Hickory Bo Staff 1,1/4" 72" Extra Heavy Laminated Karate/Aikido DISCOUNTED

Description

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The bo Staff is a traditional Okinawan training tool used in Kobudo style martial arts. These particular staffs are 72" inch long Hickory Wood Staffs also called Quarterstaffs. These particular staffs have a constant 1 1/4" in diameter through out its length. Making them heavy enough for all practical uses.
Hickory is the hardest available North American Hardwood, and is excellent for all uses. In particular these staffs are made from beautiful southern shagbark hickory which is amongst the strongest hickory species.
These staffs are made from two laminations or pieces of hickory. The different laminations of wood make these staffs stronger as the different grain orientations reinforce each other, and the glue joint is permanent and stronger then the actual grain of the wood itself. The lamination also serves the purpose of keeping the wood straight, and it will resist warping more then solid hardwood.
This staff excellent for all heavy uses.
The pictures shown above are of several previously made staffs and are generic in nature and are meant to show some of the different varieties in the way hickory can look. The staff you receive will be unique to the wood used. Hickory comes in two colors. Light sapwood, and light brown to darker brown heartwood. Some staffs have different colors of hickory laminated together. This is called Calico Hickory, and you commonly see it in hard wood hickory floors for extra beauty. As each staff is completely unique, the colors and patterns in the wood is different for each staff. The differences in color is purely aesthetic in nature.
*I have discounted this staff 5 dollars die to a small pin knot at one end. It does not reduce the strength of this staff in any way and it is perfect for any use. I have included a picture at the end.
Each staff is finished with several coats of Linseed and Beeswax oil and sanded to a fine finish, which gives it a permanent shine and and amazing feel in the which allows the hands to slip effortlessly up and down the staff.
We ship UPS Ground on full size staffs.
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-Adam
*Please note that most of the items are made to order and due the handmade nature of the products and my location of manufacture which is in the middle of the country, I can only make it to the post office on average once a week, so the item's handling time has been set to 10 business days. Thank you for your business!