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Bernard Saligne
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Fabriquant de matériels pour les Arts Martiaux
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Bernard Saligne
Welcome
Bernard Saligné is a manufacturer of bokken, jo and related japanese wooden weapons, located in Dordogne France.
He is a martial art practitioner for twenty years, and his passion for woodworking is even older.
All the weapons and equipment presented in these pages are hand-made personally by him. He works and carves wood in the traditional way, by using a variety of special precision wood tools. Some weapons are completely hand worked, only finished with cutting tools and not sanded. Concave and convex planes, spokeshaves, chisels, etc. all contribute to reveal the specific character and qualities of each wood, in order to provide you with the very best quality of Bokken and jo.
Bernard Saligne has been engaged in the manufacture of wooden weapons for international martial art seminars, and different federations of Japanese sword schools.
In order to provide a range of products, styles and characteristics for your specific tastes and to meet different requests, a selection of several woods are available to choose from:
You can choose from native woods like hornbeam, ash-olive wood , evergreen-oak... (according to availability), or exotic wood like jatoba (web site photo )with FSC label.
Two different finishes are available:
Standard finish:
Weapons are initially fashioned with electric wood tools, then hand worked and the final shaping and smoothing is done with various grades of sanding until the beautiful character and colour of the wood is revealed. It is a manufacturing process which allows for a small series products while preserving the handcrafted quality. Each weapon is signed by the artist then oiled for a beautiful and long-lasting finish.
Koryu completion:
Weapons are completely hand cut and all work is performed with precision hand-tools including planes, wood chisels, etc. without the use of machinery and without sanding. The little smooth facets left by the planes contribute to the feeling of an alive bokken. The weapons retain an authentic rustic look reminiscent of the style common in ancient, feudal times. Every completed wooden weapon is unique and becomes a work of art in its own right. Each is signed by the artist then oiled for a beautiful and long-lasting finish.
Thank you for your visit.
I wish you a long, happy and productive practice in the way you have chosen.
Bernard Saligné
Bernard Saligné is a manufacturer of bokken, jo and related japanese wooden weapons, located in Dordogne France.
He is a martial art practitioner for twenty years, and his passion for woodworking is even older.
All the weapons and equipment presented in these pages are hand-
Bernard Saligne has been engaged in the manufacture of wooden weapons for international martial art seminars, and different federations of Japanese sword schools.
In order to provide a range of products, styles and characteristics for your specific tastes and to meet different requests, a selection of several woods are available to choose from:
You can choose from native woods like hornbeam, ash-
Two different finishes are available:
Standard finish:
Weapons are initially fashioned with electric wood tools, then hand worked and the final shaping and smoothing is done with various grades of sanding until the beautiful character and colour of the wood is revealed. It is a manufacturing process which allows for a small series products while preserving the handcrafted quality. Each weapon is signed by the artist then oiled for a beautiful and long-
Koryu completion:
Weapons are completely hand cut and all work is performed with precision hand-
Thank you for your visit.
I wish you a long, happy and productive practice in the way you have chosen.
Bernard Saligné