Customer Reviews

6 Foot Wax Wood Staff

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

This is a quality staff, of traditional waxwood. The only problems with it stem from that. My staff came with a few knots in it and points where it was slightly irregularly shaped, and it arrived with a small chip out near the tip (I think due to a knot that resulted in some loose wood). More oddly, because of the staff's natural taper, it's noticeably wider at one end than the other -- with the result that the staff's point of balance is about a third of the way from wide end, rather than in the center.

None of those things are necessarily critical problems -- in fact, that kind of taper is exactly what you want for some forms -- but they're something to be aware of, and if your form needs a more evenly-balanced staff, this one won't be quite suitable.

Solidly built, even specifications (i.e. uniform thickness), smooth with basically no chance you'd get splinters even if you regularly use your bare hands on the surface. I use the pole exclusively for stretching, and I find the full 6 feet necessary to to over-the-shoulder exercises holding the pole perpendicular to my height (i.e. not up-and-down but across.) Weight of pole gives it a "solid" feel.

While this was one of the first bo staffs that I purchased, and I have given it a beating, it has served me well. Perfect as a walking stick, the taper is very nice! A little bit of a curve, but I can't take a star away for that. It is a very good looking weapon. Used a butane lighter to mark center of gravity for training purposes.

Highly recommend the purchase of this staff to any customer!

I liked the product, however I did not like the machined quality because it was to smooth. The other problem I had was the fact that it was such fresh white wax wood that the product did not retain its shape well when struck. This was a good buy for the money and I would gladly buy again if I needed a staff for like a spar poll but for staff sparing or general self defense this staff seems to soft and cheap. All in all a great product but the craftsmanship could use a little work. Even though most BUDK items are awesome. Keep it up :)

If you want a real bo staff that can actually be used in combat and do not intend to put on a fancy show for points at some contest, this is the product for you. I am very pleased with the weight and balance. The surface is smooth and grips well. The material is extremely strong yet flexible. The weight is what you need to deliver a crushing strike with lightning speed.

At first, I was somewhat reluctant to pay this amount of money for a stick. I'm glad I did. I love training with this staff.

Very impressed with the staff. A little heavier than i thought, and that's a good thing.

I bought one of these white wax wood staves. It was delivered in a timely manner. It seems a bit freshly cut and needed a light sanding with very fine sand paper, but is very acceptable. It did have one small knot, but wasn't a problem. In the end, I cut it down to about 54" for my daughter to use, which was my original intention for the purchase. Overall, it was exactly what I wanted.

6 Foot Wax Wood Staff; I got two. One was fairly even from one end to the other while the second on was about 1/2 an inch thicker from one end to the other.

The staff is really thin in the middle, thick on one side and the other side was in the middle. It is to late to buy another for my son for xmas. I am warning you not to buy this and make the same mistake. It wasn't a little defective it was A LOT, very noticable.

this is a good staff for the money.mine was as discribed in the add.shipped on time with no hassle. would buy again and probably will soon.