selected Top Quality MADAKE Bamboos. We carefully hand pick the selected bamboos, and each bamboo goes through a rigorous inspection process.
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These bamboos are then cut into correct sizes, dried and stored waiting to be transformed into Shinais.
Shinai Making process:
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Heat and pressure are applied to the bamboo pieces, in order to make it softer and to be adjusted to be straight.
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Each Bamboos is hand placed on a machine to fix the shape.
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The Bamboo is placed on the cutter, in order to make the shape of the Shinai.
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Then the Bamboo piece is placed on a sanding machine to produce the 45 degrees angle.
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Another sanding machine is used to give the touch to the corners of the bamboo pieces.
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Then the 4 pieces of Bamboo are placed together and inserted into another sanding machine for the final touch.
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Final detailed waxing of the Shinai to give a nice luster to the shinai.