Talk:Bokken

message: "These should not be confused with shinai, the bamboo sword used in kendo.".
I think this gives the (incorrect) impression that bokutō are not used in kendo, and that shinai are used instead. It also sounds a bit like an order to the reader? Any ideas for rephrasing to make it clear that kendo makes use of bokutō and shinai, in a more friendly manner? Or maybe remove this sentence as its talking about shinai and kendo, not bokutō?
On that basis there are a lot of things one shouldn't confuse a bokutō with ;-) StringTokeniser (talk) 19:31, 29 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Hm. I always thought that even Suburitos (< 1000 g) are not as heavy as metal swords (> 1000 g). --zeno 10:39, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)
replies: text:  A metal sword of this size weights more than one kilogramme ? This sounds a little bit odd... this should be checked (on a historical sabre if possible) Rama 12:48, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)

text: See for example: http://www.swordsofhonor.com/prplka.html. Of course this is not a historical weapon ... --zeno 16:02, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: I added the part about a special "iai-drawing only" bokken in the article. Just in case anyone is in doubt they actually exist, check this page outBokken with Plastic Saya
The aikido bokken part can be found under Iwama Ryu Bokken :)
Fred26 12:28, 11 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Special aikido/iaido bokken 

message: Just thought i'd say that i was the one who added the part about the impact grade hickory, i assure you i didn't put it in for advertiseing purposes, i added it becuse not many people know that impact grade hickory is the best wood for bokken. And added the link at the bottom to the company that makes them becuse its the only company on the net that uses only impact grade hickory. Why it wasn't added earlyer is beyond me, i've been useing bokken for a few years now and before i found out about this wood i was breaking alot of them lol.
>>Suggestion: Instead of speaking in absolute terms, why not add "it is widely considered" or "considered by many" to be the best wood for bokken...  Or, "in terms of duability and flexibility, Impact Grade Hickory is an excellent choice..."  I mean, come on, it is an opinion that impact grade hickory is the absolute best wood for bokken.  Have you had scientific tests performed on every wood on the planet, and every wood that ever existed?  I can say, for instance, that ancient Siberian Green Ironwood is the best wood for bokken, but that species of tree is extinct, and the only avaiable Siberian Green Ironwood existing today is in the Napalese Royal Museum.  And "best" in terms of what?  Is the wood's physical attributes the only measure?  Did you know that there is a species of Hawthorne on the isle of Santorini off the Greek coast that is thought to have magical properties that will improve anyone's bokken wielding skill...  What I'm saying is, it's all very subjective when you start saying somthing is "the best"... Siameez 13:41, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  About the wood types 

message: Bokken is spelt boken and bokken interchangeably in this article. I thought it was spelt 'bokken' but both could be acceptable as far as Im aware. Does anybody know? Furthermore, if both are acceptable shouldnt we make use of one variation across the entire article and point out the usage of both at the top. Suggestions?
SIGURD42 15:31, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I'd prefer bokken, simply because that's what I encountered first, and that's what I got used to. :) However, looking up the Japanese article, it seems to be that 木刀 should be spelt ぼくとう, that is, bokutou, or bokutō. Now what? chery 15:45, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I must be blind or something. chery 22:25, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

text: As stated in the beginning of the article both japanese words exist: bok(u)ken and bokutō. 'U' is often unpronounced in Japanese; therefor bokken is an acceptable spelling. I think boken is plain wrong. --Philippe 12:12, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I share your feelings about boken, but according to google, it seems way more common. :\ We should ask someone who actually speaks Japanese maybe? chery 12:46, 6 August 2006 (UTC)

text: I never saw the spelling "boken" before reading the current version of this article. Most Google hits do not refer to swords. --zeno 11:13, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

text: If you look on Google, bokken comes up with 666,000 results, and boken comes up with 8,664,000 results. Michael 19:14, 15 August 2006 (UTC)

text: Bokken is correct; the hiragana has a subscript tsu to indicate a doubled consonant.  There are two kanji pairs that can describe this type of weapon, depending on which character for "sword" is used.  Bokken is 木剣, and bokutou is 木刀. --GenkiNeko 22:11, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bokken Spelling 

message: I'm going to copyedit a bit and maybe polish up the grammar here. If I change any meaning or content that should not be changed, please let me know with a quick note on my talk page. I'm learning still, and would appreciate it.
Resonanteye 20:57, 27 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: grammar

message: Two sources doesn't cut it.  So, I added a refimprove tag to the page. MastaFighta (talk) 10:08, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  More Sources 

message: I actually own a Bokken, I've uploaded a photo I have of it, it isn't particularly good, but here it is if you want to see. This article could use a few more photos, if anyone has a few better ones. 
Here's the URL:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Blackpaintedbokken.jpg
--Pstanton (talk) 00:31, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  I've uploaded a lower-quality photo. 

message: IVe used maple and beachwood to make bokkens before and they perform wonderfully. I am wondering if there are anymore sources for other boen making woods. ~~unknown~~  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.70.14.63 (talk) 15:17, 16 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: wood list neds to be made longer

message: The "Construction" section only talks about the types of wood used, nothing about the actual construction process.67.68.39.98 (talk) 18:12, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: The bit about Kashi confused me as I was copy editing this article today.  Is American White Oak really also known as Kashi? What is the distinction between Kashi and Shiro Kashi?  The Quercus alba page indicates that Kashi is in fact a nickname for Japanese white oak.  So, I'm going to go ahead and delete the little parenthetical phrase about this distinction.Braincricket (talk) 05:11, 20 November 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Construction