Handle mods for staff

ok i orderd a new fire staff from this site a few days ago.
and i am just looking forward to its arival.. but i also know it is going to have a taperd handle. wich to me sounds like a realy BAD idea!!!! does any one here know how to mod out the handles to the staffs on this site??? i realy dont want it taperd...please please please help ... My Best Friend Sue ordered it for me for Christmas. She is the BEST!

Hey Native - if its the innercore.........youl have a hard job modifying it.

The fattest part of the handle in larger than the diameter of the stick, so even if you did "fill" it somehow ya stick would have big step in the middle

Last time i spoke to Callan at concentrate he said he was designing a flat handle.........i havnt heard of any progress yet myself but perhaps it would be worth dropping him a mail or summit to find out how hes getting on with it.

Dont be too put off by the handle mind, it doesnt make "that" much of a differance........ what i did was to wrap tennis racket grip on each staff section, so when it fitted together you didnt notice it too much, it helped with contact...........and on the plus side - you can find the middle easy

Unlike Ado-p

i know but i do alot of contact to.. is the middle rubber the part that is taperd??? if so i could carve it to make it flush. and yes it is the 3 piece but thank you verry much for the advise

You d be right there - the middle bit is the tapperd part.......as for carving good luck......

Personnaly id give it a try before hacking it - as they are pretty costly and (not meaning to sound like you dont know what your doing) but once the middle bit is gone........

You never know though - you might like it, i learnt most of my contact with one

you have a good poi once i do that there is no going back..
i just have always made all my own fire toys so they have been exactly what i wanted. but i thought i might try ordering one and i think i am already starting to regert it

You can still do contact with a concentrate staff, sure when you look at the staff and see the handle sticking out a little bit, it may put you off a little... but like everything, you just get used to it, and end up not noticing it...

i hope i do there is a big comp for some contracts i would like to bring the pretty staff to

While I still miss using the first wooden staff I made, I agree with arsn; you can do contact with a concentrate staff once you get used to, no problem.

I don’t even think about it anymore.

Good Luck

As has already been mentioned by strugz, I have had some issues with my middle bit....

I'll echo what he said though. Forget about changing the handle. After i broke mine beyond repair I decided to open her up and see how it was all put together. The molded handle is glued on to a fibreglass core. Its no that thick in the center so carving would probably do more harn than good. Plus, if the grip comes loose on the core the locking mechanisn wont function properly.

Give it a go first, contact speak aside (coz i cant do it with this stick, but hey I cant cant do a whole load of contact anyway ) this is a dream of a stick to spin with.

and if you see my middle bit....