I'm a part of a HEMA club and I want to make some training

Buy a stick and clamp of into your drillpress or your drill. Use it as a lathe

>>938325
what tools do you have?

>>938328
this, make a sanding bow. you wont get the crisp tight curves, but should get something usable. also, round off the edges as much as possible with a knife or chisel, will be much faster than sanding it down. (don't use knife with drill and with drill press only if you have a centerpoint on the bottom too. too much sideways force otherwise.)

proper way would be a lathe, ash dowel rods, about 16 inches / 40cm is good, and turn it.

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As previous posters said, lathe would be the right way to go.

Now I'm going to hijack this thread. Me and a friend are planning on doing some HEMA training at home and we are going to make wooden swords. The heaviest and hardest wood I can find here is Cumaru.
Does anyone have any experience working with it?
Tips?
Thanks.

>>938524
weight is not relevant- in fact, its more likely a hindrance.

A decent beech or ash is far more suited in that the material properties (split resistance) are ideal for training.

make a sword about 12-18mm thick, with normal proportions, and it'll handle right.

>>938528
Thanks, I was thinking that it might resemble a steel sword more accurately.

I don't have access to beech or ash, will maple or white oak work?

>>938528

This. Hickory is also one of the best woods for split resistance, strength, and shock resistance.

Replacement axe or shovel handles might be a good starting point if the dimensions work for you. Good ones will be hickory or ash.

>>938544
oak splits well, don't use oak. maple maybe. hickory or ash. Ask local lumber guy what they'd suggest for an axe handle (= lots of impacts)

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>>938547

err sledge hammer handles was what I was thinking of. Axe handles typically aren't straight.

>>938548
Don't have any hardwood lumberyards around here, but i bought 10 meters of rough sawn maple cheaply from a farmer.
>>938549
Our plan was to make longswords, for which a sledgehammer shaft is to short.

>>938554
maple should do - but you might need to replace it sooner. white oak is used by eastern martial arts guys for bo staffs, so that would be a more reliable choice too.

I'm gonna try with the maple, thanks for all the help.

>>938565
They use a different genus of oak to the ones found in Europe or America that is ever green: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak#Genus_Cyclobalanopsis

http://www.aikiweb.com/weapons/goedkoop1.html

Probably won't find it easily in Europe or America.

Ash is probably the best available wood in Europe.

Hickory in America.

Spotted Gum in Australia