~ I have recently made some nice steel heads for long weapons and am trying to come up with some good staffs to attach them to.
~ Specificially I need some wood that is strong enough and flexible enough to handle some 25 lb, 35 lb and 45 lb Tiger Fork and Kwan Dao pieces. The 60 Lb kwan dao I made is basically solid steel. The tiger fork will be the same.
~ I need something that will last a long time and can handle the normal actions of intense training. The problem I am running into is staff breaks off at the attachment.
~ The attachment basically is a sheet/tang of steel 1/2 inch x 1 1/2 inch x 8 inches. I cut a slit into the wood staff that size and then hold it in place with two bolts . Then I wrap it in leather.
~ Any suggestions would be appreciated.
~ I am not interested in hearing how your training is superior to mine, I am interested in creating some solid weapons for training.
Peace,
Sin Loi
Yi Beng, Kan Xue