My son has a 5 foot raw pine staff that he will use in karate. We are going to paint it, but I don%26#039;t know what the best method is to prevent the paint from chipping off when it smacks against other staffs. Some sort of glossy spray? Thanks for any help!|||I saw your question and was about to scream %26quot;why on earth would you want to do that?!%26quot; but I%26#039;m glad to see that pugpaws got the point across more diplomatically.
Painting is unnecessary and pointless. Pine isn%26#039;t the right kind of material either. Hardwood is common but I%26#039;ve seen a lot of rattan bo as well. These have a lot more flexibility and are a good deal lighter.
If you got some doweling to save some coin then just go buy a bo recommended by your son%26#039;s teacher. It should last a long while and will be only slightly more expensive.
Good Luck.|||Pine is not the appropriate wood for a bo. Better would be Chinese waxwood, oak or hickory.|||yea pine is going to break rather easily|||You do not want to paint it. That simply will not do. Besides the pine will dent the first time it strikes or bumps something hard. Then any paint will crack and chip anyway. Pine is simply not good for a Bo. At the very least the bo should be hardwood of a kind that has straight grain and no knots. Then you really don%26#039;t need a finish. It just needs to be smooth with no splinters. The Okinawans many times did not pout a finish on the wood. Their skin oils would penetrate into the wood over time keeping the wood from drying out to much.
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