writing name on shinai

[mystic_kendoka]

i'd like to write my name on my shinai but i'm not sure where to write it...
should i write it on the tsuba/tsuki-gawa/one of the bamboo slats?
anybody have some insight on this?

[hamish]

Anywhere on the tsukagawa, usually between where you place your hands so it doesn't get rubbed off, or on the very front if you want to keep it low key.

Hamish

[Eldritch Knight]

Yea. I'll usually compare it to the tsukagawa of a worn shinai, so I can see where my grip stays the most. Then I'll write on the new one where its still visible. Write your name from top to bottom, horizontally if in romaji, vertically if in katakana.

[mystic_kendoka]

wat do u mean by romaji and katakana? im korean so i'll be writin it in english/korean or chinese...

[wingdelta]

Yea. I'll usually compare it to the tsukagawa of a worn shinai, so I can see where my grip stays the most. Then I'll write on the new one where its still visible. Write your name from top to bottom, horizontally if in romaji, vertically if in katakana.

Hmm... I write it in the little space above the tsuba...

[ALI G]

wat do u mean by romaji and katakana? im korean so i'll be writin it in english/korean or chinese...

Juzt write Mystic_Kendo on da shinaiz...

[Musha]

Wow dont on the sukagawa, I have never seen any one do that. I carved mine in the Shinai wood then filled it in with black pen. If you are Korean I think you can always use Hanguru quite small each charictor down the Shinai.

P.s Romaji is English like I am writing now,

Katakana is used for English words but writen in a strate style of Japanese a little like Hanguru Korean!

Kanji are Chinese charictors :happy:

[ALI G]

Wow dont on the sukagawa, I have never seen any one do that. I carved mine in the Shinai wood then filled it in with black pen. If you are Korean I think you can always use Hanguru quite small each charictor down the Shinai.

P.s Romaji is English like I am writing now,

Katakana is used for English words but writen in a strate style of Japanese a little like Hanguru Korean!

Kanji are Chinese charictors :happy:

Dudez!!!youz can juzt buyza e-boguz Musha shinaiz an you z donz havta do anytingz......Da namez iz write on da shinaiz...Slamminz............

[Brian C.]

I have seen names mostly on the bamboo slats. Carved then inked in as someone stated above. I too have been thinking about this but I have not come to a conclusion.


BC

[isi]

I have seen names mostly on the bamboo slats. Carved then inked [...]

I thought those were generally the manufacturers' info?

[Brian C.]

True, they are mostly that I know of....but I did have a couple of friends put the name on there too......


BC

[samurai999]

Just "terrell Owens" your shinai. Just use a Sharpie. It NEVER comes off. I have my name written on my tsukagawa (2 years ago) where my hands usually go and it hasn't come off yet.

Tim

[mystic_kendoka]

a sharpie?

[Hongsermeier]

Tim, If you don't practice how is it gonna come off. I cheated, on my last trip to Japan I got a small stamp with my wifes family name in kanji. I stamp on the leather on the tip, right next to the string. :cross_eye

[samurai999]

a sharpie?

A sharpie is a felt tip pen with ink that just doesn't come off of fabrics or leather. Just go to a stationary store and you'll find one.

Tim

[cjcrashoveride]

I have my Initials written on the Sakigawa (leather tip) with a felt tip pen.

[Kyros Nighle]

wouldnt it be better to write just above the tsuba below the himo?
it is the part with less contact with well........anything
cause i tried to mark the wood with pen below the tsuba but it rubed of cause of the sweat, and then it looked just ugly :p

[mystic_kendoka]

ive found that just above the tsuba gets rubbed as well, i had a leather tsukagawa with green decorations above the tsuba, and now they're faded, i think its from taiatari and blocking blows with the tsuba..

[senki-kendo-jos]

Personally I write it on one of the bamboo slats. Use a black permanent marker... it works great. Mind you, i'm posh and use kanji rather than katakana... but that's cos i'm a snob, lol!

[mystic_kendoka]

i tried carving my name in kanji onto the bamboo.. not easy..

my name is 韓昇勳

try carving that into bamboo

[Leon]

Sharpie, carving, naaa! None of that for me. The best method that I have found is actually using a wood burner on the bamboo. If your not familiar with such a device, it actually looks rather like a pen, with a sharp metal tip, that can be plugged into a wall outlet. With a little time and care, you can inscribe words into the topmost layer of the bamboo (I would recommend doing so just above the tsuba), without doing harm to the softer unpolished interior layers of the staves.

Not only is this method very aesthetically appealing, but it won't rub off during practice. Sweat, friction, none of this will do damage. And from my experience, it will stay pretty for quite a long time (my lettering shows no signs of ware thus far).

Leon

[D'Artagnan]

i did the exact same thing with a soldering iron

[mystic_kendoka]

an iron? please explain how, obviously im not going to buy a wood burner just so that i can write my name...

[D'Artagnan]

no no no, a SOLDERING iron, for fusing stuff together with solder. Electrics etc.

[mystic_kendoka]

oh.. crap.. *show offs*

[nalogg]

I also write mine in the little space above the tsuba, with a sharpie permanent marker.

[tapioka]

I've tried sharpies, but they always rub off...or rather, the blue dye from my kote always smothers it. I'm slightly getting tempted to sow my name into my tsukagawa.

[nalogg]

I've tried sharpies, but they always rub off...or rather, the blue dye from my kote always smothers it. I'm slightly getting tempted to sow my name into my tsukagawa.
above the guard, your hand will never touch the writing... so it's literally permanent