Looking for cheap menuki

[Shooter21]

where can i get cheap menuki for a tanto? i have only been able to find cheap katana menuki. thanks in advance.

 

[Hesparus]

How cheap is cheap? Also, what style of tsukamaki is it for?

- Chris

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

Cheap is a pretty relative term. But if you mean really cheap:

You can fold a piece of paper with your Grandfather's name on it and use that as a menuki.
You can go to Target or some similar store and look for a cheap pair of costume jewelry ear rings with dragonflies, or such.
You can carve a piece of bamboo or scarp of ivory.
Go to flea market and look for some neat small item.
Rummage through the garage drawers.
Use an old coin ( Indian head penny, Barber dime, British Shilling, Japanese coin with a hole, etc.)
Etc.............