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Derian wrote:Well, ****. Par is right.
Sir Par wrote:I've been making my reds out of this square 1/2 solid fiberglass. http://neoprene-rods-bars.com/fiberglass/bars.htm
You do NOT want to make a red out of kitespar. It will snap.
Noik wrote:And Beck that was dumb.
Forkbeard wrote:This Beck kid is a moron.
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Beck wrote:For the Square Fiberglass, is it just really expensive (63.50 for one rod) or am
I doing it wrong?
Derian wrote:Well, ****. Par is right.
Derian wrote:Well, ****. Par is right.
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!
Sir Par wrote:Yeah they make you order a minimum of 20ft. It took 75.00 ish bucks to get my cores here, but I have two reds built on them, One glaive and one omni blade. Both stabby. Both Awesome.
Depends on how big your hands are. I use bandpole for my 5.5' - 6' red sword (essentially a mini glaive) and with a thin rope running down the handle to oblong it, it works perfectly. Get much smaller and I'd be running the risk of flatting folks or having to thicken the handle considerably.Atman wrote:At 5.5 ft bandshoppe will be needlessly bulky compared to solid fiberglass.
If all your foam is cut straight and perfectly aligned, you're only saving ~ 5/16" (.3125") in blade striking edge width. I recognize that you stated it is your personal preference, and on a blue that's a game changer without a doubt, but I put forth for the average foam smith that's not really a big deal on a red weapon since the majority of fighters (average joes; not vets, not people who train to get better at a sport) can't/don't regularly control their blade to that degree of specificity in the mobile combat environment, and even less of a deal with a larger weapon such as a longsword/mini-glaive which is intended to strike larger targets (shields, legs, torsos) rather than thread the needle of slot shots and pocket stabs.Atman wrote:My personal preference is for a lower profile blade, it uses less foam, fits in tighter places, and generally looks better.
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