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Forkbeard wrote:I use NO tape at all on my weapons. They last as long or longer than anyone elses.
We explain whats wrong with it and make sure the person makes their next weapon right, though.
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evil randy wrote: I have had more torque wrapped weapons failed because of the sting, than 4# flats fail because of the deep tissue bruising people don't realize they cause till hours later.
Bishop wrote:Overall I believe the article was positive for our image, loosely defining us as a sadomasochist anti-larp. I'm ok with that. http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/LARP-harder
Caleidah wrote:But, his sensei passed that style down to him! Literal hours of tradition!
Forkbeard wrote:I use NO tape at all on my weapons. They last as long or longer than anyone elses.
There are no staffs in Belegarth. Because of how they are constructed, they are really Pugil Sticks.
Forkbeard wrote:Putting tape of your blade edge MAKES it get cuts from armor. Arrakis can explain surface tension better than me, though.
For my stab tips I use 1/4 eva foam with a sticky layer on one side. It is stronger than tap and has the same surface tension as the rest of the blade.
Finnally, do not fight with the top 6" of your blade." This is knows ar TIP FIGHTING and is stupid and wrong becasue it wears out your weapons prematurely and is generally a lame way to fight that leads to ALOT of near misses and light, grazing shots. Despite what Evuil Sandy says, most of us DO NOT fight like this. He and his Role Models do, but they are a minority.
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Bishop wrote:Overall I believe the article was positive for our image, loosely defining us as a sadomasochist anti-larp. I'm ok with that. http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/LARP-harder
Caleidah wrote:But, his sensei passed that style down to him! Literal hours of tradition!
Remy the Wroth wrote:Those look legit.
You really need to clean your workspace, bro.
Bishop wrote:Overall I believe the article was positive for our image, loosely defining us as a sadomasochist anti-larp. I'm ok with that. http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/LARP-harder
Caleidah wrote:But, his sensei passed that style down to him! Literal hours of tradition!
Remy the Wroth wrote:So, Barley-box, looks like two layers of grey foam then a layer of white MC foam on the outer-layer. I've been wondering if I should try taping some weapons. Giggles left his Barley-bat at my place and it's pretty heavily covered in tape. Doesn't change the way it hits in any way, either. But I've been cut by some fun-noodle covered in clear plastic tape on kitespar that left gashes in my arms and hands because the tape bunched up and formed little tents/creases that were just evil.
I like the middle one, it looks like you incorporated the stabbing tip into the whole of the blade a lot more, and as much as I love having stabbing tips that don't take off half of the sword tip when they rip off, I'm still always looking for a way to better make my swords (specifically reds) and especially the stabbing tips more durable.
I think the biggest contributing factor to my OCD-akin cleanliness is from years of working in a kitchen where it doesn't necessarily mean you need to be awesome at cooking; you have to be able to cover your mistakes and work clean.
Every time I leave something messy I have my mentor chef in the back of my head calling me a hoser and burning me with hot-knives to remind me to clean up my station lololololol
I miss that ol' *.
Remy the Wroth wrote:But I've been cut by some fun-noodle covered in clear plastic tape on kitespar that left gashes in my arms and hands because the tape bunched up and formed little tents/creases that were just evil.
Derian wrote:Well, ****. Par is right.
Laoric wrote:Forkbeard is unbelievably wrong in pretty much everything he's said in this thread.
I have swords that are covered in tape, top to bottom, that are older than he's been playing Belegarth and they've never been rebuilt. You can ask around, but I don't hit softly and I fight a LOT.
Bishop wrote:Overall I believe the article was positive for our image, loosely defining us as a sadomasochist anti-larp. I'm ok with that. http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/LARP-harder
Caleidah wrote:But, his sensei passed that style down to him! Literal hours of tradition!
Scopus wrote:I only use tape in one part of my blade. I carpet tape the last blade layer on. If I develop a tear in the blade, it's just a quick repair.
Bishop wrote:Overall I believe the article was positive for our image, loosely defining us as a sadomasochist anti-larp. I'm ok with that. http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/LARP-harder
Caleidah wrote:But, his sensei passed that style down to him! Literal hours of tradition!
Remy the Wroth wrote:Laoric wrote:Forkbeard is unbelievably wrong in pretty much everything he's said in this thread.
I have swords that are covered in tape, top to bottom, that are older than he's been playing Belegarth and they've never been rebuilt. You can ask around, but I don't hit softly and I fight a LOT.
I've asked around; who are you? No one knows you.
Man, I use the middle of the blade just as much as the tip; I fight in close because I'm a scrapper. I can get force on it via body mechanics learned in martial arts at a young age.
Remy the Wroth wrote:I've asked around; who are you? No one knows you.
Lachlan_McClung wrote:FWIW
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