Real nunchucks are quite expensive, so they are simply beyond the means of many ordinary people. But what if you dream of mastering these weapons in order to protect yourself from hooligans, but you don’t have the opportunity to buy this combat device? The best solution to this problem can be the manufacture of this weapon with your own hands. This article will show you how to make nunchucks at home without breaking the law. Of course, you should not try to make a real combat device, which is not only unsafe to use, but also prohibited by the Criminal Code.
How to make wood nunchucks
For work, the following materials and tools will be required:
- ordinary mop stick made of the strongest wood;
- chain with small links or a piece of rope;
- two self-tapping hooks;
- as many washers with a wide shelf;
- hacksaw or jigsaw;
- drill;
- sandpaper;
- roulette;
- pencil.
Before starting work, it is necessary to calculate how long the sticks and chain (rope) should be. If you plan to train yourself using nunchucks, measure the length from the thumb to your elbow and the width of the hand. The result should be two parameters. The first is the length of the sticks, and the second is the length of the chain. By the way, about three nunchak can come out of one stick.
Further steps are also very simple. First carefully sand the stick. Then cut 2 pieces and round off the edges. Now take the chain and attach the screws on both sides. For greater reliability, you can process the attachment points with varnish. In one piece of the stick on top, drill a hole smaller in diameter than the self-tapping screw, and screw it in. Do the same with the second piece of wood. On this we can consider the work completed. Now you know how to make nunchucks from an ordinary mop.
From paper
It’s not at all necessary to craft this weapon from wood; for children’s games and trainings, thick paper nunchucks are quite suitable. Making them is not difficult. You will learn how to make paper nunchucks right now. For work you will need:
- thick paper;
- cord;
- insulating tape;
- awl.
Prepare paper or wallpaper. Make all necessary measurements (see above). We will need these calculations in the manufacture of two handles. Fold the paper as tightly as possible, as a result you should get a stick with a diameter of not more than three centimeters. Next, fasten the handle on both sides with electrical tape, do not forget to fix the middle as well. In the same way, make a second stick. Now measure five centimeters from the edge of the handle, pierce with an awl here, you will get a hole. Pass the harness through it and tie it. With the second handle, you should do the same manipulations as with the first. Wrap nunchaku made tightly with electrical tape. That's all!
Made of plastic
As a material for easy training nunchak, plastic or hard rubber can also act. To make such a weapon, you need to take:
- 2 pieces of a hose;
- a sheet of foam rubber with a thickness of not more than nine millimeters;
- rope or string.
Cut 2 pieces of tube, in each of them drill a hole 1.5 cm from the edge and connect with a cord. Then wrap the handles with a piece of foam so that the ends of the handles are soft. If you do not, then in the process of training, you risk damaging your own eye. You don’t want to go with a blindfold all your life, like Field Marshal Kutuzov? Then prepare a strip of foam so long that it protrudes three centimeters beyond each edge of the handle. Then you should cut it on each side four times, then fold them in pairs and glue them. As a result, the arms should have rounded ends. To keep the foam as strong as possible, you can glue it or fix it with threads. So you got the answer to the question: "How to make nunchucks with your own hands out of plastic?"
From plastic bottles
How to make nunchucks yet? They can be made from empty plastic bottles with a capacity of 330 milliliters. Since such work is extremely simple, anyone can easily cope with it. In each cover you need to drill a hole with a diameter of not more than four centimeters. Then through them you need to thread a rope, tie knots, twist. In bottles, the bottom must be cut out. Only in this way will the edges of the handles be rounded and will not injure you or your partner during training.
From the newspapers
You don’t want to bother with making nunchak for a long time, but do you need them for training? You can go the easiest way by making them from regular newspapers. Do not be surprised, they are no less effective in training than plastic or wooden nunchucks. Durability is perhaps their only drawback, which can be called a drawback with a big stretch. Even a child can make such nunchucks, because there is nothing easier than to roll a couple of newspapers into a tube, drag them with an elastic band and connect with any cord.
The parameters that must be considered in the work
So how to make nunchucks so that they are not only safe, but also convenient to use? Some tips and tricks for making them will help you with this.
- To determine the desired length of the handles, measure the distance from the bent thumb to the elbow.
- Measure the width of your fist. This distance will be the length of the connection.
- The material acting as a connecting link can be a rope, a harness, a chain.
- The shape of the handles may be round, rounded, conical or faceted.
- To determine the thickness for the conical sticks, measure the length of the second phalanx of the little finger (thin end) and the length of the second phalanx of the index finger (thick end).
- The weight of a training weapon can be from 120 to 160 grams for the lightest nunchucks, from 600 to 1000 grams - for military ones, from 2500 to 5000 grams - for heavy ones.
Perhaps after reading this article you have found answers to all your questions related to the manufacture of a training device, and now you know how to make the nunchucks correctly.