Flat-Sided Rattan Sword Blanks

[brewer]

I'll be seeing you at ÆWP for at least a sword-length one of these. I'll need a pole, too, to make up my English bill. We'll talk.

Bob

[Baron Eirik]

See ya there!

[Vitus von Atzinger]

Remember to sand or file the edges (the spot where the flat of the cut meets the rounded edge) a bit before you mount it to a basket. One pass with a rasp over each of the four edges does it.

[Baron Eirik]

Yep. And the tip as well. Comes nder the heading of "Don't break your toys"

Besides, a little shaping of the tip and you can make it rounded or even a bit pointed before you put a layer of 3/4 foam on it and suddenly it looks a whole lot more like a sword.

[Vitus von Atzinger]

Yup- people are starting to find out that putting extra time into SCA weapons is certainly worth it.

[Syrfinn]

Eirik, I cant get to your store front from work, but how large are your polearm/great sword blanks, that are shaved. Granted also interested in the sword blanks, but just curious.

And like Vitus, 1 1/2" dia would be awesome, and would save me a lot of trouble. Heck I have 3 of your oversized sticks still laying around that i wanted to make a new GW and Polearm out of, but dreading the sanding.

[Baron Eirik]

These start from the 50-55 mm diameter rattan and are planed to just over 1.25" wide, leaving the skin on the edges. There are pics further up in the thread.

[Vitus von Atzinger]

1 1/2" shaved sticks would literally make my life WAYYYY easier, but I don't want to give my money to HH Perkins- I want to give it to my pals.

[Syrfinn]

Sweet, thanks. If I dont grab any before, will definetly grab some off of ya at AEWP.

Thanks

[Oscad]

Eirik,

Have you considered sanding them a bit smaller, so around 1.2 or 1.15. That way when you add the tape back on, it will be just over 1.25?


Vitus, are you looking for 1.5" rattan then shaved on the sides, or are you looking for rattan shaved on all sides so it comes to 1.5" diameter?


Os

[Baron Eirik]

Eirik,

Have you considered sanding them a bit smaller, so around 1.2 or 1.15. That way when you add the tape back on, it will be just over 1.25?

Os

As we refine things, we may well do some that are just under 1.25". Gotta make sure we have good control on things first.

[owen matthew]

I'll also have 24, 30, 48, 60 and 72 inch lengths available...

I know I would be interested, but I would have to buy a 48" and throw away 10" to build a sword (my end-to-end blanks are consistently 38" long). You'ld pick up a bigger area under the "curve" if you offered a 38 (or even 40), rather than a 36. After all, you can always shorten a stick to your liking, whereas adding a couple of inches is a real b!tch ... AoC

Or left over with a dagger.


How much was shipping for one anod/or two 72'' to 94566? Thank you very much!

[Baron Eirik]

How much was shipping for one anod/or two 72'' to 94566? Thank you very much!

One looks like $18, two appears to be $25.

[Vitus von Atzinger]

Round shaved rattan at exactly 1 1/2" in cross-width.

[Baron Eirik]

Round shaved rattan at exactly 1 1/2" in cross-width.

I've got to order 25 of them, but I'll get'em with my next order. Probably June.

[Vitus von Atzinger]

Cool beans. Hopefully that knucklehead Eldrid will start carving your sword blade soon...he is avoiding me.

[carlyle]

Or left over with a dagger.

Possible, but not with a 48" blank -- I'd only have 10" of scrap, and even allowing only 6" for hilt and 1" for guard, that only leaves me with 3" of blade. Somehow, I suspect that wouldn't look like a particularly well-balanced weapon ... AoC

[Saritor]

Or left over with a dagger.

Possible, but not with a 48" blank -- I'd only have 10" of scrap, and even allowing only 6" for hilt and 1" for guard, that only leaves me with 3" of blade. Somehow, I suspect that wouldn't look like a particularly well-balanced weapon ... AoC

Carry it around calling it Narsil, and tell them you're changing your name to Isildur.

[owen matthew]

You are right, but 6'' is a big hand! My squire brother Miles has one with a 2-3'' blade everyone always wants to use. He named it Gork. He is pretty good with it too!

[Mrmiles]

sadly Gork is lost, i accepted a dagger fight challenge at estrella, and after the fights i was so exhausted i left gork on the field, hopefully he is off somewhere stabbyfying faces making someone proud. but i have a new dagger roughly 10-12 inches named Dork, Son of Gork. i cant wait

[carlyle]

You are right, but 6'' is a big hand!

Really? most off-the-shelf basket hilts are at least that deep, and hockey gloves are only marginally smaller. Even my wisby gauntlets and milanese mittens wouldn't fit on anything much shorter, and I don't have particularly wide palms. I suppose the hilt doesn't have to go the full length of your grip, but I suspect it would be a whole lot easier to hold onto if it did.

Respectfully... AoC

[I. Stewart]

I might be intersted in one or two about six months from now, if you have them. I'm interested now, but it's not really the smartest purchase right before a deployment.

[Baron Eirik]

I can see that. I intend to carry these as a stock item. But I am still building that stock. I've temporarily taken the 72" down until I get more from my cutter guy. And will be taking more 2" sticks out to him for this purpose.

[Diglach Mac Cein]

Sigh.

My wife hates you Eirik.

Every year I come back from War, I hear "You need MORE rattan?"

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[Baron Eirik]

Just got the rest of the first batch in. Several 6' poles now.

[Kazimir Machalinski]

Got my stuff yesterday! Wow your quick! I need to make some daggers out of one, but... I dont want to cut any! Next to start shaving down a bastard sword...

[Baron Eirik]

Glad you like'em!

[AlvarGuerrero]

Just ordered two lengths, looking forward to working with this stuff

[Baron Eirik]

My groups monthly business meeting is tonight so I might not get them out until tomorrow evening. (Yes, I am THAT heavily involved in my Barony -- as in a former Baron of it )

[Diglach Mac Cein]

You have an event schedule from now through Pennsic?

Not that I won't be by at Pennsic... as usual.


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[Baron Eirik]

You have an event schedule from now through Pennsic?

Not that I won't be by at Pennsic... as usual.


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Finalizing some things. Baron Wars, Aethelmarc War Practice & MK Crown in May. Looking at Border Skirmish and Border Raids(depending on location) in June. Simple Day in July (obviously), but not sure what else.

[Lucian Ro]

Eirik do you have any more of the 72" sticks in stock?

[Baron Eirik]

Yes. Got them Tuesday. Hm... I need to the website.....


eta: just re-activated them

[Diglach Mac Cein]

I'll try to catch you are Baron Wars....

Thanks!

[AlvarGuerrero]

Ordered two lengths, believe 42", any word and when these will ship out?

Thanks in advance.