wooden dummy - Crosspieces

[Nador]

What wooden material is suited for the crosspieces, the ones we have in the club Im traning in allways breaks after a short period off time so it's about time to get proper material so it woun't break everytime I practice. Dunno what we use now but it verry frail.

[Stevo]

Originally posted by Nador
What wooden material is suited for the crosspieces, the ones we have in the club Im traning in allways breaks after a short period off time so it's about time to get proper material so it woun't break everytime I practice. Dunno what we use now but it verry frail.

I used steel pipe.

[curtis]

Hello
steal pipe will work but I think if you go to a lumberyard and get hickory to replace the cross peices,I belive you should not have any more problems.
by the way what size is you crosspeices? (2x2"x6', or 2x3"x6') size dose matter. C.A.G.

[Nador]

They are 2 x 4,5 in cm but thay can be 2,8 x 5,5 dunno what that is in inches.

[curtis]

"BOY" DO I Feel OLD!
I have to find my sons school ruler to figure out the size in cm.
It is sorta on the small side.
Ide still try hickory,it is the most durable wood Ive ever used.
Although 1" black pipe would just about fit as well, and theres no chance that will bend or break.(IF YOU DO USE BLACK PIPE,sand it downfirst,and then add wax or new paint , the stuff on the pipes will come off and mark your wood badly,then you will have a real problem!)
If you have any wood working tools, Ide try inlarging the poles size a little to add a little girth to your dummy. No matter! Good Luck .
sincererly. C.A.G.

[Nador]

I will use hicory for sure going to get em a little bigge then can be used on the dummy and trim em down so the fit. Thanks for the help :)

[curtis]

Let me know how it works.
C.A.G.

[yuanfen]

Hickory is good wood.
But I dont know about how "dry" etc. it should be?.. some green hickory used to be bent in place for old lacrosse type of sticks for southern Indian stick ball games. Strong sticks-kept their shape after drying.For the slats Curtis - what kind of dryness should the hickory have? So its not too brittle or not crack?

For my very first dummy- I had a pipe because the hole
through the dummy was round- though the holes for the arms were square.

[curtis]

For furniture you need below 12%, for what you need I realy dont think it matters.but as a general rule of thumb Ide get the dryest possible.
Ide go to a lumber yard or saw mill. the Local Do it your self centers will not have hickory,if you can get green hickory buy it and see,I do not belive you will have much trouble,if it starts to bend turn it over.
Good luck. and I will talk to you more latter.
sincererly. C.A.G.

P.S. You can always e-mail me if you have any problems. c.a.g.

[Vyvial]

Oak is best for the spring and the strength. I've always used it and it's pretty standard in the US. Steep pipe will give you a dead-feeling dummy.

[sticky fingers]

What about pine?

I've seen it used and it's common and cheap enough.
Dunno about its strength though

[IronFist]

I used a 2x4 :) It's stiffer than a traditional dummy but I like it that way.