How to Make the ULTIMATE STAFF - Multipurpose, Martial Arts, Survival Tool- Harvest, Season, Carving
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What you're after for the bottom is a "ferrule". Specifically one for a walking stick, as the term is used elsewhere too. Hope that helps.
Spiked end of an old ski pole should do you well. Its already hardened steel, lightly grind to a fresh point & you can find an old set at the curb constantly when people upgrade to a better model /set. Or a second hand store in the used sporting goods.
ALPINE SPIKE FERRULE, CHOICE of 9 SIZES for WALKING / SHOOTING / HIKING STICKS.
I make ferrules and different implements to go on them as you are describing in the video. If you would like to know more get ahold of me at half Bean survival. I can give you more details there.
Hit Amazon for visuals of "cane ice tip attachment" They may not be Ideal for a permanent fixture, but you can stash it in your pack when not in use.
Came here for employee management skills, but this is cool too
Came here for the same reason, and I found out a strong staff can straighten those peasants
Wizards get that a lot ...
Well, you can do employee management using a stick.
@@achimlichtenhagen3144 Yeah - just look at Saruman ... he sure straightened out that Gandalf
Lol
I make staves and canes using whole saplings. Sycamore, beech, oak and cherry are my preferred wood. Once I've cut the staff, I clear coat the entire sapling ,you want as complete coverage as possible. Double coat the cut ends. Then find some place out of the way ,you can hang the staff or lay it flat. Wait 6 weeks, yes 6 weeks, strip the bark off ,the cambrium , the white layer under the bark will be very wet.Doing this prevents cracking and checking of the wood. Using a draw knife or files ,you want to take of about 1/8 inch of wood, this ensures that you've gotten all of the cambrium of and have exposed the grain. Grain fillers can be used but generally keep sanding till I put the finish on . I'll try to send some photos.
lovers and users of staffs are like a group. Lets stick together
Nice one.
If you know someone who casts bronze, you could make a spike out of thinnish wax sheet (maybe 2.5 - 3mm) for the tube and the base, and design whatever shape spike you want but probably fairly stout and not too long. Wax is easy to work so you could get really creative with your design. If you wanted to go all-out traditional, you could use beeswax - Africans have been using beeswax for ever to cast into bronze .....
You could add a divot on one end so it could be used in an Atalatal it makes a spear easier to throw for hunting
You could use galvanized nails for the bottom cut the heads of the nails off, next drill very small holes in the place you plan on putting the nail/nails place some glue or epoxy in the hole then drive the nail in. You can use a piece of metal from a can or something similar to shape into a small cup for the bottom and then work it into place with a hammer to shape it. I would use copper or aluminum as iron would eventually give it a nasty look and make it heavy on the one end. You can glue or epoxy it after you get the fit right. I have also burnt the metal into place just enough heat for it to bond it. Drill small holes for the Cap and then either use wooden dowels or copper nails.
Buy a couple of M10 bolts and say 6 nuts depending on the length of the bolt,recess the bolts into the ends of your stave and epoxy the bolts in,buy a triple spearfish head and weld the bolts together for the base of the tip,et voila,you could attach anything to the bolts,ie a cut down stick tang knife,spear,saw,a snare for getting fruit from trees you cant reach,the list is endless,hope that helps
The Jo is got to be one of most useful weapons/tools. Suppose you could use it a fishing pole too. I'm glad I learned Aikibudo and the Jo. I got to even learn a little Shindo Muso Ryu. Think your channels pretty good. I'm of Scotch Irish descent and find it interesting. That's were my great grandpa come from. He hide on ship to come to America.
If you are wanting a Spike for any staff do a Google Search for sand spikes they are for surf fishing rods that go on the but end of a surf fishing rod so you can shove your rod in beach sand for fishing.
By putting staph in the end of it.
A closet rod would work well.
This is why raiden is my favorite mortal kombat character
you have the staff skills of a shaolin monk my friend
Out of all the things that are unassuming but deadly, a stick is probably one of the best unassuming things out there.
I used the pole of a brush
For the first 10 seconds, I thought I was looking at the younger brother of Jerry Seinfeld, if he ever had one.....
I just watched about 25min about a stick and I learned that I need to make myself a stick.
just stick with it!
It really sticks with you, this one ey? Hardwood be making it as well as this man, carving really etches into your free time and energy, splinters your activities into smaller time frames and the like, but oak think its be worth the time, effort and ded-acacia-n, if nothing else it wood be pretty cool and might make you stand out, maybe make you more poplar with your friends!
@@knightlypleasures3123 STOP THE PUNS
@@who2807 don't be a stick in the mud ! Sorry I am late but I thought that was a fanta-stick opportunity !
And you seem to speak softly already.
I didn't know sticks were legal in the UK.
