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(127 votes) Published: Feb 08, 2008 11:32 a.m. In 3 Favorites Lists Viewed 644 times
My next egg will be on how to construct a pair of nunchaku (not nunchucks, num-chucks, or any of the other incorrect spellings I’ve found around here). This is a method I developed fairly recently, and if constructed properly these nunchaku should last you many moons. There was an egg on this recently, but it involved using a knot to keep the cord from pulling out of the handle. That’s an effective design scheme, but if you’re a neat freak like me those knots on the side are a pain to look at. My design is slightly more complex, but it shouldn’t take too much time or energy.
Some of my photos are a bit blurry. The camera I was using wasn’t that great. I’ve circled important things in red.
You’ll need:
A vice
A small round rasp (rasps are like metal files, except that they’re used for wood. If you don’t have one, you can just use a knife instead)
24" of wood (dowels are NOT recommended; I’ll explain why later)
Some nylon rope
A drill
Nails
A hammer
A hacksaw
A wood saw
A metal file
Sand paper
Okay, the first thing you’re going to do is saw your wood into two 12" pieces. I’ve used dowels in this egg because it’s what I had lying around, but I do not recommend run-of-the-mill dowels because they are too light. They’re fine for practice, especially when you’re working speed. I recommend practicing with lighter chucks, because heavier ones handle more smoothly. If you actually intend to use your nunchaku, however, you’ll want something with a little more heft. I recommend a shovel handle or some other heavy-duty, round piece of wood. You should be able to buy handles like that at the hardware store. You don’t want them too heavy or thick, but you want your nunchaku to be able to snap human bones like twigs. You’ll only be employing them in defensive situations where your enemy has pulled a weapon on you, and in that case you want to cause the most damage possible in one or two hits so you can get away.
Next, you’re going to be drilling your smaller hole first. A quick note on drilling: NEVER stop the drill while it’s in the wood! Measure how deep your hole will be, mark your drill bit, and drill your hole in one smooth, in and out motion. Make sure the bit you’re using is smaller than the nails you intend to use. Fasten your first handle into the vice, and drill your hole about an inch in from the end. When you’re finished, it should look like this:
Once you’ve done that, you’ll be drilling a larger hole from the end. Measure out how deep your hole is going to be and mark the bit somehow so you’ll know when to stop the drill. Line your drill up so the hole you’re drilling now will coincide with the hole you drilled earlier, and drill the hole. You may want to mark where you’re drilling your holes, but I just eyeballed it. Just make sure your little hole will be close to the center of your big one. I used a 1/4" drill bit, and that’s all you should need. You want your hole to be as close to the width of your rope as possible. This prevents the rope rocking around in the hole and fraying itself. When you’re done, you should have this:
Here’s where the rasp or knife comes in. You need to round off the edges of your end-hole at this point. If you leave it the way it is, the rope will rub against the edges and fray. If you round them a little, it will minimize this. This step is optional, but recommended to prolong the life of your nunchaku.
The next step is to prepare your rope. You’re going to want to cut it so it’s length is twice the depth of the hole you drilled, plus two or three inches. Your cord should not be any shorter or longer than that. This is why you measured the depth of your hole earlier. You want to make sure you get the length of your rope right, and that’s easier to do if you’ve marked your bit for the depth of the hole you want.
Next, you’re going to want to seal the ends of the rope with a lighter. A note on sealing a nylon rope: Do not hold the rope under your nose like an idiot. Keep it away from your body. I’d say your hands should be a good twelve inches from your chest and at about shoulder height. Otherwise, you’ll inhale the vapors, which will travel quite rapidly to your brain, damaging it. Based on what I’ve seen in and around this site, that kind of thing is not needed here.
The rope should now look like this:
If your rope is too close to the same size as your hole, you may have a hard time getting it in once it’s sealed. If this is the case, you may need to core your rope. To core it, simply pull back the outside of the rope and remove the core, like so:
You don’t need to do this to the entire rope; just the portion you intend to use. Once your rope is ready, insert it into the end of your handle and push it in all the way. Use a nail or piece of wire to assist with this if necessary.
Okay, here’s the part where you attach your cord to your handle. Make sure the vice is gripping the handle ALL THE WAY TO THE END. You have to keep the end clamped tightly in order to keep the wood from splitting when you hammer your nail. Get the rope all the way in there, set your nail, and hammer away. Put the nail through the wood and rope until you’ve got a little bit of the nail on either side of the wood, like so:
Now, some of you will be tempted to leave the nunchaku in this condition. If you’re trying to hurt other people, leaving the nail here is comletely useless, and if you’re trying to hurt yourself, it’s only slightly more useful. Because of where the nail is on the handle, it has little or no use in improving the function of your weapon. This is why we take the hacksaw and cut the nail off on either side.
