Spears?

[kanjow]

I did not know what part of the forum to ask this. I am looking to buy a yari, but I would like one that can take lots of abuse (not throwing). I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on a really good one.

 

[crimsonfalcon07]

Hanwei Yari is one of the best production ones I've seen. Otherwise, you could probably get a custom head on here for fairly cheap.

 

[gregorio]

If you don't mind hafting it yourself Kris Cutlery sells a nice Yari bare blade. I got one and was very happy with it, really wan't very hard to get it done. I used two pieces of wood 2" by 1" by 6' and glued them together after chiseling out the slot for the tang. Also used some copper piping that I made oval shaped by compressing in a vise to help secure the top and bottom.

Otherwise I know Arms and Armour used to make a production Yari more than a decade ago they no longer offer. Perhaps they would do you one up custom for a reasonable price.

 

[FortyTwoBlades]

You can also haft them by drilling out the the end of the shaft (carefully!) and then heat the tang before inserting it. It'll burn the pilot hole to shape.