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Post by AceofHats on Jul 5, 2019 13:37:57 GMT
Wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of a quality but affordable quarterstaff. Putting together a new training routine and I think this looks like a fun and challenging way to up my hand-eye coordination a little.
Any/all help appreciated
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Post by mrbadexample on Jul 5, 2019 14:01:06 GMT
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Post by pgandy on Jul 5, 2019 14:05:43 GMT
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Post by csills2313 on Jul 5, 2019 23:08:06 GMT
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Post by markus313 on Jul 5, 2019 23:41:23 GMT
Another way to go for (especially longer, heavier) quarterstaffs is to look for (ash wood) ballet bars.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2019 18:16:20 GMT
There had been a good inexpensive source for octagonal 8' ash pruning pole shafts. Currently out of stock, that was almost a decade ago. Even with shipping (often free via Amazon) they were a great deal. The 6' bo from martial arts sites are quite good but often of red oak. They come in various thicknesses and even tapered options. Lowes, or another center such as Home Depot, local lumber and hardware, often have ash poles. Closet poles are sometimes ash, check your local lumber guys. Ash flag poles for your small socketed spears. KOA used to sell ash poles, I don't know if they still do. Indeed, too light for a staff though www.kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=OX005 |
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Post by AceofHats on Jul 7, 2019 22:02:55 GMT
These are all excellent suggestions. Many thanks
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Post by Sir Thorfinn on Jul 8, 2019 14:35:51 GMT
Lowes...mine has 6 different woods, and various length and thickness dowels.
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Post by mrbadexample on Jul 8, 2019 14:51:27 GMT
I’m jealous of those of you who have access to decent wood poles in the hardware store. Around Atlanta, all I see is pine and poplar with the occasional piece of oak.
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Post by leviathansteak on Jul 8, 2019 23:44:09 GMT
Is red oak inappropriate for a quarterstaff or polearm haft?
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Post by mrbadexample on Jul 9, 2019 0:05:21 GMT
Red oak can be fragile in that sort of application. If the grain isn’t just right, it can fail in dramatic ways. It’s hard, but not all that tough.
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Post by pgandy on Jul 9, 2019 2:31:39 GMT
What nternal is suggesting looks good to me. I would prefer one piece but that laminated staff looks to be a good substitute and has advantages. 1½” is a bit large for my hand with me preferring 1¼”. I’ll throw this out for thought; while I haven’t seen a double tapered quarter staff, they may exist, I have such and think of it as a bo. It is the fastest I have. And on a thrust if shtf with its smaller diameter ends increases the psi over that of my constant diameter bos on a thrust.
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Post by rjodorizzi on Jul 10, 2019 14:38:12 GMT
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Post by Zen_Hydra on Aug 2, 2019 23:17:46 GMT
I just ordered an octagon 1.25 inch diameter, 6 foot long staff from Purpleheart Armoury. I also ordered a pair of bronze mace heads from TodCutler.com to cap the ends of the staff.
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Post by pgandy on Aug 3, 2019 2:37:09 GMT
I just ordered an octagon 1.25 inch diameter, 6 foot long staff from Purpleheart Armoury. I also ordered a pair of bronze mace heads from TodCutler.com to cap the ends of the staff. The quarter staff, or bo, sounds interesting, I think that I could go for that. So do the mace heads. But together? Would like to know your thoughts after you get everything together and have gotten to know your staff. |
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Post by christain on Aug 3, 2019 16:30:08 GMT
I just ordered an octagon 1.25 inch diameter, 6 foot long staff from Purpleheart Armoury. I also ordered a pair of bronze mace heads from TodCutler.com to cap the ends of the staff. The quarter staff, or bo, sounds interesting, I think that I could go for that. So do the mace heads. But together? Would like to know your thoughts after you get everything together and have gotten to know your staff. Agreed. I'd like to see and hear more on this---from a weapon and/or training standpoint. A weighted staff sounds like a pretty serious piece of equipment from either point of perspective.   |
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Post by Zen_Hydra on Aug 3, 2019 21:04:50 GMT
The quarter staff, or bo, sounds interesting, I think that I could go for that. So do the mace heads. But together? Would like to know your thoughts after you get everything together and have gotten to know your staff. Agreed. I'd like to see and hear more on this---from a weapon and/or training standpoint. A weighted staff sounds like a pretty serious piece of equipment from either point of perspective. Here are the mace heads I ordered. They are about 9.25 ounces each, and should be fairly manageable for a big fella like me.   todcutler.com/collections/maces-mauls-and-hammers/products/mace-4 |
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Post by markus313 on Aug 3, 2019 21:19:38 GMT
Love the idea, doesn’t get any better than a good, shod quarterstaff!
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Post by legacyofthesword on Aug 4, 2019 2:59:54 GMT
Agreed. I'd like to see and hear more on this---from a weapon and/or training standpoint. A weighted staff sounds like a pretty serious piece of equipment from either point of perspective. Here are the mace heads I ordered. They are about 9.25 ounces each, and should be fairly manageable for a big fella like me. todcutler.com/collections/maces-mauls-and-hammers/products/mace-4Were such weapons used historically? I've seen similar designs in Kung Fu movies and video games, but I'm not sure if that's an authentic Chinese style of weapon or just fantasy embellishment. |
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Post by Zen_Hydra on Aug 4, 2019 4:35:47 GMT
Were such weapons used historically? I've seen similar designs in Kung Fu movies and video games, but I'm not sure if that's an authentic Chinese style of weapon or just fantasy embellishment. My inspiration was a film incarnation of Sun Wukong's staff. I've seen at least a half dozen live-action film versions of that weapon. Clearly, it's unrealistic to make one out of solid steel, so I decided to use the myth as a jumping off point instead. |
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