He better be careful, sitting out in the Highlands carving a stick WITH A KNIFE! Oh the horror, don't worry pc plod will make sure to give him a criminal record for the safety of us all
@@craiga6557 might have to use stone tools mate, that should be ok since stones are all around... nah, maybe not.
@@wepntech walk into your local police station with a good sized stone in your hand... Police can fabricate a narrative to criminalise anything they see fit if they so wish. Was in a friends car and we got stopped by police under "reports of drug use" since they have the power to stop and search under the drugs act. (I don't need to say we didn't have drugs, and have never had drugs) anyway there was a Swiss pocket knife in the door pocket, what a fuss was kicked up over that, this was before the stricter knife laws, I could guarantee if that happened today he or we would have criminal charges against us. They were trying to say we/he had the knife in the car as a offensive weapon in case we got into a fight with other people.
yes tyrants like to treat self defense and general preparation as criminal behavior. but no joke I often carry large blade knives and even gone into stores and such with machette slung on me... no problems. always gonna be retards about but some of them are afraid of of anything. And I've put cops on the ground before for harrassing and assaulting me. Don't need no blade to do any basic judo throws.
@@wepntech no, no you haven't "put cops on the ground" for harassing you. The fact you need to tell people that is pathetic. So is carrying a machete around with you in your daily life. Its totqlly unneccessary and its nothing to do with self defense. You're not in Africa. It's people like you that cause laws against carrying weapons for any reason.
I made my own staff based on this video. It turned out great. I am in the US, so I found that sycamore was a good wood for this. Its a hardwood and somewhat light weight. I really enjoyed spending the past couple of days carving. I even made a fire in the backyard for the ambiance. I am proud of my Mark I staff. I've never done anything like this before. I found it very satisfying and will be doing more in the future!
I'll admit I was not expecting such an entrance. Expected a wholesome stroll through the forest not and action packed staff flip thing. Like damn. 10/10
It's all fun and games till you fall on yer neck 😂
theres a lot of mosquitos in them thar hills
You need to get out more ...
And for those who lack the possibility of making a staff themselves: the local hardware store has an abundance of almost pre-made staffs, disguised as e.g. rake shanks etc.
The closet hanger poles are great and have more choice for length
Rake handles and closet poles are soft, weak, and likely to break. An oak dowel will work extremely well however.
@@HariSeldon. you have to pick it like you would a dowel for an arrow shaft or a bow blank. Look for the least grain run out. I have gone up against white oak bo staffs with my lowes closet pole (cheap red oak) without issue. i have never sparred using a rake handle and cannot atest to their strength.
@@scorpio110984 that is an awesome price. They use to be way more expensive, may be time to upgrade.
@@scorpio110984 hello, brother in name.
Hey Fandabi: Thanks for the stick tips. Being in my 80th year I don't go too many places without my staff especially during the Canadian winter. My staff has a metal spike mounted on the bottom for extra grabbing power. It's made of hawthorn with a knob at the top that came into good use repelling a determined raccoon when I was protecting my food barrel. Thanks for the video Brian 79
Hi Brian! Thanks for sharing! I have heard Hawthorn is a great wood! I hope it continues to serve you for many more years :)
@@FandabiDozi - I find hazel too bendy to support my weight. Thorn, hawthorn, whitethorn, blackthorn, is an immensely strong dense timber, unfortunately doesn't often grow straight.
I hope I have a food barrel when I'm 80.
That's really great Brian. Greetings from the east of England.
@@IamAcerbus 'food-barrel'? I used to have a 6-pack. sigh.
Ash is good if you can get a 10-15 year sapling that's slow grown in partial shade.
Yew is also good, not just for bows.
And Privet/Lilac, if you can find good lengths, are very hard/tough.
I think a staff that accepts modifications on both ends would be a dope idea. Imagine a universal acceptor of a spear, cap, point, sling, halbred, weights, or padding or anything else you could think of. Like a swiss army staff.
Perhaps tape could work? -Zach
Wonderful video!
While always making myself a very different type of staff this attachment thing sounds familiar to me. The initial idea was to make the staff some kind of camera monopod, as a had realized that taking good photos of myself on solo-tours was quite tricky and I didn't want to carry the extra weight of a professional tripod. So I got myself dowel screws that fit the inner thread of the camera and attached one to the top end of my stick. Soon I realized that this opened up a whole bunch of new opportunities and I went for another screw on the bottom end. My plan to use a sharpened garden trowel and thus make my staff a showel didnt work, as the tiny screw couldn't stand the long lever, but at least my "monopod" had the option for a good ground spike now (which also came in handy when I used the staff to support a tarp like you showed in your video). When no camera was attached to the top I normally had a hook there which came in handy very often (although never near civilization, as people started to call me "Schäfer Heinrich", who I found out to be a low wit shepherd figur in a German trash TV show). I also had a metal eye, which I used when I had the staff as a tarp pole.
