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Discussion in 'The Lumber Yard' started by sambarboo, May 8, 2017.

  1. sambarboo

    sambarboo Slayer

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    Do any of y'all ever "personalize" your kendamas? If so, how? Pics! If you say "NEVER!" Why not?
     
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  2. Nick Lectura

    Nick Lectura Moderator Staff Member

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    I don't, just because I don't really feel like doing it ever haha.

    I know that Miya from the Tribe team does cool dama tatts for people, and I'd honestly rather get mine drawn on from her rather than do it myself. She did hella cool strawberry tatts for people at Sakura and I like the way she drew em.
     
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  3. azleonhart

    azleonhart Moderator Staff Member

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    I just replace the standard string with a pink Oozora string and call it a day!
     
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  4. Ben Lowe

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    I haven't yet, I'm afraid I will mess it up! Plus I don't really have any great ideas on how to personalize anyway.
     
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  5. sambarboo

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    Totally get that! My "anarchy" on that TK-16 is my only one so far. I'm hoping to do a NOFX in the big cup of my Matt Sweets Pro Mod, but am still trying to figure out how to get it in there *right* w/o messing it up. (You don't get a "do over" with a Sharpie.)
     
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  6. Dan Reinstein

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    A great way is to sketch your idea in pencil and then go over it with a felt tip or gel pen! That's what my friend did for these. We have a club at my school and when the first three people joined, we all chipped in and got them damas with their face on the big cup!
     
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  7. dcc

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    How well does the gel pen hold up? Sharpie seems like the only thing that has stayed on mine.
     
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  8. Aric Bukiri

    Aric Bukiri Honed Member

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    Looks awesome! What did u use to draw that in the cup??
     
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  9. Jenny Cho

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    I feel like stickers are a great way to personalize the dama if you're too scared to draw on one. I have a klackshack sticker on my red F3 cushion clear and an MKO sticker on my Roots x HG. They bring back memories of my good times at MKO and NKR!

    I think it could be fun if more events made small stickers that can go on your dama that you used to jam or compete at the events! Good way to commemorate your experience. Dama events are always my most memorable dama times!
     
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  10. Dan Reinstein

    Dan Reinstein Member

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    About 2 months of heavy abuse and no signs of wear
     
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  11. m.peterson28

    m.peterson28 Member

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    haha i like personalizing my jammers. mainly patterns and stuff i may buy some cheap natty kendamas and just sharpie them up
     
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  12. sambarboo

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    Just a plain old Sharpie.
     
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  13. Congarranza

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  14. pdxbaggs

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    Marked up one of my slaydawgs the other night.
     

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  15. Guy LaBorde

    Guy LaBorde Honed Member

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    I won this KendamaUSA classic in a mini game at sakura classic and put a tama from @Cheech_Sander on it. Right from the second I got it, I knew that I would wood burn this, but I just did it right now!

    It's a Cedar Of Lebanon, which is part of my family heritage.

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  16. Edric Owen Ladera

    Edric Owen Ladera Slayer

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    If anyone could recognize this, you are one withe the kin-army!!! or kin pack i don't remember XD that's the time i was still dancing & being a fan boy for a crew from cali that joined ABDC. IMG_1072.JPG
     
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  17. Congarranza

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    That's awesome. I recognize it from the flag.
     
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  18. Cheech_Sander

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    looks tight.
    I grew up in a place called Mount Lebanon and the main road was Cedar dr. There were no lebanese people there, strangely. A lot of Jewish people though.
     
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  19. KeeganS

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    I do the same before I take my wood burning tool to customize my setups. I have some of the Sunrise paint pens and use them as well, they're really good. Just a couple if the ones that I've done for myself so far.


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  20. Nick Lectura

    Nick Lectura Moderator Staff Member

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    This thread has made me want to start customizing now haha. Took some spare blank tamas out of my trunk last night to practice on
     
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