How to make a bokken

**hl1978** · Posted On: 8/14/2006 3:04pm

http://www.instructables.com/id/EMVO...6GNG/?ALLSTEPS

The above tutorial isn't bad if you have some woodworking experience, though i wonder how well using an existing bokken in step 4 would work.

Of course it would be easier to just buy one for 15 bucks.

**saigo** · Posted On: 1/19/2007 6:21am

Looks damn nice, shame i'll never have that kind of woodwork skills

**Permalost** · Posted On: 1/19/2007 2:51pm

On a vaguely related note, has anyone tried one of those plastic bokken that Cold Steel makes these days?

**Neildo** · Posted On: 1/19/2007 7:32pm

I made one out of a broken hockey stick once. They break, but they're free. And in canada, broken hockey sticks are everywhere!

**Epicurus** · Posted On: 1/19/2007 7:50pm

Just take a bo, and give it goofy blond hair and a red Gi and have it yell "Shoooryuken!" all the time.

kg · Posted On: 1/31/2007 7:27pm

This guy knows what he is doing, though soaking or steaming the wood before the bending would make it easier and you can wipe the excess glue off with a damp cloth before it hardens instead of scraping it. For purely asthetic reasons I would also suggest oiling the wood instead of coating it (though it will need to be re-oiled once or twice a year)
Another good wood would be Ipe which is another South American wood and sometimes called ironwood, it is rather heavy but it is strong, hard and impact resistant.

**robin2chris** · Posted On: 3/30/2007 8:23am

have tried the bokken cold steel makes. they are not lying the damn thing is unbreakable. it wont crack or splinter like a wood bokken. the baseball bat cold steel makes is cool too.