I kind of discontinued my work with this staff, as the thin screws weren't sturdy enough for my liking. Maybe I'll try again one day with m10 or so...
Cheers (and sorry for possibly occuring errors, it's a second language)
Great! Thanks buddy! Something similar would be awesome. Using common, heavy duty threads would be ideal. More research i need to do
@@FandabiDozi You can buy lengths of threaded bar in pretty much any length/thread pattern you could ever want!
Oh hey it's the sabaton lyrics channel
Nice to know one of my favorite Musik channels has similar interests!
Awesome vid man, I have a point that might be relevant concerning wood choice. if you want a really strong staff its best not to use a single branch i know it makes sense to do so because its already staff shaped but in fact the dierction of the grain means that it suffers if it encounters a shock (like using it a a quarterstaff) this is because the grain forms concentric rings on eachother that put eachother under stress when me with lateral force.
The better wood to use is to work with a piece of timber taken from the trunk of a larger tree so the grain all runs one way. think about it like you are looking at the circular profile of the top/bottom of the staff, you want it so the grain can be seen to run in straight lines rather than the rings of one cohesive branch. think about it like an axe haft, all the grain runs parralel to the direction the axehead will be striking so that the grain can more effectively absorb the shock without the wood splitting from impact.
Some people reckon this technique is why theyre called quarterstaffs because in making them you would split a trunk in half then half again to get the piece of timber you would work the staff from.
Rambly, but you get the point. keep up the great work
I can see your point since good bows are made the same way, by quartering a suitable tree trunk to make sure the grain runs along the length of wood.
The strongest guitar necks are generally quartersawn maple, as well. Good point.
I have found small spruce trees peeled and dried are light and strong.
My issue is that you can't exactly go out and cut down a tree these days without permission (as far as I know) so you kinda lose some of that exploration and finding your wood type thing. And like I plan to use a staff like this for pretty rigorous martial arts training but I'll try this and see how long it holds up for I guess
@@pixelblaze8284 Just do it. This is your earth too. Just make sure it isn't private property.
Why do it feel like this guy is going to teach me quiddich.
hahaha
Not in touch with the great outdoors, history, or hand crafts?
The accent
As far as a cap for the bottom end, I found, quite by accident, that a rubber cane-foot fit on my staff perfectly. Instead of the synthetic cord you use to bind the ends, I have a special tool designed for making hose clamps out of aircraft safety wire. Really works great.
"This one gang wanted me to join because I'm pretty good with a bow staff......" N.D.
Gosh!!
FRICKING IDIOT, GOSH
Skills man, girls only like guys with skills!
R/thathappend
Tina, eat the ham
(Bo staff)
I'm a blacksmith and my friend a couple of years ago asked me to make the same spike cap for his walking staff too. Have to admit it was hard to make but it really works quite well
Nice man! How did you make it?
@@FandabiDozi well I was learning to make Rose's. And I was in the middle of making one when mate asked if he could test it on his staff. So I half rolled it to fit hammered it on a hay presto it fit. He then asked if I spike too and I said sure and basically turned it in to a shortened arrow head. Alecc steel does a good job doing that. Credit goes to him I got the idea off his video
I just use a big 2inch nut or cog or any other piece of scrap , sorta like a ww1 trench club
I think the item you are looking for is called an alpine spike and they used to be on ebay please feel free to correct me if I am wrong but hopefully this will help
@@andrewoldham4462 Yep, I've made a few walking sticks and that's always what I use. come in a range of sizes and usually cost less than £4
"How to make the ultimate staff" treat your employees with respect and pay them a reasonable wage.
Sorry, that is an unacceptable strategy in the modern world.
Tung oil will darken over time, so applying some of that may get you closer to the color you want without actually using any stain.
A word of advice from a long bow maker about how to avoid cracks from ends because they can run deeper than you expect - wax the very end to stop it from losing the moisture faster than the rest of the stick and wrap it tightly several times with a thin rope as close to the vax as possible so in case that any cracks appear, the wood won't expand too much, deepening the crack. Happy crafting, everybody.
Why does his voice sound like he's about to ask for a second breakfast?
I also find you can achieve a sandpapered effect by scraping the wood with the spine of your knife (only works with a 90 degree spine) or the edge if you don't mind dulling it a bit. It takes off thin shavings and leaves a nice smooth surface but still grippy
Pretty much the same effect as a cabinet scraper that a lot of (traditional) furniture makers and carpenters use. another common used alternative is take one of those stanley utility blades. makes the work silky smooth in one go.
I was sceptical at the beginning in terms of practical use, but the more I´ve been watching, the more I started liking the idea of making one myself, especially since I practice martial arts and hike a lot. Really cool video! I will definitely try this :)
My goodness, this really brings me back a bit, to my youth.