Once you’ve done this, prepare your other handle using the method described above, and attach it to the other end of your rope. To finish, give the places where the nail is exposed a few passes with your metal file, and sand your handles down to prevent splintering.
Q: Won’t the nail eventually tear through the rope, causing it to come out of the handle? A: No. If you’ve sealed the end of your rope properly, the action of the nail pulling against the rope will only tighten the braided nylon against the nail. You can pull as hard as you want, and the rope might stretch a little, but it shouldn’t break. Besides, you don’t pull nunchaku like this anyway during normal use. If used properly, neither practice nor battle will pull your rope out of its handle.
Q: This is some pussy shit! Why don’t you use chain, like a real badass ninja? You’re fucking stupid, you fake ninja cocksucker! REAL nun chucks use chain! A: Actually, I’m glad you asked. You see, unless you want to obtain a set of bearings and mount them properly so your chain can spin freely, you run the risk of having the chain twist up and get hung on itself. This is true if it’s fastened with my method, or with a metal loop, or whatever. The ONLY time a chain should be used is when you’ve got a good set of nunchaku bearings that are properly attached to the weapon. Anything less runs a risk of momentarily jamming your
weapon. Sure, the chances aren’t particularly high, but I’ll be damned if I’m going to let chance fuck me over when I could just use rope and bypass the risk altogether. Unless somebody comes at you with a sword or something, nylon will do just fine. If you think you’re going to parry a knife with the chain on nunchaku, you’re an idiot. If you’ve got nunchaku, and your opponent has a knife, don’t attack the knife, ATTACK YOUR OPPONENT! Just wait for him to lunge (as he will inevitably do if you keep away from him), then shatter both bones in his forearm with your trusty, well-made, nylon nunchaku. Then run away, leaving him to call himself an ambulance, if he can even reach a phone before passing out from pain.
Q: Why don’t you wrap your chucks in black tape or something so they look cooler and are harder to see? A: In some states, it’s illegal to even own a pair of these, and in most if not all other states it’s illegal to conceal or disguise them. If you’re going to be carrying these for self defense, you want them to be highly visible, and you want the cord to be showing. In fact, if the wood from my nunchaku were too dull or dark, I’d wrap them in something brighter. You NEVER want to get accused of trying to hide a pair of nunchaku on your person. Even if they’re in plain site, wrapping them in dark tape could be construed as an attempt to disguise them, and then you’re fucked even if you’re using them for self defense or not at all.
Feb 08, 2008 11:43 am - ooooooo! yeah, this is really long egg, ill give you five just cause it took a lot of time. make it shorter. i still did like though.
Feb 08, 2008 12:26 pm - I like you (nija guy), your tut on making nunchaku is really nice indeed, but please your camera isnt that bad at all, you just focused on the wrong place, as you can see in that one photo (The big hole for the cord)the camera has focussed on the wall behind it.
Also, you may "woodpaint" or "wax" the sticks for longer duration. (Of course, when we are really serious, we wont use them that often, for real)
Feb 08, 2008 1:49 pm - You seriously need to learn how to take Macros. Even my 2.1 megapixel camera can take those.
On the other hand you did a really good job.
4*’s
Feb 08, 2008 10:09 pm - Thanks for the support and kind words, folks.
As for the long egg thing...my eggs are as long as they need to be. If I’m going to explain something to somebody, I’m going to do it right and not leave shit out for the sake of brevity.
As for the macro thing...I had my camera set on macro, it’s just hard to find the focus in my poorly lit basement. Also, I forgot to take it out of macro for some of my longer shots. I’m still getting used to this camera.
As for the link Tuffy posted...I’ve seen that link, and like I said in the Q&A: I don’t use chain without bearings, because it can hang up. Besides, why the hell would I want to go digging a chain out of a toilet to make nunchaku? Doesn’t make much sense, does it?
Feb 09, 2008 8:36 am - Tuffy shut up his egg PWNS yours for the simple reason he has stated....If you dont have the right bearings, the chain will inevietiably lock/twist up.
Feb 09, 2008 8:53 am - You’re the one that said to use toilet chain in your egg. I saw no other types mentioned.
Your handles are curved and uneven, your paint job is spotty, and that chain looks like it’s liable to twist and come apart. Your design doesn’t even compare with mine. If you ever handled a pair of nunchaku made by me, you would immediately notice the difference.
Feb 09, 2008 1:02 pm - Tuffy, if you were to come at me with a knife and I had a pair of nunchaku, you’d be screwed. Nunchaku have over two feet of reach, whereas the average knife is probably less than half that. You’d try to cut me, I’d smash both bones in your forearms into tuffy-dust, and then I’d run the fuck away, leaving you screaming like a bitch over your broken bones. That’s what self-defense is about: incapacitating your opponent so you have time to get a way and save yourself. Nunchaku are ideal for this because they have reach, they multiply the force of your swing, and they are much easier to use effectively than a knife or most other weapons.
