I just received the 2 I ordered. One was heavier than the other. I went out to the yard with my wife use the lighter one. About 5 hits into our playful sparing the one she was holding split down the middle. I have pictures I'm trying to post. It looks like the one that split was glued once before. I don't blame true swords they're the distributor not the manufacturer but I'm a little disappointed

These have a good weight and thickness. No problems at all with chipping or soft paint. I bought these sticks at different times, but they still look identical. BudK also sells black wooden nunchucks and a black 6' bo staff, that all match each other with this double red-ring design. Makes a nice set.

I purchased two of them and I got to say they are pretty cool. They both looked vary evenly shaped compared to each other and were sturdy looking. I dropped them a couple times and nothing scraped or chipped. The paint seems to come off a little but not too much. The only thing I have to gripe about is their shipping policies, I think that they should go off of the weight of the product not on the price of the products, but that's just me. I am very pleased with this product and will have a lot of fun with it.

I bought this so I have something substantial in terms of self-defense in my college apartment. I love the feel and weight of it, there is only one issue, though. I'm not sure if it is suppose to be perfectly straight, but mine has a subtle but noticeable cure. It is an issue but not a problem, considering it curve like a katana pretty much, so it does now have more force in a downward stroke. So love it, it is awesome, buy one.

The eskrima sticks are fun to have and good for practice, but get them in a pair. Otherwise they might send another that wont feel like quite like the first one. Weight was off on the second one i purchased at a different time.

good weight and hardness but the red detail is just a red rubber band in the divot so that was disappointing.

Bought these for my friend and he loves it. They look great, especially with the red accented lines.

I can't believe that these were only $7! I was expecting something lightweight and cheap but these are strong, heavy and durable. Plus they look cool! These are the best for practiceing Arnis.

very sturdy

i bought two as a cheaper alternative to bokken, but now i realize they are a completely different training style by being 14 inches shorter.

it should be fun to match them against other practice items.