I used 3 types of staves as a youth. One was a martial staff 6 foot long +/-, made of a hickory sapling. The second was a similar staff about 15 feet long for vaulting waterways we needed to cross easily. The third was a stave with a Y at the top. We would notch the tips of the Y and lay a corded loop in it for catching snakes. We had to deal with a great many of them, almost all of them venomous. This last staff allowed us to deal with them from a distance.
Growing up back then was a lot different than now. We were left work out solutions for ourselves. If we couldn't come to a good answer, we'd go to an elder for answers.
Anyway, it's great that people still find making staves useful.
Happy adventuring!
Thank you for your suggestions on the 3 staffs. Gives me some ideas
Nyaeh
How hard is it to vault rivers and streams
@@vafito44 what?
@@kennymonty8206 sorry that first reply was just some modern day slang, but how hard is it to vault rivers or streams?
5:54
As a staff guy, I’m sure you know this, but for those who might not, the way European staff makers/users got around the necessity for smooth but not too smooth to slip out was by making their staffs not round.
I think quarterstaffs were traditionally octagonal. The idea is that you can still make it smooth for your hands to slide, but the slight edges gave you a place to grip so it didn’t slide out.
I used rubber chair foot protectors on both ends of my favorite stick. Perhaps not too traditional, but they work very well and, unlike metal, will not damage sidewalks and floors. (Yes, I know you should be using them in the woods, but sometimes...) They also work well in dirt and on rocky terrain and slip less than metal on rock surfaces. The do less damage to trails, too.
I wonder if one could make a wood /resin cap where you essentially just wax the caps with resin at regular intervals along with the oiling.
@@seanboyd2898 just like turning a bowl, only smaller. No worries...
Exactly. I use the same.
And you walk on toes too. I hope you got your tree harvested by someone sustainably because I know you were just too afraid to cut down something in the woods
@@MrKieras666 Nah. We had to cut down a lot of trees to build our house. We have 27 acres of woods and I cut stuff whenever I want, including my staffs. The trees do replace themselves with no effort from me. In fact I have some thinning I need to do near the house.
But I've also hiked on very worn trails and understand that we (americans) are loving our outdoor spaces to death.
Just because I try not to do damage to them doesn't make me some kind of "oh my god, tree hugger".
Don't be so quick to jump to judgement on little information.
On the top of my staff I have entangle a mini compass within the bank line, I line up my staff with the ground and thus have my bearings...greeting from France.
When drying green wood it is a good idea to paint or wax the ends. It makes the wood dry more evenly and slower to minimize cracking. People that carve spoons and such store them in the freezer with the shavings in a bag to slow down the drying process.
Also peel it AFTER drying!
Once u got a metal cap.. try tapping it. or weld a captive nut in.. with the same thread as sport shoe studs/spikes then u could remove refit or change type at will...
Awesome Tom. Definitely add more staff videos. Fun and practical. As for the bottom the staff. Hammer in a good sized nail to the depth that gives you the point length you want then cut off the head. You can add a copper collar to the end epoxied in place to give it more strength as well.
Take care
Nate
live in a city? a $10 wooden rake or broom handle can be a damn fine substitute! thanks for the tips!!
A broom stick is too short and light to be used as a weapon. Yeah, you will hit your oponent with ease, but by no means you will disable him/her unless you aim to the handa.
@@chettonex you mean to tell me that you don't think someone practiced with a jo, hanbo, or escrima stick could break a tibia of fibula? against an armoured opponent, you could be right; there is a tremendous reason a guy with a knife is no match for a guy with a 5' or even 3' hardwood stick. i feel as though your view is skewed by some information you're without.
@@chettonex an oak broomstick is far harder than bone, fairly heavy, generally 1" in diameter and 5'6"ish in length....real life experience tells me that my cousin was immediately disabled when i clacked his foot out from under him, with a broken tibia, and then a broken forearm (i dont remember which one) when i clacked him in the arm on his way down. but i guess you never held an oak broomstick...because when you buy an oak jo (which is essentiallythe same thing, 51.5" in length or something like that and like 15/16th" in diameter) they warm you that it isnt a toy, can break bone, and cause tremendous bodily harm including death....but yeah i mean i guess you're right
You should see mine, I have a wooden version of the standard orthopaedic forearm crutch but with an antler handle and semi precious stones. It is absolutely unique.
Yew staves were used for magic wands, it's springy, dense and super hard but difficult to find a good straight bit that doesn't require harvesting too much timber.
Oak is the strongest and densest but heaviest.
Ash is the lightest one that's still reasonably hard and dense, but tends to splinter on impact/with use.
Hazel is the best for quick, straight, reliable and easily replaceable staves, but as you say is a bit lighter and weaker.
The absolute best for sheer strength, flexibility and hardness is a thorn, like Hawthorn or Blackthorn. But it's really hard to find these with good straight sections growing.
