木刀用革製丸鍔（太身の古流木刀用）

Have been using these on my Ono-Ha Itto Ryu bokken for more than a year, now - they've held up perfectly under intense, full-contact practice. I (reluctantly and cautiously) use the water-soak approach to expand and tighten the tsuba onto my bokken (using a homemade press kit to keep the tsuba flat and smooth)... this results in even pressure and contact across the tsuba, so strikes are absorbed without cracking it. The tsubadome becomes superfluous - I still use one, but the fit is perfect; the tsuba isn't going anywhere.

What you see in the product picture isn't what you get. The picture shows a tsuba with a teardrop shaped opening. One that is similar to the actual bokken shape. What I received was a tsuba that had a more rectangular opening that only made contact with the bokken on the mune and ha sides. Leaving the tsuba very loose, and alot of wiggle room. Possibly putting the hand in danger of being injured.