Anything beyond this, I'd recommend you start with Kim Taylor, who seems to know a lot about the subject and shares.
email kataylor@sdksupplies.com
Cheers, ............
Anything beyond this, I'd recommend you start with Kim Taylor, who seems to know a lot about the subject and shares.
email kataylor@sdksupplies.com
Cheers, ............
Lance Gatling ガトリング
Tokyo 東京
Long as we're making up titles, call me 'The Duke of Earl'
Hi,
Kim is also a member here.
John Lindsey
Oderint, dum metuant-Let them hate, so long as they fear.
That's an old old tech. Been using it for long time in my endeavors. You can even use a wet wash rag, then dry one with an iron on top. I have done this numerous times on scratched furniture. Wooden buki of all kinds will splinter, but, if treated properly with oils and heat(I do this with the Bo's I make) become hard as steal. And yes, you would say, tempering wood? Oh yes. Heat has an amazing effect on wood. I have a "jig" I made to hold a warped Bo. Heat the Bo, smack it with a rubber mallet and the molecules inside go boingggga, thus being able to straighten Bo back out. But, you have to know how to do it, hee hee
Hello,
I'm hoping someone can answer this.
Is Hazel a suitable wood for a short stick? This will be around 2 feet (60cm) long and will be in contact with a standard oak Bo.
regards
Paul
It'll cost you about $0.35 to find out....
Unusual choice - why hazel? AFAIK not a big choice for impact use. Oak, hickory, etc. are more typical.
But against a bo you're probably not taking a full blow, but rather a glancing deflection. Training striking focus?
If you don't want a dented bo, try something softer than the bo, which is presumably oak? Then pine, etc., also cheap.
Lance Gatling ガトリング
Tokyo 東京
Long as we're making up titles, call me 'The Duke of Earl'
In UK, try oak or blackthorn. Hazel is the preferred wood for magic wands, but it's too light for quarterstaves. See http://qstaffman.blogspot.com .
Joe
http://ejmas.com
Gentlemen
Thanks for taking the time to reply,
Actually it's because I saw an advert on Ebay for a 'cudgel' made from hazel.
It bears a great resemblance to a standard Nyoi, one of the instruments of defence used in the art I practice Shorinji Kempo.(We don't use weapons )
Regards
Paul