My best method is to find a Yew or Hawthorn that's ~10 years old, so 1-2 inches thick and 8-10 feet high, and harvest the whole tree to be your staff. This obviously kills the whole thing so you also have to find one that's growing in a losing situation (ie under a bigger tree that will outcompete and kill it off anyway in 10 years or so.)
Then you can usually get a few roots/branch nodes at the top of your staff which are useful for hooking things and also add loads of character to it, Gandalf style :)
Awesome! Thanks for the info buddy! Im planning on making a cudgel/ shillelagh from Black thorn when im back in Scotland. How long do you season it for?
When I lived in the UK, I was spoiled for choice in stick-making wood but here in Sweden, I'm a lot more limited.
Any thoughts on this list..?
Birch
Aspen
Alder
'Scots' Pine
'Norwegian' Spruce
Goat Willow
Tom Olorin
It doesn’t always kill the whole plant, as long as the roots are left intact. For example, a hazel can, when left alone, live about 150 years, but some living hazel roots in England date back to Roman times, because the trees have been continuously replenished by coppicing.
I have a Yew Half stave (actual half of a limb) which I originally cut for a longbow but was now contemplating making into a staff. I was worried that it may bend eventually. Its been seasoned for about 9 years. Do you think that would make a good staff once shaved down?
Be careful with Yew. Even the shavings are poisonous. Having it all day in a sweaty hand, eating etc. I've read something about poisonings from bows and this is worse.
On the other hand a lethal dose should be around 40-50 grams of needles so it sounds like BS. Maybe if you inhale the dust for the whole day... Still it's good to keep in mind.
Yews are pretty slow growing trees anyway. I'd feel bad cutting a big 200 years old stem for a stick. Maybe for a bow.
Well, I thought I had my weekend planned out until I just saw the vid. Now I have to change my schedule to go to the woods to cut and start preparations for a staff! To the woods!!
Rather than a metal cap and spike, you can drill a hole into the end of the wood and slide a bolt into the hole with epoxy to hold it in. The bolt head makes a very tough spike and you can sharpen it as much as you want. Then use copper wire to wrap the end to prevent splitting and cover it with epoxy. I did this on a small river cane walking stick and was surprised that the epoxy stayed on the bolt head for over a hundred miles of hiking in mountainous terrain. After several years, the epoxy on the wire looks great and keeps the wire clean and coppery looking. The river cane stick is super light weight and quite strong for walking, but certainly wouldn't stand up to whacking anything. I am thinking about finding a good hickory sapling for a real staff that will build arm muscles while walking.
Incredible video.. we find ourselves totally lost in wonder watching this..
So amazed at all the steps.. and your explanations as to why and how you do them are most appreciated..
These one on one videos we love so much.. it is as if you are taking us along and showing us what to do..
As my sweet Mum was of the Druid line.. she placed great stock in Rowan wood.. she said it was best for protection..
Were we able to make our own staves.. this is what we would choose..
Have only been a follower of your channel for a wee bit of time.. as we saw a video of you making oat cakes.. and subscribed.. we had no idea if all the amazing areas you are involved in on your channel.. the oatcake video is a favorite.. and this one will join it there…
Thank you so very much for these wonderful videos..
As we do much hiking .. having such a useful staff would be sorely appreciated..
We are so happy to have found your channel and will spend many grand hours exploring..
You have two very grateful new viewers in us..Slan mo charaid, Tom😊
William and Jen💜💙🌱🌹
For shaving down your staff (or paddle, axe handle, etc.) I recommend finding a pocket plane (think of a two handed carpenters wood plane only it fits in one palm). There's almost no risk of taking too big a bite out of your stave.
I decided to craft a walking staff. I am very familiar with wood species and rejected all in favor of the strongest most durable fibrous plant - bamboo. Living in the desert country of Tucson Arizona USA bamboo is more of a fantasy species. To my astonishment a bamboo farm exists in Tucson! Visiting the farm I seemed to be immersed in a bamboo forest out of a Chinese Wushu martial arts movie. The owner explained the various bamboo types he had abundantly available. I selected a thick walled variety ("armored") which was a long tapering hollow tube. At home I cut two 6 foot lengths and could not think of any immediate use for the rest and discarded it to my later regret. I decided i needed a more bottom heavy potential weapon and epoxied a length of round cold rolled steel into the hollow. A hard rubber chair leg cover eliminated the thunk sound as it touched the ground. I leather wrapped the top foot length for solid gripping. The staff is a bit crooked and some original long drying cracks are quite visible. It is now well used and I replaced the bottom rubber cushion. Recently I added a 3 sided 5" hard metal spike to the top of the staff for further protection from prowling aggressive animals - dog packs, mountain cats, pecaries (mini bad tempered sharp toothed boars) and non-human humans. I also made a 6 1/2" dagger and sheath to also carry. Urban walking has become quite dicey sometimes.
