Nathan Scott
9th October 2000, 23:41
Hello,
I just wanted to give kudo's to Mr. John E. Sedia of PA.
He has a small side business of producing the four pointed senban shaken ("nail pullers") and kusari fundo (weighted chain).
The quality of these custom products is pleasantly high, though I understand John apparently had some personal problems that caused him to be a little slow on his schedule in my case.
The kusari fundo is reallyh made to be used, with custom lathed, comfortable weights with welded closures. Way better than the production manriki gusari etc. available in mass.
The shaken are also unique, made to be used, and nice as well. My only gripe would be that, for the dimensions of the blade, I would prefer them to be twice as thick to correspond to it's size. If they were twice as thick, they could be used much more effectively at longer ranges.
But they are still great for middle range practice.
Just wanted to let others know that Mr. Sedia is out there making nice stuff, though I don't know if he is looking for more orders. Those that know him might wish to encourage him to offer additional metal products as well!
I believe Mr. Sedia has a small web site somewhere, though I don't remember what it is. A web search should pull it up eventually.
Regards,
I just wanted to give kudo's to Mr. John E. Sedia of PA.
He has a small side business of producing the four pointed senban shaken ("nail pullers") and kusari fundo (weighted chain).
The quality of these custom products is pleasantly high, though I understand John apparently had some personal problems that caused him to be a little slow on his schedule in my case.
The kusari fundo is reallyh made to be used, with custom lathed, comfortable weights with welded closures. Way better than the production manriki gusari etc. available in mass.
The shaken are also unique, made to be used, and nice as well. My only gripe would be that, for the dimensions of the blade, I would prefer them to be twice as thick to correspond to it's size. If they were twice as thick, they could be used much more effectively at longer ranges.
But they are still great for middle range practice.
Just wanted to let others know that Mr. Sedia is out there making nice stuff, though I don't know if he is looking for more orders. Those that know him might wish to encourage him to offer additional metal products as well!
I believe Mr. Sedia has a small web site somewhere, though I don't remember what it is. A web search should pull it up eventually.
Regards,