Leopardwood Chain Nunchaku

Description

Leopardwood Chain Nunchaku

New in the shop for 2024 the Leopardwood Chain Nunchaku.  Available in 12 inch and smaller straight octagon. These nunchaku are a perfect nunchaku perfect for practice and class.  Leopardwood Nunchaku are made from the exotic hardwood imported from central and south America. Like all our products these nunchaku are handmade, oiled, sanded and strung.  Like all of our nunchaku each is one of kind. and as always 100% made to order in the United States

• SPECS: Leopardwood Nunchaku
  • Diameter: 1 1/8″
  • Overall Length: 12″
  • Weight approx 17 oz.
  • Batch 2024 Spring

   

  Common Name(s): Leopardwood
  Scientific Name: Roupala montana (syn. R. brasiliense)
  Distribution: Central and South America
  Tree Size: 100-130 ft (30-40 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1.0 m) trunk diameter
  Average Dried Weight: 55 lbs/ft³ (885 kg/m³)
  Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC): .73, .89
  Janka Hardness: 2,150 lb_f (9,560 N)
  Modulus of Rupture: No data available
  Elastic Modulus: 2,887,000 lb_f/in² (19.91 GPa)
  Crushing Strength: 7,280 lb_f/in² (50.2 MPa)
  Shrinkage: Radial: 3.5%, Tangential: 8.8%, Volumetric: 11.5%, T/R Ratio: 2.5

Traditional Nunchaku Design

Unlike mass produced martial arts weapons made overseas, we designed our nunchaku to be easy to hold, not get sticky and give you confidence as you practice your forms.  Originally the nunchaku was designed from farming tools in China.  Occupied Chinese were not allowed to have weapons and a whole range of new weapons sprung from the tools at hand.  Our nunchaku are not mass produced, each one is made one at a time.  We use exotic hardwoods and try to get every inch of wood used in our product.  Some of these woods are hard to find in usable sizes so we take great care to get the most out of each piece.

We have re string kits available as well as instruction as to how to re string our nunchaku when it becomes necessary.