Wooden Dummy Parts
To the serious Wing Chun practitioner the Wooden Dummy (Mook Yan Jong) is an essential training partner who will diligently stand by you throughout your training, he will never complain and will always be there for you to hone your skills on. The only drawback to this relationship is that a quality custom made Dummy can be an expensive investment.
The main reason that Wooden Dummies can be so costly is partly due to the amount of timber in the body section and the time and labour one has to invest in shaping this section and cutting the square holes to accommodate the arms, leg and support struts.
Being a Wing Chun Practitioner and a skilled Woodturner, Dave has decided that in order to make quality Wooden dummies more widely available to Wing Chun Practitioners at a decreased cost the only way forward is to offer them as a component based purchase so that the purchaser can take on some basic carpentry work him or herself in order to complete it. This will not suit everyone who requires a wooden dummy but many will be quite happy to invest some time and labour into the project in order to own a quality dummy. Some might only wish to purchase a set of arms or a leg to fit into a dummy of their own, this is not a problem and if needed a single component can be purchased or an original one can be duplicated.
Dummy Body
The main core of the Wooden Dummy and this is where a lot of the cost is involved in the manufacture of it. This will be sold in a number of options and priced according on how much work the purchaser is willing to put into it. Some people will have the necessary skills to mark the hole positions on a blank dummy body, then drill holes through from both sides, then cut square the round holes. The only thing that they would be lacking is the machinery to laminate the timber and turn the timber blank into the traditional dummy shape. For these individuals there is an option to buy the dummy body as a turned option. There are others who would prefer not to mark the dummy out, but are quite competent to drill the holes into pre-marked positions and then to square out the holes. So they can purchase a pre-marked dummy body. The final option is for a drilled Dummy Body all that needs doing to this is to cut the pre-marked and drilled round holes into square holes using a mallet and bevel edge 25mm wide carpenters chisel. There are some hand skills involved but not beyond capability of most individuals. (Complete instructions on how to do this will be made available when purchased, and Dave is only a phone call away if you need any advice when tackling your project.)
Dummy Arms
The arms will be sold as a set of three comprising of the top two arms which will have the square shafts offset in order for them to sit more level when inserted into the dummy body. The middle arm will have the square shaft cut on the centre so that it sits perfectly on the centreline of the dummy.
They will be provided smooth sanded complete with locking pin and ready for staining, oiling and finishing. The only thing that you will need to do to the arms is to set them into your dummy body to locate where to drill the hole for the locking pin. (Complete instructions on how to do this will be made available when purchased, and Dave is only a phone call away if you need any advice when tackling your project.) Price: for one set of Three arms in Beech £75.00
Dummy legs
The legs are available made from a Two piece solid kiln dried Beech construction, this produces a really strong and durable leg. They will be provided smooth sanded complete with locking pin and ready for staining, oiling and finishing. As with the arms the only thing that you will need to do to the leg is to set it into your dummy body to locate where to drill the hole for the locking pin. (Complete instructions on how to do this will be made available when purchased, and Dave is only a phone call away if you need any advice when tackling your project.) Price: for One leg in beech 72mm square £70.00
Support struts
These are available in a length of your choosing. They will need to be set into your dummy body and the mounting frame in order to drill the holes for the securing bolts.
(Complete instructions on how to do this will be made available when purchased, and Dave is only a phone call away if you need any advice when tackling your project.)
Dummy mounting frame (Note for use with a wall mounting dummy body)
These can be purchased from Dave or with some basic carpentry skills can be built by you to further save on cost.
(Instructions on how to do this can be purchased, and Dave is only a phone call away if you need any advice when tackling your project.)
Floorstanding base (Note for use with a floor standing dummy body)
Floor standing base can be purchased from Dave and filled by you with either concrete or sand to give it the necessary weight. The dummy body then drops into this base and is ready for use.
Dummy Finishing
The type of finish that you apply to your dummy is up to you. The dummy components come smooth sanded and are the natural colour of the wood. The only finish that they will really need is a few coats of an easy to apply Danish or Tung oil. These are the best type of finishes to use as they nourish the wood, protect the surface of the wood and can be re-applied when your dummy is looking a bit tired.
Choosing dummy parts
Fitting dummy parts
E-Mail: dave.thomas@dtwoodturning.co.uk
If you would like to learn the Wing Chun System in Swansea:
Swansea Wing Chun Association Website
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