How to get a 6 foot bo staff for $6 at Lowe's, Home Depot, and Menard's

[cutiegirls4ever]

Thank you for uploading this i would have never thought of going to a place like home depot for a bo staff

[scottrotc06]

I actually liked the music......no homo

[eteune]

@scottrotc06 haha, thanks, yes it is actually some downtempo ambient chill music (Somafm: groove salad) relatively gender preference free.

[narutonerddealwithit]

@eteune what no 5 feet?

[HunterMann]

Nice video on how to shop for a wooden dowel. This could have been edited down to 45 seconds, and what is up with the wack music? Is this a dance/exercise video or an instructional?

[eteune]

@HunterMann haha, what's with the 'whack' comment? it could have been edited down to 25 characters!

[eteune]

@HunterMann believe me, some people, like yourself, could 'get it' in 30 seconds, others, well, it would take me physically walking them into the store and showing them where this stuff is. I actually had someone threaten me because they could not find this in their Home Depot, go figure!

[HunterMann]

@eteune Yes, pity the lost souls who can't find it, and instead they end up shipwrecked on Lumper Isle... Some people want you to show them where it is, buy it for them and then make the bo staff for them. Some people are players, others are just tourists...

[rebeldragon1]

Wait, I could've gotten a staff cheaper at lowes? And I bought mine at HD. FUCK!

[PXssss]

Dude, that was bullshit, I spent all day at Lowe's and Home Depot trying to look for that shit. All they had was Lumper isle. Are you sure it call a moulding?

[eteune]

@PXssss hehe, no, NOT in the lumber isle, in the trim and moulding isle, did you ASK SOMEONE where the trim and moulding were? yeah, probably NOT!

[HunterMann]

@PXssss Lumper Isle? Isn;t that down by Key West? LOLOLOL!

[vballdude123]

How thick do you think it should normally be?

[eteune]

@vballdude123 I found that the ones in the store like this tend to be a little thicker than a normal bo staff, so look for the thinner ones. the 'standard' bo should be 1.25 inch thick or maybe a bit less, if you have the chance and can find thinner or thicker, go for a thickness that feels right to you. Really it is up to you.

[justaman6972]

pine stinks, rosewood folks rosewood....

[eteune]

@justaman6972 haha, and where are you going to get rosewood for $5? Oh, you're not are you, hehe

[justaman6972]

@eteune one can get it reasonably priced at lumber salvage stores, six feet for about 12 - 15 bucks for 1" round dowel,I guess you get what you pay for.

[eteune]

@justaman6972 the point is, you can for very very very cheap, get a simple starter staff for $6 and a very easily available store like Lowe's etc. that nearly everyone has near their home. If you have to go out of the way to find a lumber salvage store and then spend $15 dollars, then you might as well go out of your way to find a martial arts store and spend $20-$30 on a nice oak bo! Get it? Simple, easy, beginning staff. K.I.S.S. :)

[davecrouch44]

I bet real ninja's dont go to Menard's LOL

[mcul2112]

@davecrouch44  sure they do. at night on their way to the raid. then Costco for the toilet paper, shaving cream, and eggs. they always leave money....

[BosnMate16]

You had an excellent suggestion on getting the staff at Lowe's, also I found in their paint section some sand paper to smooth it out and some great stains to make it look not so much like a closet rod, all really inexpensive at Lowe's thank you for your suggestion.

[jwb132]

Just an update. I purchased 2 of the dowls and made 2 very nice staffs. A friend of mine has one he paid 85 dollars for, but he likes the 2 I made much better. Thank you so much for the tip!!

[eteune]

awesome!

great job on making your own, everyone should do that first before forking over hard earned money for someone elses work that may or may not be as good!

great job

[jwb132]

Great info!! I have been trying to pick a staff to use to re-begin my ninjutsu training that i have neglected for 10 years, Didnt want to spend alot of dough on one, and you make perfect sense with this vid. Off to lowes right now. Thanks.

[eteune]

Awesome! glad you found some useful info here

it's a lot of fun picking out your own and finishing it yourself

a bit of sanding, a little stain and you have a perfectly useable staff

[ytlizard]

We used to use this sort of thing 20 years ago at our kung fu school when I was a kid. We would soak the staff in some sort of preservative. It's ok for practicing with- but we broke them on each other a lot when sparring- closet rod isn't very strong... Ok for practice- probably saved us injuries when sparring (breaking sticks rather than us) but wouldn't want it in a "real" situation...

[eteune]

yep, absolutely agree

this is for starting out before you decide to spend money on a real one

I now have two oak bo's

but having said that, a properly chosen pine dowel should stand some pretty heavy punishment, as mine have

you have to be careful about grain and weight, don't just grab the first one out of the pile

I went through about 20 in the store before I found a good one

[fatmanontherun]

If you have a saw and many tools you can make your own knives and shurikens.Nunchakus were the 1st weapons I made though they suck very bad!

[Kirin122]

I wish there were stores like this in my country...

[eteune]

What do you guys hang your clothes on in the closet? That is the type of piece of wood purchased here. They must sell that somewhere in your country.

Also, I am thinking about make my own staff from a sapling. If I do, I will post the tutorial here.

[Kirin122]

Well no hehe. But there are no stores that sell precuts like that. But ill keep looking maybe ill find something :D. Bigest problem All sport shops in town dont sell martial arts equipment.

[eteune]

yeah, it's very difficult to find a martial arts supply store, or any store that sells actual martial arts equipment, and the ones that do are really expensive!

[pstomn]

isn't there a wickes?

[stonedgeek]

Usually Home Depot doesn't have that great of a selection of craft woods because they aren't as religious in their culling of stuff.

[aikidokadokandojo]

do you know what kind of wood it is ?

[eteune]

the ones here, I believe are pine, but some of them are pretty dense and heavy. Look for many close grains and give it a spin to see how it feels.

I have also found nice heavy oak 5 foot shovel handles, more 'jo' sized. see my other vid 'make your own bo staff' for that one

[aikidokadokandojo]

I think that pine might be easy to break. Im thinking some kind of oak might be better. I will check out lowes in the next couple days.

[eteune]

well, it depends on the specific cut of wood. I have pine bo's that are light and I would never use in bo sparring, but I have a few other pine bos that are VERY dense and heavy and would definitely stand up well against any oak bo.

but in my other vid I show an oak shovel handle (5 feet) from Menard's

But it's really the specific piece of wood, check the grain and check for knots and other flaws, that is the advantage of making your own, you see the raw wood first before finishing it

[eteune]

hehe, hey, what you do with it is up to you

I just think the martial arts supply business is too expensive sometimes

[acidglow]

Easy way to get a beating stick! :]