Finish
First soaked in artificial penetrating resin, protecting the wood from the inside, and then coated in a tough carnauba based wax. This gives it a high quality satin/gloss shine.
Woods
Some of the woods I use to make these kubotans, although others are available. Get in touch via the contact page if you want a kubotan made in a wood not in stock above, or if you want the shape modified.
Oak: English oak specifically, decently strong for a British hardwood.
Jarrah: An Australian eucalyptus tree with a nice red/brown colour, sometimes bordering on purple. About 20% denser than oak and a fair bit stronger and harder
Olive: Similar weight to jarrah, but with a slightly harder surface. Wood visually varies a lot due to irregular grain patterns.
Chechen: Also known as Caribbean Rosewood or even Black Poisonwood (nice!), a bit denser than olive or jarrah, so maybe 25% more than oak. A really nice wood but due to how difficult it was to work when when making this pattern (massive grain tear), I’ll only be making one…
Cocobolo: Dense oily tropical hardwood, 40% denser than oak, will sink in water.
