wooden training swords

[Steve Ames]

Thanks shane... I'll give that route a try.

[Lance Meibos]

I had not heard of toxicity. Can you elaborate? That seems to be a cause for concern.

Toxic Wood Site
This site is for musical instrument-makers, so they have to be more careful than us when it comes to toxic wood.

[TimSheetz]

Hi Shane,

I think you want to make sure you wear a mask a goggles when cutting and especially power sanding the Purple Heart. You don't want to breathe in the dust.

I think Purpleheart is very dense and hard... the problems I have had with it in the past is that a solid impact on it will make a slight dent (like any other wood) but the edges of the dpression will be all splinters. Watch out onthe draw cuts.

I also have had one break - so it is now my messer trainner.

Peace,

Tim

That wood is not good for wasters, it splinters easily and can be toxic. It's really not suited for weapons other than those for solo training, where its weight is a good factor.

I had not heard of toxicity. Can you elaborate? That seems to be a cause for concern.

As for splintering, I have noticed a bit of that, but this waster is holding up to forces that have cracked other wasters made of hickory in my hands. It's actually giving me longer service than the store-bought wasters I've gotten from various sources. I was very particular in getting good grain though as I always am. I may just have gotten lucky with the board I bought to build from. I guess I'll go back to hickory when this one breaks. I sure won't be going the store-bought route willingly again though. That said, of all commercial wasters I've handled though, NSA gets the nod. I've ripped too many pommels off of the Little Ravens.