seanjohnson1 wrote:Can i ask a question? I have ordered before on got the best rattan ever from Baron Erik
But what is theb deal with the shaved rattan? the skin has all the strength in it....i am confused...can someone tell me what i am missing please?
without skin the rattan just shreds against my padded pell....
As a shave rattan user, let me give you my input.
1: Its lighter, and has more whip to it, should you use it as a sword. I find this useful in tourneys and keep my thuggier sticks for melee.
2: Weapon hafts and spears. It looks more like wood and less like, well, rattan. You can stain it, carve it etc, and no one would be able to tell.
3: Pells are always harder on our batons than hitting anyone anywhere. The have no flex or resistance like hitting a person, and all the impact goes back into the sword and your arm. Though my 4"x4" pell has three layers of 1/4" hemp rope wrapping it, and I don't notice it being too hard on my skinned rattan batons.