where to get a good bo online?

[cathal]

For practicing you would probably be happier with a 1 1/2" dowel.

That's a pretty thick bo isn't it? Mine's a 1 1/4" bo made out of white oak and it's about as thick and heavy as I would want to ever use. Just remember, a dowel like that is probably going to be made out of something like pine so it's not going to be as heavy, or as high of quality, although it is considerably cheaper and will be free of varinsh.

Ugh, yes I meant to put in 1 1/4" not 1 1/2".