F b 09, 2008 7:05 pm - Did I say gun? Huh? I said KNIFE, idiot. If you had a gun, I wouldn’t fuck with you, unless you were within grabbing distance, in which case I’d use the trigger guard to tear off your finger. When you’re that close, your trigger finger doesn’t have time to react to a well-executed gun-snatch. If you’re far away...well, that’s where running and hiding comes in. Handguns are inaccurate even in the hands of experienced shooters because of the kick and short barrel. I doubt you’re experienced with a handgun anyway.
Feb 09, 2008 8:52 pm - Tuffy, i couldnt give shit if you or anyone knows who i am. i just hate it when people try and rip on others ideas when the person they’re making fun of has the better idea. and just because i have numbers in my name dont mean shit. i just dont care to change it. I’ve had the name since i made this account. and just becuase i stick up for someone ONE time,im someones bitch? fuck you, you’re a tool who can’t accept that someones idea is better than yours. O and i dont have bedtime. bedtimes are for 13 yr olds and younger.
nice egg, but if im in a fight, im not gonna pull out my "nunchaku". Maybe thats b/c i dont know how to use it. but whatever
That’s the great thing about this weapon: it’s extremely intuitive to use. Using a knife, gun, or most any other weapon effectively requires a great deal of training. With nunchaku, however, a fairly high level of proficiency can be gained simply by random experimentation. The flail nature of the weapon multiplies the force of your swing, so even someone who is not physically strong can do massive damage with a well-placed strike. The weapon is compact, as it is only about a foot long, but it provides over two feet of reach.
For an impromptu self-defense situation, nunchaku are hard to beat for effectiveness, efficiency, and simplicity. If you’re looking to make a pair "just for the fun of making them," then I guess you could use Tuffy’s egg. If you want a functional weapon that will last and could save your life, then use mine. Personally, I’m not on RE to learn how to make toys.
Feb 09, 2008 10:25 pm - oh geez.. anyone with experience in martial arts.. can defeat someone with nunchuks ! i refused to spell out chukus !
anyways
all you need to do is.. take off your shirt and tangle their nunchuks.. and place a few proper kicks and they are down.. obviously only if you are in fighting distance. not 1 foot.
Feb 09, 2008 10:28 pm - If somebody knows what he’s doing, you’re not likely to tangle his weapon like that. Besides, in a self defense situation, you’re not likely to be protecting yourself from an experienced martial artist, but a thug who is mugging you with a knife or other weapon. In cases like that, a pair of these babies can come in quite handy.
Feb 10, 2008 1:20 pm - I don’t even feel like bringing a retort against this crap any more.
Tell you what...I’ve been planing for a while now to write a gun-snatching egg with pics, explanations, and a vid. I’ll be using a live sparring partner and a Daisy CO2 pistol loaded with BBs. My partner will actually be trying to shoot me in this video, and I’ll demonstrate a few snatches for you.
I have no desire or need to prove myself to you, but if you want, you can check out that egg when it goes up so you can see exactly what my "fat ass" is capable of.
Also, I’m in my second year of college. Your age estimate was off by nearly a decade. 13-year-old children don’t conduct themselves on the internet the way I do...they act more like you. Next time words start trying to fight their way out of your mouth, try to get your brain involved in the battle so you have at least a nominal chance of avoiding something stupid issuing forth from your under-supervised vocal cords.
Feb 11, 2008 9:19 am - Let’s think about this logically, fellas. Why would I lie about my age, and why would I say something like "second year of college" rather than just giving my numerical age if I were going to lie about it.
What do I stand to gain if I manage to convince you that I am as old as I say I am? Nothing. Nothing good or positive will come out of me trying to convince some kids on the internet that I’m older than they are. I will be no richer nor happier for undertaking such an endeavor.
On the other hand, what will I lose if I don’t convince you that I’m in college? Again, the answer is exactly jack shit. You not believing me will not erase the three semesters I’ve spent in school now, nor will it cause me to lose any sleep, bite my nails, or gain weight. Simply put, I don’t give a fuck if you’re so jaded that you can’t believe anything anyone says on the internet.
So no, I feel no need to prove anything to any of you. My posting habits and command of the English language should speak from themselves and demonstrate that if I am not much older than about 90% of the users here, I’m at least that much more mature.
Jun 15, 2008 4:30 pm - heyy, this is pretty cool. i mean, if you were to pull this out on some mugger the first thing he’d do is either laugh or at least pause a second. either way, if you’re serious wit this thing that means he’d be a dead man. i dunno. you might be the only person on RE that is actually serious about anything 100 percent enough to actually use this completely. 5
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