The slats of a shinai are usually made from dried bamboo. Some may also be treated by smoking them, or soaking them in resin. Shinai slats are also made of carbon fibre, reinforced resin, or other approved alternative materials. To properly inspect a shinai, one first examines the area around the datotsu-bu, inspecting all sides of the shinai for splinters. This is very important, as bamboo splinters can easily cause injury. The saki-gawa should be intact and the tsuru should be tight so that the saki-gawa does not slip off the end of the shinai during use. In addition, the nakayui should be tight enough as not to rotate easily.

Inserted between the ends of the slats, under the saki-gawa, is a plastic plug saki-gomu ( 先ゴム), and under the tsuka-gawa there is a small square of metal chigiri ( ちぎり), that holds the slats in place. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.A hand-guard tsuba ( 鍔) is then fitted on the tsuka-gawa before it ends and the bamboo slats show. This is held in place by a rubber ring tsuba-dome ( 鍔止め). The nakayui is tied about one-third of the length of the exposed bamboo from the tip . This holds the slats together and also marks the proper kendo striking portion of the shinai, or datotsu-bu ( 打突部). The shinai comprises four slats known as take ( 竹), which are held together by three leather fittings: a hilt (tsuka), or handle wrapping ( tsuka-gawa ( 柄皮)); a fitting at the tip ( saki-gawa ( 先皮)) and a leather strip ( naka-yui ( 中結)) that binds the four slats. The parts are all secured with a string ( tsuru ( 弦)). PostPosted: Fri 13 May, 2016 6:52 pm Post subject: Sokojikara Katana Review Report this message Reply with quote Edit this post Find sources: "Shinai"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( July 2011) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)

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