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  2. Fire staff - Wikipedia

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    A fire staff is a staff constructed out of wood or metal with Kevlar wick added to one or both ends. Fire staffs are used for fire performance. Manipulation There are ...

  3. Stave (wood) - Wikipedia

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    A stave is a narrow length of wood with a slightly bevelled edge to form the sides of barrels, tanks, tubs, vats and pipelines, originally handmade by coopers. [1] They have been used in the construction of large holding tanks and penstocks at hydro power developments . [ 2 ]

  4. Fire performance - Wikipedia

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    Video of a fire performance at Webster Hall NYC A fire twirler with staff A fireknife performer with a fire knife A fire performers spinning poi consisting of lit wire wool in chicken wire cages, dipped first in paraffin. Long-exposure photography captures the trails created by sparks. Spinning fire dancers of Udaipur perform traditional dance.

  5. Fire hardening - Wikipedia

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    Fire hardening is the process of removing moisture from wood, changing its structure and material properties, by charring it over or directly in a fire or a bed of coals. This has been thought to make a point, like that of a spear or arrow , or an edge, like that of a knife or axe , more durable and efficient for its use as a tool or weapon.

  6. Wand - Wikipedia

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    A wand is a thin, light-weight rod that is held with one hand, and is traditionally made of wood, but may also be made of other materials, such as metal, bone or stone. Long versions of wands are often styled in forms of staves or sceptres, which could have large ornamentation on the top.

  7. Staff - Wikipedia

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    Staff of office, a pole that indicates a position; Staff (railway signalling), a token authorizing a locomotive driver to use a particular stretch of single track; Level staff, also called levelling rod, a graduated rod for comparing heights; Fire staff, a staff of wood or metal and Kevlar, used for fire dancing and performance

  8. Barrel - Wikipedia

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    The wooden parts that make up a barrel are called staves, the top and bottom are both called heads or headers, and the rings that hold the staves together are called hoops. These are usually made of galvanized iron, though historically they were made of flexible bits of wood called withies. While wooden hoops could require barrels to be "fully ...

  9. Three-section staff - Wikipedia

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    Three-section staff. The three-section staff, three-part staff, triple staff, originally sanjiegun (Chinese: 三節棍; pinyin: sānjiégùn; Jyutping: saam1 zit3 gwan3) or sansetsukon (Japanese: さんせつこん), three-section whip, originally sanjiebian (Chinese: 三節鞭; pinyin: sānjiébiān; Jyutping: saam1 zit3 bin1), is a Chinese flail weapon that consists of three wooden or metal ...