Flying Crane
Sr. Grandmaster
I just finished rebuilding this dao. It was imported from China some decades ago, a fairly light and flexible blade but I decided good enough to be worth the experiment. Not the complete junk found in modern wushu.
I put a new hilt on it, the guard is 1/4 inch steel plate, the pommel shaped from steel rod stock, and the grip in maple finished in linseed oil. I cleaned and polished the blade as well, and put a moderate edge on it as it was completely blunt.
included is a photo of the original condition.
I put a new hilt on it, the guard is 1/4 inch steel plate, the pommel shaped from steel rod stock, and the grip in maple finished in linseed oil. I cleaned and polished the blade as well, and put a moderate edge on it as it was completely blunt.
included is a photo of the original condition.
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