- Thursday, April 08, 2010
Purpose

Reviewed By: Jason Armbruster (Appleton,  WI)
I have yet to purchase this item but my friend has the exact one. mine will be here shortly. I would like to remind everyone who has bought and will buy this item. That it IS WAX WOOD, just like ritan and bamboo it IS meant to have a bend to it, it is a BOW STAFF not a regular staff. for a hard non bending staff i suggest the ninja staff BUDK also offers. This is the type of staff you'd see in asian martial arts movies. very good very durable, excellent for martial arts. Personally i think it's disrespectful to use such an object for hiking, that's what walking and hiking sticks are for but that IS my personal opinion. enjoy. Editor's Note: Thank you for your comments. We have updated the review to reflect the appropriate spelling.

 - Thursday, July 16, 2009
Also good for hiking

Reviewed By: Johnny (Dalton,  GA)
This is a great staff, good for Tall people who enjoy hiking, can be carved, and doubles as a protection device. Hard to beat for quality or price. Thanx JRM

 - Thursday, June 18, 2009
staff

Reviewed By: Dakoda (melstone,  MT)
I love these staffs, I got two for my birthday and they are very sturdy, smooth,but they have a slight bend in them. Great for fighting

 - Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Good quality and low budget bo staff

Reviewed By: Chris (Clifton,  NJ)
Its durable, and thats very important when it comes to teaching new students, just as good as one of the more expensive stick weapons.

 - Sunday, May 30, 2010
The 6 Foot Wax Wood Staff

Reviewed By: Frank Vozenilek (Cedar Rapids,  IA)
I came to the Bud K site tonight PURPOSELY to buy two WAX WOOD STAFFS. I haven't yet made my purchase, as out of habit, I've "stopped to read" - read the reviews. Something I always do and is USUALLY NEVER NECESSARY WITH BUD K PRODUCTS! But as I said. It's habit, and I'm glad I did this time. I am SO PLEASED Mr. Jason Armbruster, (Appleton, WI) wrote such a wonderful review! A WAX WOOD STAFF IS NOT a walking stick, although many martial artisits who CHOSE the staff used it as a walking stick of sorts (more a disguise of the staff's true purpose). And his further exact comments. As a martial artist since 1970 (Tang Su Do and Shoto Kahn)the weapons ARE NOT toys nor are they, "poorly made" walkin' sticks. Wax wood staffs are NOT meant to be CHOPPED into eschrema sticks (which can be purchased or built cheaply), nor turned into spear shafts. Spears actually used a different wood(s) altogether.

 - Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Solid Sturdy and Reliable

Reviewed By: Mujibur (Burbank,  Ca)
This staff is great. Inexpensive and top quality with a couple knots. Surface is uniform and makes a great walking/hiking stick. Oiled mine up with Macadamia and JoJoba Oils to bring out the depth of the grain. Ready to be carved or modified by ambitious weaponsmiths. Get one and you will be satisfied 100 percent.

 - Monday, April 13, 2009
bo staff

Reviewed By: vinjo nefre (woodsboro,  MD)
its very strong not perfectly straight but good enough, and also when you get it it very rough like it was freshly cut but 3 strokes with steel wool and your fine. one side is tapered too

 - Monday, January 12, 2009
nice

Reviewed By: Aaron Deans (Albuquerque,  NM)
really nice staff, i cut mine up for escrima sticks and they work great...had to order another to use as a spear shaft.

 - Monday, March 01, 2010
weight distribution poor

Reviewed By: grant grencer (kingwood,  TX)
I received a wax wood staff that was excellent as a walking stick but will require a great deal of work to balance it properly as a fighting weapon. One end of the staff is much heavier than the other.

 - Thursday, February 25, 2010
6 Foot Wax Wood Staff

Reviewed By: Robert Matthews (Ruffs Dale,  PA)
Good solid staff. Its nice because it has a little flexibility to it but can take alot of abuse. I didn't like how its tapered, its definitely lopsided. not good for a competition piece, but a nice walking stick or weapon, but doesn't handle like a good balance staff, but could be made to with relative ease. Editor's Note: Thank you for your comments. We have updated the review to reflect the appropriate spelling.