tsuba ?

[KO1598]

http://www.e-bogu.com/Top_Quality_Leather_Tsuba_p/hir-ken-shi-tqtsubaleather-.htm

Never having used anything other than a plastic tsuba that comes with the shinai I was wondering whether these types of products will fit (in this case) any 38 or under shinai? usually plastic tsubas wont fit on anything larger than the shinai size they came with.

[xvikingx]

The hole usually has to be bored out. Unless you use an extremely skinny shinai. I'm assuming from your previous posts you live in SoCal so go down there with you shinai and have them do it for you because doing it with a file is a pain in the arse and those special boring tools are stupid expensive.

[Kyung]

Try emailing them. The leather tsuba i bought was size 2, i think. I use skinny shinai and it was very loose. I'm guessing the shinai I use is size 1.

[sirius1906]

The hole usually has to be bored out. Unless you use an extremely skinny shinai. I'm assuming from your previous posts you live in SoCal so go down there with you shinai and have them do it for you because doing it with a file is a pain in the arse and those special boring tools are stupid expensive.

There's nothing a good old Bridgeport (http://www.neptunetechnical.co.uk/images/Web%20Reduced%20Images/Production/bridgeport-01.jpg)can't handle. stack 'em up. :D

[yoda-waza]

A $10 hand rasp will enlarge the hole. That's how I adjusted mine. If you get the type with file and rasp at opposites ends (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00002N5L7/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B0000DD4KE&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1F5B24KYETDQZZST184P) you can smooth out the ragged edge the rasp end creates using the file end. If you have access to power tools like a Dremel, that's even better.

[IndigoGirl]

Uhm, I think the OP rather wants to know if the tsuba would have a whole that is too large for a shinai that is not a size 39.
He/she will hardly need a rasp.

[turboyoshi]

That one should work since the ad states it's for a 38 shinai. If not, Mazkiyausa.com has a tsuba that works on 38 and 39 shinai. It's a tsuba with a rubber center and you don't need a tsubadome with it.
I don't see it on their website but I bought one from them at the 2008 SEUSKF tournament in Memphis and I love it.

[Mark5-9]

This may seem like a dumb noobi question but is there any regulation that says a shinai tsuba must be round? I have only ever seen round ones but Katana tsuba's came in a variety of shapes and sizes. If I was to find a piece of nylon plastic or similar material would it be considered bad form to make my own custom tsubas? Perhaps with a slightly squarer shape or maybe a subtle four sided flower shape, if you know what I mean? I'm pretty handy at making that sort of stuff and if there are no rules or etiquette governing their use they might make nice gifts, etc. All the interesting looking Tsubas I've seen for sale are quite expensive for an injection molded piece of plastic.

[atgm]

Round seems to be the safest... stable shape, no protrusions to injure anyone, nothing to break off.

[ArcticBlizzard]

This may seem like a dumb noobi question but is there any regulation that says a shinai tsuba must be round? I have only ever seen round ones but Katana tsuba's came in a variety of shapes and sizes. If I was to find a piece of nylon plastic or similar material would it be considered bad form to make my own custom tsubas? Perhaps with a slightly squarer shape or maybe a subtle four sided flower shape, if you know what I mean? I'm pretty handy at making that sort of stuff and if there are no rules or etiquette governing their use they might make nice gifts, etc. All the interesting looking Tsubas I've seen for sale are quite expensive for an injection molded piece of plastic.

The rules state that the maximum diameter of the tsuba is 9cm thus implying the tsuba has to be round (a square has no diameter, when it's a square you're talking about the diagonal of the square). Of course I could be wrong, but don't blame me, blame my education :laugh:

[ender84567]

there is no reason it couldn't be another shape as long as the max dimension doesn't exceed the limit, but a circle gives you the most surface area....