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Buick Yip - Wooden Dummy Stand (aka Muk Yan Jong, or Mook Yan Jong)
This is a unique stand made by Buick Yip. He made a similar one years before and it worked well, so he has made this one - it is the only one available. This is the only free-standing stand you can get for a Buick Yip dummy.
Stand Weight/Size:
Estimated* =
50 kg / 110 lbs
*Weight is taken at the time of packing. The weight may be more or less when you receive it due to the humidity of the warehouse and your area, difference in scales, etc.
When you insert your dummy the top arms will be approx 138 cm from the floor (54 inches).
The base is approx 50 cm (19.7 inches) tall and 50 cm wide at the widest.
This is made for a dummy 21 cm (8.267 inches) in diameter. Buick's dummies are usually about the same diameter, but not always since it is based on the natural trunk size - so double check yours.
Stand Use:
You simply insert a Buick Yip dummy into the base.
Buick says, "It is very sturdy. Place the stand against wall to keep it from sliding back and put a rubber kitchen mat under it to help it adhere to the ground and keep it from sliding around. But you don’t have to practice lightly. Even palming, which is the hardest push, doesn’t yield much because the base is really heavy. Other movements don’t displace it easily".
Wood:
Trunk Wood: Horsetail Ironwood This stand is made from "Horsetail" Ironwood (Casuarina equisetifolia). This is a she-oak species. The specific name equisetifolia is derived from the Latin equisetum, meaning "horse hair" (referring to the resemblance of the drooping branchlets to horse tail). This is an ironwood with a Janka rating of 3200. The wood is so exceptionally hard, strong, and heavy that it often bends sawblades and nails. Horsetail is extremely salt resistant and is often used as a windbreak or barrier or to provide beachfront shade or privacy. It may also be trimmed into a hedge or dwarfed in the greenhouse as it makes an excellent a bonsai tree. A decoction from the astringent bark has been used as a remedy for diarrhea, beri-beri, sore throat, cough, headache, toothache, sores, and swellings. Extracts from the bark are also used for tanning hides and staining and preserving fishing lines and fabrics. The wood ash has been used to make soap.
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