I love that subject, I love my stick too! .....The simplest things can be the most usefull and versatile... And simple don't mean simplistic as, like you say, you can make it thousands ways or with so much options and it will still be a "simple" stick!
Great video Tom. Just like to say my late father used to put a used shotgun cartridge at the end of his sticks to stop splitting. Worked a treat.
Thats a good idea!
Thats what I do I knock the primer out and screw in a self drilling screw from the inside last a long time and it hardened for drilling threw steel.I just use electrical tape around the hull to secure.Want to change it untape it.Try to find 10 guage if possible.
I love you videos like a lot, really, a lot... I have been loving Scotland since a long time now and finding this piece of art... Is blow minding! Please, keep going like this, I really thank you for your effort and the passion you have for the things you do... Hugs from far away! Sorry for my grammar, is not that good yet but I'm trying!
Hear me out
Threaded pipe covering each end
With caps that are attached to the tools so you can for example screw on a spear head
I've made myself an octagonal staff. The old karate masters of Okinawa would make their nunchucks octagonal to have more impact force so I decided to do that with a staff.
How did you manage that pray tell? I could see that becoming very tedious without some sort of power tool...
@@wakanakapisihello5655 took a 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" piece of lumber from local hardware store and used a hand chisel on each corner. Was actually quite easy.
Nunchucks are pretty dumb. I would rather have a stick.
Girl: I bet he’s looking at other women on his phone.
Guy:
Awesome tutorial. Thank you! I prune a lot of trees and saved a big pomegranate branch for just this purpose. If you aren’t familiar with the 3 cut method, check it out. It’s a great way to protect a tree when harvesting branches 🙂
If you run across someone who knows how to use a staff for self-defense, irl?
Be very polite to that person.
Very polite.
If it’s someone who has been trained I would say it’s irresponsible to train anyone to wield a weapon or martial arts you would ever be afraid to anger.
I’ve had over 20 years of martial arts training, I and pretty much everyone I’ve come across turn into people who are able to a extreme degree control their temper.
A large part of martial arts training should be mental training.
And I’ve seen teachers refuse to train people who they deem would be dangerous.
Most people who start to master martial arts of some sort learn to have extreme respect for violence and their own ability to cause it.
Most people who last more then 2 years of martial arts training is the people you could shout just about whatever foul thing you can think of, but if you go over the line and start to physical hurt them or anyone else.
You will be on the floor, and quickly made sure you no longer are able to continue whatever you started
@@IQzminus2 he just said to be afraid to anger them which basically means don't be stupid and aggressive around them not that you should be afraid in general of them
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What I’m saying is that with people who are skilled in a martial art are probably among the people on Earth you are going to have the hardest time ever to anger, no matter how stupid or badly someone is acting.
People tend to get a lot more stable and like overall chill as a person. Like pretty much everyone gets some personal growth and turn it more chill, empathic and non-aggressive people.
You sort of have to. Because that is the sort of person you need to be when you have the capability of hurting others
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This is a skill that gets you lots of dates w women. Specially if you practice in the town park by yourself, without a shirt, and make grunting sounds.
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To add a spike to the bottom, or a spear to the top, look into "tee" nuts. They're used in furniture a good bit, and you can get them in larger sizes.
Personally, I like to keep the staff as "traditional" as possible. The more doodads you add, the less well everything functions. A spear should be designed from the beginning as a spear, for example, lest you risk a weak joint between blade and shaft.
One trick I like to use is to insert about 3" of landscaping spike into the bottom end. The large head of the spikes gives you quite a bit of durability and traction without resorting to a metal cap, and the thicker shafts of the spikes adds just a touch of weight that can be quite nice when thumping someone. Pretty easy to drill a 3" hole straight down the center, but the spikes are a foot long if you want to try inserting the whole thing. Adding to both ends maintains the balance if you think that's an important thing for what you are doing.
Since I'm a blacksmith, I will forge the heads a bit thinner and wider, both to better cover the end of the staff and to give the whole thing more of that "hand forged" look like you might expect on a traditional staff. This is important, imo, on the upper end where the metal will be seen. The thicker OEM head on the spikes works plenty fine enough for the foot end that's always planted in the ground since it'll quickly be abraded.
If you think you'd like to form your own cap for the foot, there are a couple good videos on youtube that show you how to dome the end of some copper pipe. Here's a good video from Torbjorn that shows the forging of a spike and the shaping of a copper cap. One more reason why it's good to be a blacksmith! :D ruclips.net/video/Et5XFXcIBsc/видео.html
I come from Australia, Sydney area - alot of our trees are twisting or very large, does any staff adept know trees that would work? Or am I doomed haha
if you are looking to cut your own, find a stable forest without disturbance, the trees will grow more straight there.
I use plumbing parts for the ends of my staves, depending on the look I want, copper and cast (gas)pipe caps work well, you can also find threaded "couplers"
I was also thinking along those lines also.
