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JosephBlow
5th September 2001, 10:26
I live in Tokyo and am looking for someone to custom make me a bo (mine needs to be more like 205 cm+, a length that eliminates all factory bos). Will any of you have any references about old budogu makers?

I expect it might have to be a person making yari and naginata, given the length. Someone near Tokyo is preferred, but I have not met the Tokyo koryu crowd at all and am out of options. So far the yellow pages yielded a retailer who will act as a middle man and gave a best offer of Y20,000 for a white oak bo. (A longer length I inquired about was Y35,000.) He won't introduce me to the guy directly.

Any help would be great. Please feel free to message me privately if you prefer. I will buy a few more if they work out well.

Thanks.