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Nice I actually use hazelnut wood for my training sticks for martial arts. And love hazelnuts!!!

Ah yes! They are hazelnuts, not chestnuts! Still learning here ;)

Interesting idea using the wood for training. I use a hollow metal contact staff every and I am wondering now if the weight might be better (greater) if I use wood? I will check that out...

What kind of martial art training do you do?

23 years of filipino martial arts. 14 of silat. And a ton of others.

Fantastic. My father spent most of his life in the Philippines and enjoyed being the spectator at martial arts tournaments. I will cut some wood today and start playing. Many thanks for the tip.