shaini kinfe

[nollaig]

I read some where on this subject that 1 guy reckoned that it was a bad idea to use sandpaper on the staves rather you should a knife and shave the cracks out?

What’s the expert opinion?

Is this mad or not?

Since I'm a new kendoka I need some direction

I don't want to take a razor sharp scalpel to my new shaini without knowing what I'm doing!!!:beard:

[qpuppy]

look at this...

http://at80.jp/shinai/shinai_teire.html

[Neil Gendzwill]

Shaving, filing and sanding all work. The nicest tool to use is one of those combo file/scraper deals, they look like a bottle opener. The file has a nice open pitch so it doesn't get clogged easily.

[nollaig]

Hi Neil
your advice is always helpfull
but where can I find one of these knives you mentioned?
Remeber living in Ireland means all kendo equipt. must FedEx in.
and sending a kinfe through customs (rem 9/11) is a very bad idea!!
do you have any other recomendations of what to use?
that is also easily available

[Neil Gendzwill]

It's not really a knife:

http://www.e-bogu.com/keshacmcs00001.html

[aru-ma]

or use a kitchen knife (the ones for fruits cuz they're small) works for me though you have to be carefull not to scrape really big chunks off

[Paburo]

wow, i've never ever seen one of these. are they really useful?

http://www.e-bogu.com/meshfixto.html

however, i've seen plenty of these:

http://shop.store.yahoo.com/kendobogu/shinaiknife.html

[Neil Gendzwill]

It's the file part of the ones I like that's really useful. Better than sandpaper because it doesn't clog, better than a knife because you don't unintentionally snag off huge splinters.

[Fraz]

Nine circles also have them...:)