Hilt Wood Choices:
 Hickory, Ipe, Purple Heart
							
						Ipe Hilt
							
						Purple Heart Hilt
							
						Tip Options
Taijijian sword. The hilt on this one-handed double-edged straight-sword, is patterned after modern Taiji/Gong Fu/Wu Shu swords.
				
				
					Blade length: 26" to 32" 
				
				
					Blade width: 1.5" 
				
				
				
					Handle length: 5.5" 
				
				
				
				
				
				
				
				
					Hilt length: (guard, handle, and pommel) – 10" 
				
				
					Avg. point of balance: 3" to 5" from the guard. 
				
				
								
				
				
					Avg. weight: 1 lb. to 1.5 lb.