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Steven E
Location: Alberta, Canada Joined: 27 Oct 2005
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 Posted: Thu 27 Oct, 2005 4:00 pm Post subject: Quarterstaffs? |
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Hey, I'm just wondering if anyone knows of a resource or site, written in language that can be understood by a newb,
which would tell me how to build a half-decent quarterstaff.
Thanks!
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Carl Goff
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Order one. Don't try to do it yourself unless you absolutely want to (speaking from experience here). They're usually less than $50, including shipping. Go do a Google search for Purpleheart Armories-they've got good prices.
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Edward Hitchens
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| Carl Goff wrote: | | Go do a Google search for Purpleheart Armories-they've got good prices. |
Yes! Purpleheart makes outstanding products! woodenswords.com I believe it is. I bought two wooden longswords from them earlier this year; tons of fun! I have a very well made quarterstaff from ........ uh  ...........oh yeah, Sabersmith.
I love using my quarterstaff; very formidable and easy-to-learn weapon.
By the way, why is it called a 'quarterstaff?' And difference between it and a 'bo'?
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Geoffrey H
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Well, having zero knowledge of the topic, heres my two cents.
Bo and Quaterstaff are remarkably similar. However, a Quaterstaff as we call it is the Western term for a staff made for fighting (any shaped stick of wood is called a staff) wheras a Bo is the commonly used eastern term for a staff made for fighting. No doubt both the eastern and western versions of the item have had different names over time in the areas where they were used. And no doubt the essential design has also changed slightly from place to place and time to time.[/i]
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Johan S. Moen
Location: Kristiansand, Norway Joined: 26 Jan 2004
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Isn't a bo usually around 180 cm, whereas a quarterstaff ranges from 210 cm(as per Zach Wylde) to 8 feet or thereabouts(mine is 240 cm)? Of course, one has halfstaffs and longstaffs also.
Johan Schubert Moen
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Gary Grzybek
Location: Stillwater N.J. Joined: 25 Aug 2003
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| Edward Hitchens wrote: | | Carl Goff wrote: | | Go do a Google search for Purpleheart Armories-they've got good prices. |
Yes! Purpleheart makes outstanding products! woodenswords.com I believe it is. I bought two wooden longswords from them earlier this year; tons of fun! I have a very well made quarterstaff from ........ uh ...........oh yeah, Sabersmith.
I love using my quarterstaff; very formidable and easy-to-learn weapon.
By the way, why is it called a 'quarterstaff?' And difference between it and a 'bo'? |
I gave up spending $30 or more trying to ship them. My last one was from home depot. Those 6' hardwood hanger rods work okay.
I was told that the term Quarterstaff came from the standard grip of holding the staff with your lead hand at one quarter of it's length. The rear hand a few inches from the end. This gives you good reach while still maintaining control. Lengths can vary upon preference. I found 6 feet to be just fine.
Gary Grzybek
ARMA Northern N.J.
www.armastudy.org
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Jay Barron
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Many years ago I purchased a diamondwood staff from Museum Replicas. It is super sturdy bordering on indestructable. The color is an ash that looks very natural. It's 1" in diameter which feels just right for a staff. The only downside is that the longest you could get it was 5'. That is a bit short for a historical European staff but I never let that bother me. I'm really happy with mine. I'm not sure if their still available, however.
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Chuck Wyatt
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If the calling for making one is still with you, try the below link in the About section. The site recommends letting the staff dry a few months before stripping the bark , I would let it dry for a year, still in the bark and covering the freshly cut ends with wax . This lets the moisture out slow , through the bark preventing cracking.
http://www.quarterstaff.org/frame.html
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T.L. Johnson
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| Edward Hitchens wrote: | | ...By the way, why is it called a 'quarterstaff?' And difference between it and a 'bo'? |
You lever the staff with one hand holding it a quarter of the way down from one end.
And the plural is 'staves', though modern English has accepted 'staffs' as a word. 
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Felix Wang
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Technically speaking, "quarterstaff" is a position or way of holding a staff - as TL Johnson says, one-quarter of the way from the butt. "Halfstaff" is holding a staff in the middle-third (which is the position typically seen in Robin Hood movies and the like).
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David Black Mastro
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| Johan S. Moen wrote: | Isn't a bo usually around 180 cm, whereas a quarterstaff ranges from 210 cm(as per Zach Wylde) to 8 feet or thereabouts(mine is 240 cm)? Of course, one has halfstaffs and longstaffs also.
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I have always understood the bo as being 6 feet long, whereas quarterstaves average 8-9 feet in length (though, FWIW, the quarterstaves used by 18th century prizefighters appear to have been only about 6 feet long).
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This is a standard topic