Hilt Wood Choices:
Hickory, Ipe, Purple Heart
Hickory Hilt
Purple Heart Hilt
Tip Options
The Willow Leaf Saber (liu ye dao) has a single-edged hickory blade that curves up gently its entire length, maintaining the same width until the tip where there is a slight taper and a false edge. Choose a "pointed blade tip" for forms and light to medium contact training, or a "rounded blade tip" for robust partner training.
Blade length: 26" to 32"
Blade width: 1.5"
Blade thickness: 5/8"
Handle length: 5.5"
Avg. point of balance: 5" to 6" from the guard.
Avg. weight: 1.2 lb. to 1.5 lb.