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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2010 12:45:31 GMT
I'll soon be purchasing a wooden sword of my very own! I don't know what one, I'm still deicidng. But when I do, how do I take care of it? Are there things/conditions I need to think about to avoid warping, aging or whatever to the wood? How do I take care of a wooden sword? P.S. I would also appreciate some suggestions on a good wooden sword out there (2H Sword). I can't afford expensive, top quality stuff like LittleRaven, New Stirling Arms, etc. Anything under the $50 price range for a beginner. Thanks! PRP.
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Post by Dan Davis on Mar 28, 2010 14:49:39 GMT
In general I would not buy anything painted, varnished or sealed if you intend using it. A finished weapon that has been treated with lemon oil, tung oil, or danish oil finish is preferable. Wood dries out over time and the ability to re-oil it, replacing essential oils and fluids, is key to a long-lasting practice weapon.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2010 18:23:08 GMT
The answer to this really depends on what kind of use your wooden sword is going to see. Honestly, if you're going to be doing some serious training with it, I wouldn't bother with worrying about it. Just spend 10 to 15 bucks on a simple one and when something happens to it, get another. Now, if you have one that you're planning to buy because you find it to be an attractive piece and you won't be doing and blade-to-blade training with it, then you might want to put a little time into it to see that it lasts for awhile. I have one that was a gift that is very ornately burn-patterned similar to a rattan escrima stick. It sits on my weapons rack to look pretty, until I go to a tournament where they have a sword forms competition, then I only use it for that because it looks good. But I also have my trusty red oak beater that I take to class and do full contact two man drills with. There's no point in doing anything special to that, because it's just going to get destroyed in a matter of months and then I buy a new one. If you are going to be doing some banging with it and you need to get the maximum amount of usage out of it, I would suggest going with a Cold Steel polymer practice sword, available at trueswords.com. They have a hand-and-a-half model for about 38 bucks that should last you for quite some time
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Post by brotherbanzai on Apr 4, 2010 18:52:34 GMT
The decent wooden wasters I've seen are all around $100. As Dan says, basically just oil it every now and then. If it's used for contact drills or sparring, you'll likely need to sand it down every now and then to keep it smooth and splinter free.
There's a new poly waster coming out (or already out) that for around $60 might be a good low end option. I think there's a thread about it on here somewhere, maybe over in the swordsmanship section. The cold steel polymer boken might be nice but their hand and a half sword isn't balanced anything like an actual sword and I've read that it has a lot of bounce in contact so I wouldn't personally recommend it, though others might find it usable.
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