Description
MESH.tokyo 3rd Anniversary Project
We are always looking for new and unusual items for us here at MESH.tokyo. So this time we thought “maybe could have one made, special for us.” Since we are a shop in Tokyo, Japan we wanted it to be “made in Japan” with Japanese skill, artisanry, and wood. We found a company with all of these at their fingertips and set about creating our first kendama “tama.”
The design is based on our logo which itself is based on a Herrmann Grid Illusion. If you look at our logo you’ll see ghostlike gray spots at the intersections but when looking at a specific intersection the spot disappears. You can also see this in the tama’s design. Another interesting effect is when you spin the tama the pattern is somewhat stroboscopic.
The artisanry and skill comes in to play here. This is not a printed, hydro-dipped design. It was carefully crafted and applied by hand. You will feel the texture under the clear coat. The clear coat itself is one of several well-known variants developed by the company and used on a number of projects over the years. We call it MESH.matte and it’s somewhere between a rubber cushiony feel and a standard anti-slip matte.
Lastly we have wood choice. We were sent several samples of woods and finishes and one in particular stood out. It is called Asada (aka Japanese Ironwood) and this batch is from Hokkaido. After having played each tester tama for a while the Asada felt solid during impacts and the bevel broke-in faster than the Maple tamas.
We call this the MESH.tokyo Tama v1 (MTT for short).
Specifications:
- Wood: Asada
- Tama Diameter: ~62.5mm
- Bevel Diameter: ~23.5mm
- Spike Hole Diameter: ~13.5
- Weight: 84g-106g (with most in the 90g range) ***
- Paint: MESH.matte
*** How we mark the weights on our products: If the item is ≥0.5g then next whole number is marked; if the items is <0.5 then next lower number is marked eg. 84.6g = 85g; 84.4g = 84g
