Family Heirloom Update

So it turns out (either J-Pop came clean or he just remembered), our family heirloom bokken (bokto) was not owned by either Grandfather. J-Pop bought it himself twenty years ago! Why? Was he hiding some kendo/kenjutsu/aikido/iaido/*.do/*.jutsu in his past? Nope. In America, we keep the baseball near the front door- maybe in a closet. He bought it in case of home invaders! We made a few jokes about why it's bent. Is it his secret technique? Defenders don't know where to block? Did he hit someone with it? So far, he can't remember.