84" Waxwood Staff

by Tiger Claw

Product Features

• Approximately 84'' in length.
• Our wax wood staff is light and flexible yet strong.
• The diameter of the staff varies due to the nature of the tree branch and tapered from one end to the other.
• The thickest bottom has a diameter of approximately 1'' to 1 1/2''.
• The wax wood staffs are directly imported from China.

Product Description

Approximately 84'' in length. Our wax wood staff is light and flexible yet strong. The diameter of the staff varies due to the nature of the tree branch and tapered from one end to the other. The thickest bottom has a diameter of approximately 1'' to 1 1/2''. The wax wood staffs are directly imported from China.

Product Details

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• ASIN: B0000CA2R6
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #108,533 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #3 in Sports & Outdoors > Other Sports > Martial Arts > Weapons > Three-Section Staffs

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Better than expected, August 24, 2010

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L. Comerford (Carmel, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 84" Waxwood Staff (Misc.)

I was pleasantly surprised. I took my lead from another reviewer and ordered two. Both were OK but one was clearly thicker and straighter than the other. The wood was still fresh enough to straighten (wax wood eh...) Also, the wood seems to have been collected correctly so there is no splitting at the branch nodes. All in all, I plan to order more.

Even though the thickness is as advertised and the straightness is acceptable, I had hoped that one of the two I ordered might be the equal of a pole I bought a long time ago from Brendan Lai. No such luck, hence four stars. Maybe next time.

FYI, 200 grit paper gives the poles a smooth sliding surface after a couple of dozen passes.

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Time passes. It is now November 18, 2011.

Since writing the review above I've ordered two more poles. I've downgraded the rating to three stars for two reasons. One of the poles has started to shed "saw dust" from a lot of little holes, meaning it's infested. Out of the four poles I've ordered, only two of the poles were thick enough to be useful to me. Sadly, the infested pole was one of the good ones.

At this point I'm looking for a better source.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Waxwood, the carbon fiber of the ancient world!, March 18, 2010

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Mitch Robinson "Rev.19:11-21" (Midwest) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: 84" Waxwood Staff (Misc.)

Waxwood rocks! It is a strong, surprisingly dense wood, given it's remarkable flexibility. This wood seems the perfect host for a spear head, which is why I bought it. It's surface is nothing less than a titillating topography, riddled with 'character'. The shaft is widest at one end, around 1.5" tapering to an inch or so at the opposite end. I ordered two here on Amazon 84" Waxwood Staff and one is remarkably beefy and about half again heavier than the other. Once I get the Cold Steel Warhead Spear tips Cold Steel Knife War Head with Sheath Md: 80PWH in place, and maybe a good dark walnut stain on these shafts, I may do a video review. So far, very impressed with these wendingly wild, Waxwood wonders!

Warmth, Wonder, and Wisdom to you, dear readers,


MR

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars good stick, August 16, 2009

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Duane Stafford - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 84" Waxwood Staff (Misc.)

Staff arrived in good condition. Longer than the usual waxwood staffs I found on line. Flexible. No evidence of the bugs that destroy this wood. I made this staff into a spear. Working well.