Awesome final product, but I would have sanded off the inner ridge of the couplers and left both halves of the staff as a solid piece. I'm sure the way you did it was plenty strong...just a different way
You could have saved yourself a lot of work and made something that's a lot stronger by using a wooden dowel for the center section. Get one thin enough to go past the lips inside the couplers and/or sand down the inside of the couplers.
I could have for sure and that would look just as good if not better but this version is "Con safe" because most conventions don't allow wooden baseball bats or staffs.
@@cwlbuilds here in the Netherlands (Europe) a wooden baseball bat is allowed at Comic Con. But not other sollid wood weapons. And yes on some other conventions here the wooden bat is not allowed. Using PVC is a good option.
You did a nice job and have some real talents there. Good for Cosplay but not for real combat. I have 3 Staffs: one is made out of 6ft red oak and has dragons carved into it, The others are 5ft and 6 ft in length and are made out of Rattan. I teach the staff As well as many other martial art weapons. Just FYI, It's kind of redundant when people use the word Bo Staff Because each word means the same thing. I used to say the same thing until it was brought to my attention. So saying both staff is like saying dog dog or cat cat. Thank you for sharing your video.
Thanks! Ive made Mandalorian amor in the past, Im part of the Mandalorian Mercs actually. You can check out a photo here s50.photobucket.com/user/geocaleb/media/25qc2g5.jpg_zpsngjwjfzs.png.html?sort=3&o=0
For the scratches I use my Dremel tool with a cut off bit and cut in the marks. For the chipping paint affect I use petroleum jelly over the silver and then spray the red and black over it. Once the colored coat has had time to dry I just wipe away the petroleum jelly with a towel. This exposes the silver underneath.
