Don’t buy. Please trust me
First off, seller was great at communicating. When I told them that my rungu came cracked and broken, they asked me for pictures and then offered a refund once they saw them. I said that I would be glad to get a replacement as I really wanted the item.<br /><br />The second rungu was WAY worse than the first one that I got. I’ve included about 5 photos as proof. First off, this is NOT ebony. It is a heavy root ball but is bombarded with ebony stain to hide all the cracks,voids,and deformities in the wood. Hey, Mother Nature doesn’t always make perfect wood, I get that.  The problem is that there are ENORMOUS voids in the wood. They are filled in with wood filler and then stained to make it look like a beautiful root ball. I’ve never struck anything with it, but it would snap the head off immediately. The deep crack on the top shaft and crack on the bottom make this a certainty….so after talking to the seller, I assumed I’d get a quality rungu for the second one, right??? WRONG. This one is even worse than the first. There are cracks everywhere. The handle is off center an too skinny. The finish is complete garbage like they didn’t care about the finish at all (rough, pebbly feel). The first broken one kind of tricked me because it was so smooth and stained. The second one I got isn’t even remotely stained evenly, making it look like 2 pieces of wood. Easy to see all the wood filler in this one and even worse major cracks all around the head. I hoped I could epoxy and stain this one correctly. But it is beyond repair. It really bums me out as it was going to be a gift for my son.<br />I won’t even ask for my money back. I’m tired of the hassle and letdown. Just don’t make the mistake I did. Buy a rungu somewhere else. Please trust me. No hate towards the seller. Just really let down.  I know there was some other guy that had the exact same problem.
Rating: 1 stars