Where can I get brass chapes for points?

Dierick · Post by **Dierick** » Sat May 24, 2008 10:58 am

I went to historic enterprises to order a handfull of them for next week and they are out of them.

Anyone else carry them?

Hjlmr inn Danski · Post by **Hjlmr inn Danski** » Sat May 24, 2008 11:01 am

Greetings,

Mercia Sveiter has some sweet ones.

http://www.re-enactment.biz/bronzeindex.html

Hjlmr inn Danski

Hjlmr inn Danski · Post by **Hjlmr inn Danski** » Sat May 24, 2008 11:12 am

Greetings,

Looks like Raymond's Quiet Press also has one.

http://www.quietpress.com/swordfittings.html

Hjlmr inn Danski

lorenzo2 · Post by **lorenzo2** » Sat May 24, 2008 8:35 pm

Derrick, you can make a reasonable facsimile yourself. Go to a jewelry site like
http://www.firemountaingems.com/details ... =H202235FN

and buy some brass jewelry cones. The cones are too big as they come. So, take a very narrow leather working awl (or make a pointy mandrel of the correct dimensions), insert it in the cone and roll the cone tighter on the awl with your fingers. You may have to roll the cone against a hard surface like an anvil to get it tight enough. The resulting cones work well for points. Unlike the historic cones they overlap a lot but they still look pretty good. They are also a bit on the thin side so take your time rolling them or they may kink.