The reason i was going for the built in clamps, i think the look good and are durable. The screw in the bottm just dosent seem secure enough for me. I have had the pommel (mounted with a bolt in the bottom) break loose for me in practice. Another reason is i have an asian persona and i will be mostl...

Thank you for the welcome. Yes the muffler clamps are as ugly as can be. The claps i have seen that are used for conduit and plumbing seem to be made of very flimsy sheet metal. I have been unable to find anything as heavy duty as i have made in the above pics. Most of the nice ones i have seen seem...

These are some pics of the tsuba with the built in clamp i made, just in case i didnt desribe it correctly

Hello all. My name is joe (or blak jo) i am a new member of the SCA and im trying very hard to be a DIY player. I have built my own armor (even doing the sewing stuff too) and pole arms, now im trying my hand at sca swords. I have searched a lot on the internet and this is by far the most informativ...