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old man fire
27 posts
Location: Seymour, Victoria, Australia
old man fire
27 posts
Location: Seymour, Victoria, Australia
Posted:
heya
i've just made some new toys and i have no idea what they're called .. they're similar to meteors but have a handle in the middle .. similar to staff, but between the handle and the wick is chain .. similar to poi but there's 2 wicks
wick----------------------------------------------------wick
--------------------------handle
- __------chain--------------------------chain---------__
|__|ooooooooooooo=======ooooooooooooo|__|
please excuse the ascii art
twirling style seems to lend from both staff and poi techniques, tho people who do staff have an easier time picking these things up.
I'm wondering if there IS a name for these things (i twirl doubles) and if there isn't, then i rekon a good name for them would be "morningstars" (koz i like the sound) or "bastards" (a very good description of the nature of the beasts)
i guess i might have to look up some medieval weaponry sites
JtR
heya
i've just made some new toys and i have no idea what they're called .. they're similar to meteors but have a handle in the middle .. similar to staff, but between the handle and the wick is chain .. similar to poi but there's 2 wicks
wick----------------------------------------------------wick
--------------------------handle
- __------chain--------------------------chain---------__
|__|ooooooooooooo=======ooooooooooooo|__|
please excuse the ascii art
twirling style seems to lend from both staff and poi techniques, tho people who do staff have an easier time picking these things up.
I'm wondering if there IS a name for these things (i twirl doubles) and if there isn't, then i rekon a good name for them would be "morningstars" (koz i like the sound) or "bastards" (a very good description of the nature of the beasts)
i guess i might have to look up some medieval weaponry sites
JtR
Miss Whippy
1,262 posts
Location: Cornwall & Oxford
1,262 posts
Location: Cornwall & Oxford
Posted:
that would be a meteorite. Firetoys sell them
They're easier to get the hang off than meteors and are a good step towards learning them. Hence the name 'meteorite'
that would be a meteorite. Firetoys sell them
They're easier to get the hang off than meteors and are a good step towards learning them. Hence the name 'meteorite' Aim high and you'll know your limits, aim low and you'll never know how high you could have climbed.
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That guy from Reno
556 posts
Location: Reno, Nevada USA
That guy from Reno
556 posts
Location: Reno, Nevada USA
Posted:
We called the one we made a Bastard staff. A fitting name because it would try to kill you.
We called the one we made a Bastard staff. A fitting name because it would try to kill you.
Cody Canon
Controlled Burn, Reno Nevada
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Stream Entrant
2,829 posts
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Stream Entrant
2,829 posts
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posted:
This instrument has also been called a
Meteor hammer
This instrument has also been called a
Meteor hammer
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still can't believe it's not butter
6,978 posts
Location: Melbourne, Australia
still can't believe it's not butter
6,978 posts
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posted:
please perform a HoP search on double ended flails
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please perform a HoP search on double ended flails
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old man fire
27 posts
Location: Seymour, Victoria, Australia
old man fire
27 posts
Location: Seymour, Victoria, Australia
Posted:
meteorites or bastard staffs .. meteorites the official name and the other is a good description of it's action if you don't know what you're doing (and often also if you do)
thanks guys
meteorites or bastard staffs .. meteorites the official name and the other is a good description of it's action if you don't know what you're doing (and often also if you do)
thanks guys
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279 posts
Location: Bethnal Green, London, England (UK)
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Location: Bethnal Green, London, England (UK)
Posted:
I still think they are more forgiving than three section staff....
Check out SotonFireSpinning for pictures of Rob Nunchucks using a wirewool-three-section-staff!
The mans a loon.
I still think they are more forgiving than three section staff....
Check out SotonFireSpinning for pictures of Rob Nunchucks using a wirewool-three-section-staff!
The mans a loon.
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Irish
525 posts
Location: Dallas.........ish, USA
Irish
525 posts
Location: Dallas.........ish, USA
Posted:
.......whered he get his staff...ive been wanting a good 3peice for a while................
u know contact info..anything at all???
if u do...pm me...
.......whered he get his staff...ive been wanting a good 3peice for a while................
u know contact info..anything at all???
if u do...pm me...
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addict
406 posts
Location: Oxford, UK
406 posts
Location: Oxford, UK
Posted:
Rob makes all his own stuff. He has made a guide on how to make nunchucks and 3-section staffs though - it is here.
https://soton-firespinning.co.uk/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=254
EDITED_BY: Puresock (1109588421)
Rob makes all his own stuff. He has made a guide on how to make nunchucks and 3-section staffs though - it is here.
https://soton-firespinning.co.uk/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=254
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Location: Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom
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Location: Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom
Posted:
lol yup i was way behind everyone else lol
lol yup i was way behind everyone else lol
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Location: nsw, gunnedah, Australia
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Location: nsw, gunnedah, Australia
Posted:
i made one of them too, but i called it a poi-staff, coz thats exactly wat it is... a staff, wiv poi on the ends. i also put 4 wicks on it, theres a wick on the and of the chains, and also on each end of the handle itself. its so cool!!
i made one of them too, but i called it a poi-staff, coz thats exactly wat it is... a staff, wiv poi on the ends. i also put 4 wicks on it, theres a wick on the and of the chains, and also on each end of the handle itself. its so cool!!
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