I'd never even heard of this wood before, but the moment I saw it, my hand-to-wallet reflex kicked in. The grain on this piece is absolutely unreal. Instantly, I started imagining transforming it into a live Tanto or Wakizashi, with the natural figure flowing along the curvature of the handle and sheath. The only downside? There’s only enough material here to make 3 or 4 pieces... But that's exactly the direction we're heading—creating exceptionally rare functional works of art from the exotic woods I somehow keep collecting. Just wanted to share this with you all, as you're the only ones who get me, haha.

Round two of revisions on the Kobō Krusher Trainer, and we think we've finally dialed it in. Guess Erik's favorite number, and we'll send you a sample to product test! ⚠️ Only ONE guess per person.

The prototypes for the Hood-Gi Light have arrived.

My wood addiction has worsened over the past couple of months... I can't stop buying exotic wood and it's starting to cause problems in my relationships, hahaha. But, I mean COME ON!!! It's too beautiful NOT to buy! Even if we don't have the budget... actually, especially when we don't have the budget, and I don't have a plan for what to do with it... Sometimes that's the best way I create products though... I fall in love with the material, then start to daydream about what it could become. First things first, most Tigerwood I've come across in the past has been pretty boring and bland with very little character; maybe a few stripes here and there at best. But, I recently stumbled on a batch that BLEW MY MIND! I have never seen Tigerwood with this much TIGER energy in my life! It's wild... The only responsible thing to do was to back up the truck and buy a bunch... Now I need to figure out what to make out of it... I did a test run on some Tanto Trainers just to see what it would look like, and I was blown away! But we just recently dropped a batch of Tanto, and I'm feeling saucy! I am currently in the lab, starting to experiment with a few different innovative design concepts using this stunning Tigerwood.... Stay tuned... I shall emerge soon with something that's never been seen before 🔥

BUDOBROTHERS needs to be the standard training equipment and apparel for all martial artists..period!