Low carbon steel end caps.
Good idea. Having a mate who was a gas fitter helps. I did my trade as a welder.
walking in the woods
primal brain:GRAB THE FUCKING STICK RIGHT NOW
me:but why
primal brain:SHUT UP YOU WORTHLESS BASTARD GRAB THE STICK NIGHT IS COMING SOON
me:i live 2 km from here why would i need a stick for the night
primal brain.YOURE LOOSING VITAL TIME GRAB THE STICK NOW AND START WALKING FASTER
me.geez okay
Awesome vid man. You should definitely do one on simple bo drills that beginners can do easily. Something simple that we can just bust out for a bit of exercise for when we are in the bush.
I just Googled "carbide staff tipp" and at a glance was given at least two options. You will want the very point to be carbide, how pointy and how that point is mounted to you staff is the question . Carbide will out last tool steels.
Hi, here the fellow staffmen from Holland. Some nice martial moves you have. Would be nice to see the basics in slow motion with some explanation of the purpose of the particular moves. Greatings Gerard
Absolutely! I was thinking the same thing. A video solely on staff martial arts
Thanks Gerard! Yeah I can do that for sure :)
Yeah, it's basically old Aikido work isn't it? Lots of info online about it and easy to learn. I prefer a lesser known style also out of Japan taught by Kono.
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Crepe myrtle is what I use. If you have access to any try it it'sa extremely hard and tough , and some grow just like staffs. All you have to do is cut it.
For a spike/cap consider a copper water hammer arrestor. It's a long, seamless capped tube, some are pointy, and copper can be patina'd in many colors.
I work with wood, both professionally and for joy. When making something which may be use to strike, Oak is a bad option. When oak breaks it splinters into very sharp shards. Ash is better, also harder and denser. The best woods to use are both tough and break in a ‘box’ break, ending up looking like the Giants Causeway! Eucalyptus is particularly good, the Japanese use this to make practice swords (bokken)
Please DO NOT USE OAK
I'd love to know more about staff sling and how you use it in conjunction with a tent/tarp - also would love to figure out easy ways to attach loops to the lashing for carrying if needed etc!
No way bro just picked up a perfectly straight piece of wood from the forest. Crazy bro 🤦🏾♂️😭
Oh wow 😲, it’s handy in these parts where you are at, very interesting and informative. Thanks for sharing your time 👍
How to make the ultimate staff:
1. Load bullets into gun.
2. Use gun instead of staff.
3. The End.
I’d like to see you test this idea:
I read that in old Japan, there was a practice of hollowing out the top 8 inches or so of a walking staff and having a poisoned metal dart inside it, so when you’d flick the top of the staff forward, the dart would shoot out at the target at high velocity. Seems like a lot easier system than the staff sling or atlatl or whatever else. Would like to see it in action! I imagine it requires a pretty thick staff to accomplish, and maybe even some special preparation of the interior, hollowed out section.
They prrobably used bamboo staffs.
Another trick besides powder such as salt which can be thrown was ball bearings down the inside. The shaft needs to be smooth. The length of shaft effects the force of the throw. Great force can be achieved with a whipping motion. And even a patterned multiple ball bearing attack be achieved. Another trick which might be best with a short staff, would be some object inside the shaft such as a lead weight, attached with a length of heavy fishing line. The length of line can be varied to some extent. On a dark night such a device could reach out and touch something unseen. A steel end cap that had threading to uncap would work. Of course legality may be an issue in some countries. I always have believed that knowledge is always moral. But such a device in practice may be illegal and immoral.
Interesting mate. Never heard of that. I will look into it :) cheers for the idea!
A copper plumbing cap with a hole drilled in it to accommodate a fairly large diameter nail fastened with epoxy might work. The copper will get a beautiful patina and a good quality epoxy will hold it tight for a very long time. Might be worth a try. Good luck.
Great video! Around a year ago I watched the other vid and when I get chance I'll send you a pic of the lovely ash staff I made following your advice. I'm now gunna use this stuff in this video to finish it off nicely. I've mostly been using it as a walking aid and to practice fire staff moves, I now believe all humans need a good staff!
I’m a martial artist goju ryu karate and Muay Thai and I love bõ and Other Kobudo weapons
I've been dabbling in bojitsu, I guess it's bojutsu, for a few years and it answered my age old crisis of being bored working out in the gym or at home. I had to figure out that I'm not comfortable with fluorescent lights or synthetic equipment.
I need the trees, breeze and skyscape around me. I need to be transported back to the Pre-Roman Highlands or Han China, following the motions and rhythms consistent throughout thousands of years of our history.
It's about creating a myth that suits you and living up to that myth, even if it's just in your imagination.
