baskethilt repair

[John S.]

Anyone interested in a small job refurbishing two basket hilts (for SCA rattan swords, mild steel, welded from round stock, very basic not fancy)?

First basket--One of the mounting tabs snapped off. (I no longer have the tab.) It needs a short piece of bar stock welded on as a replacement.

Second basket--The bars on the back of the hand are bent inward. They're not completely mangled--just bent enough that they touch my half gauntlet, so my hand gets bruised when shots connect with the basket.

I can supply pics if needed.

If the refurb is more than the price of new basket hilts, then I'll look at other options.

[CLANG]

If you were local, I'd be happy to do it for you, but by the time you paid s/h 2 ways, you might just consider upgrading to a new set. Couple of quick guesses in the USPS s/h calculator shows that you'd be looking at about $22-$25 for a round trip, and that's only from FL to WV.

Hopefully you can find a friendly local with a welder and a hammer to give 'em a couple of love-taps.