Pantera Fire Fans with Wooden Grips by Flow DNA

Description

Pantera 5-wick Fire Tech Fans, with wooden grips.

These are a bit smaller than our Mojura 5-wick Fire Tech Fans, with a different aesthetic like spikey petals.  They are comprised of more metal, and less wood, but not as much metal as our Full Metal Pantera Fire Fans.

CHOOSING A GRIP STYLE:

Little Ring (38mm / 1.5″):
(AKA Extra-box-tech grip for USA styles)
We added these grips after realizing that some extra-techy spinners really want to put their 2 fingers into smaller holes.  If you’re one of those people, and you prefer to do boxy-techy things with a tighter fit for your 2 fingers, then these are the grips for you.

Small Ring (51mm / 2″):
(AKA Box-tech grip for USA styles)
These are made to fit 3 fingers, or 2 large fingers.
If you like to perform box-techy manipulations that involve more jerky movements where you need to stall the fans at specific angles, then this is the grip for you.

Extra Medium Ring (63.5mm / 2.5″):
(AKA The Goldilocks Grip)
These are made for big hands with 3 fingers, or petite hands with 4 fingers.
Slightly more techy than the medium ring.  Slightly more finger space than the small-ring.   Possibly just right for the most in-between of all tech styles.

Medium-Ring (76mm / 3″):
(AKA Hybrid-tech grip for Jack-of-all styles)
These are made for 4 fingers, or 3 very large fingers. Having more ring to hold on to is better for swinging/weaving techniques and tosses than the small-ring grips, while there is still enough flat handle space to hold onto for stalls and plane-switches. This grip is trying to be the best of both worlds.

Big-Ring (89mm / 3.5″):
(AKA momentum tech for Russian styles)
If you prefer to spin your fans in a continuous flow, performing lots of weaves and fountains, or if you want to do a lot of tosses with your fans, then you want a nice big ring. A large hand-hole allows for wilder spinning momentum-tech movements, and is easier to catch in the air. Box-tech stalling and tutting/switching is less easy with this grip, but still possible, and the squared handle helps with that.

Available with coloured handles for an additional fee.  Please note that custom painted grips will take longer to produce.

Features:

• 5 wicks made from 38mm (1.5″) high quality Kevlar, sewn with thread rather than screwed on, for minimal exposed metal.
• Cut out by robots – a single-piece aluminum embedded into a wooden grip.
• Rounded and finished by humans like a custom guitar for maximum comfort, using fire resistant sealants.
• Frames shaped with an organic petal-style aesthetic.
• Grips shaped for optimal finger placement, and layering at 90 degree increments.
• Weight balanced so the centre of mass matches with the centre of the Fan middle circle.
• Side wicks aligned for wick balances, with the centre-of-mass directly between them.
• Middle wicks aligned directly back to the centre, for more wick-balancing goodness.
• Hand-sewn wicks.
• Centre shaped for easier fishtails (careful though…  The flames and metal gets hot.  Wear gloves if you like fishtails)
• Flips and tosses become easier and more visually appealing with this centre-balanced design.
• Available with coloured handles – pearlescent paint is recommended 😉  (you can even add sparkles if you’re into that sort of thing)
• Made from engineering-quality materials.  They can take a serious beating!

* While this birch plywood will not break unless you try really hard, we do not recommend juggling on harsh surfaces like bricks and concrete, as the drops may cause chips and marks on your fans.

Tech Specs:

• Weight: +/- 340g (12oz) per fan
• Width from side-wick to side-wick: 410mm (20″)
• Length from grip to middle-wick: 350mm (13.75″)
• Each wick is sushi-wrapped with 38mm (1.5″) quality Kevlar.
• Frame Thickness: 6mm (1/4″)

We are constantly adjusting and improving the design.  The photos on the product page may be outdated.

*****  Very Important *****

Please do not dip your wooden handles into any fuel.  It might mess up the luthiery-style finish.  Use a dry cloth to clean it, if you accidentally spill on the handle.

Also please do not dip your hand-crafted custom guitars into any liquid.  That would be silly.

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Always use caution when playing with fire.  For information on fire safety, check out this Fire Safety Guide.