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Post by YlliwCir on May 11, 2008 1:36:14 GMT
Iskander, I have no experience with rubber tires. The sword being DH leaves it soft in the middle, I don't know how it would hold up to that kind of work out. You might ask ShooterMike or Tsafa, they've done some work on tire pells.
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Post by Deleted on May 11, 2008 15:53:31 GMT
Hi Iskander Most single handed swords and especially short swords do well against tire-pells. All the swords I have broken were were two-handed swords. When you put a second hand on the handle and perform a leveraging action, it places a lot of torque on the sword. All the sword I have broken have broken in the tang either below the cross-guard or above the pommol. Two handed swords need thicker tangs. Single handed ones seem to be ok. I have not handled the celtic swords you are talking about. They seem to have a wood pommol. All the swords I have handled have steel pommols. I don't know if there is a washer in front of the pommol nut or some sort of steel tubing inside the pommol to protect it from the tang-stess and vibration. Here is two links that you will find interesting. The first covers my sword testing on tire-pells. The other covers fighting with sword & shield. mysite.verizon.net/tsafa1/swordreview.htmmysite.verizon.net/tsafa1/pell/index.htmRegarding the bending issue. All swords bend unless they designed with reinforced tips or have extra thick blades. In a recent tatami cutting event I attending every type XVa bent and was then bent back to original form by hand. This included my Gen 2, two Angus Trims and the $1,800 Brescia Spadona from Albion. The wider type XXIIIa's did better with no bending against the mats. Some issue was brought up regarding the skill of the cutters but that is not important I think, since in a real fight your target is moving and you can not be sure how you will hit. Rickwilly put it best when he said that any sword will bend under the right circumstances. Here is the cutting thread. The posts on the first page should interest you. /index.cgi?board=cutting&action=display&thread=4389&page=1 |
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Post by Deleted on May 12, 2008 7:09:40 GMT
Tsafa, and ShooterMike, Many thanks guys. I am slowly digesting all the information you have given me. Damn it's hard being a sword noob! I mean, I'm learning stuff everyday thanks to this site. But to be honest, I really am not a very scientific - or technical - kind of guy. Not saying I can't learn to be, but you get my point... So yeah, if it was back in the day, I would just be the kind of guy to say to the smithie 'make me a sword'...and that's that! Maybe I should just repeat that this is all coming about for me because of the kali I've been doing - for the last year or so. It is really coming along but so far it's still just the sticks. But we will be using blades later on...and that's why I'm looking for a functional short sword. In fact, I got some questions that I want to put to some of the practicing swordsmen here about how they think kali might be integrated with Greek/Roman style sword fighting....but mercifully, I'll save that for another thread!  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2008 20:24:04 GMT
Hold on...Deepeeka makes swords for a specific niche. That niche is usually of the reenactment sort. If you're looking for a performance sword, then don't skimp and buy an Albion or other noted company that produces good cutters. Deepeeka has vastly improved their product line while keeping the prices reasonable.
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