Thats awesome man! I am mostly strained in Japaneses Jo staff, so I'm sure there would be similarities. I love the meditative state you can get in when everything is in full flow. I will look into bojutsu more. Thanks for sharing
I'm only self and RUclips taught, so maybe saying I practice bojutsu isn't accurate. But I feel the flow state and sort of calculate what would be the most natural flow from strike to strike so I'm not wasting precious seconds during a fight adjusting to the next position. It's so much fun.
Thanks for replying! Your videos are some of my all time favorites, I'll continue to share them. : )
@@FandabiDozi Hi, thx for sharing your passion, i recognize mine when i was travelling for south america with staff. Usually used for junggling with fire (i put some kevlar support in each side, loved it for balance and weight), but also for silambam practice.
When i was watching your video, i believed it was also silambamtam (from Kalari, South India). I guess you already know, but in case you don´t, please just look at it :D
I´m pretty sure we share a passion in commun, and I realize admire your authenticity. Juste be yoursel and keep connected with your roots.
I'ma new sub to your chann because I enjoy the content of this vid,thanks for sharing this with me,I do appreciate it...
Take a broom and cut off the broomy part so you’re left with a staff.
But why make a stick when it could be fire?
Sorry lame joke, great video by the way!
Staip 1. Goo ta hoom depot
Staip 2. Gaht a brroomsteck.
Dare ya goo, ya bastarrd.
"If you're out in sticks and don't have sand paper, you could use sand and leather or Sharks or rays skin" lol
Shadow in Path of Exile after killing Oak:
That's what you get when you bring a stick to a knife fight.
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No, she just hit the ground quite hard.
I use 72 inch length, 1 inch diameter rebar. True power and control. Now it feels lighter throughout the many months of using it as a light exercise workout 🏋️♀️. But i was born to wield giant swords. Just because i can do it. Doesn’t mean anyone else should. You need a strong durable spine and gigantic shoulders and biceps to wield a 72 inch rebar.
Im not sure my stick is long enough 😁
Dont worry man. Size doesnt matter, its how you use it! ;) haha!
It's all in the angle of the dangle
Lol
That's what she said...
for the end you could find a rifle caliber that would fit punch out the center primer and put a spike or nail in it rifle caliber Case is brass Go to a surplus store or talk to Buddy's in the armed forces God bless from Canada eh!
2:23 Americans laugh in hickory
Hickory is great, but Osage orange is pure beast mode if you're man enough to work it...
I made one out of dogwood in 2005. It was strong but it cracked. I can't seem to find it now though. I made my daughter one out of white ash and it didn't crack and is holding up well. It has some flex to it which is nice.
@@andyblack5687 Ash should do well I think. I'm about to try Osage or locust, whichever turns up first in the woods. Gotta find my spokeshave tho, it's MIA
Wakanakapisi Hello Ah. Is locust wood good for staves? I can find those around here easier than ash. Sadly, dogwood trees are getting rarer due to a blight that’s wiping them out. I would like to try hickory but I haven’t been able to find a straight piece that’s the right length yet.
@@andyblack5687 I would certainly think so. It's got a really sense grain that runs pretty straight as I recall, for pure tough all I can say is it makes the blades on chainsaws throw sparks pretty consistently. I mean damn, that's hard as hell...if not I guess you can stick em in the ground and water them, might take root and grow!
rather then staining your staff try burning it in over a fire , but don't light it on fire. It hardens and preserves the wood . In Japanese culture its called shou sugi ban.
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I was really interested in the difference between Hazel and Ash? I was always taught to go ash for my scout staff as it was the best. On that point where does rowan fall in the staff making material?
Finally have a look at the scout stuff for staff mods there are all sorts of marks etc which allow you to do fun things. The dump has loads of scout books and magazines to nose at.
Ash for me, hazel drive too wonky and is less durable. A young sapling is best.
You can use tea leaves and coffee to stain wood, not sure the process for tea but for coffee I'd say it's rather achievable out in the wilderness. From what I've heard all you have to do is make some coffee, let it cool, take a brush and sort of paint it on. The longer you let it sit, the darker the stain.
drill our the tip and glue in threaded arrow head holder. Screw in a target tip for everyday walking, and a broadhead tip for fishing...
I was wondering if hardening the staff using fire would be interesting or not? And if so should it be hardened before or after being oiled?
For the end cap you can use a copper plumbing endcap. The are not very long, but they do protect the end. For a sharper point add a screw or nail from the back (fill gap with epoxy). They do sell spear butt caps, but they run $20 or so in America.
I need some more nifty ideas about making myself the most helpful and wicked staff for my travels. I only have one arm.
I made a mountain preist bo staff (Apple tree wood) that doubles as a spear -Zach
Great video/ topic the staff is a great weapon and survival tool.
I was taught at a young age from a mentor of mine to keep a shoulder height stick with me. When ever I try to convince someone of the ways of the staff, I show them one of your videos (: