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Post by libra on Jun 7, 2019 18:32:06 GMT
Very cool to watch, dude . Impressive reach, those kind of weapons! Don't want to get in your way as an sword armed enemy on an open battle field .
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Post by markus313 on Jun 7, 2019 21:30:46 GMT
Good idea! I’ll have to try that. Two questions, though… How do those work with sliding the shaft through the hands? And do you think they may possibly affect the integrity/strength of the grain? I am a great fan of poling, sliding as you call it, and have experienced no problems. I suspect the head on the tacks will have an influence. I used upholstery tacks with dome heads. As for effecting strength I’ve seen no adverse effects, but I suppose if a testing machine was hooked up there may be some difference detected but it would be small, if at all. I should point out that a spear is primarily for thrusting so it won’t experience the lateral stress other pole arms might. That spear will slice, halving the standard back yard soft targets as my swords will do, hence the tacks for edge alignment. I ran a stripe of masking tape down the haft and marked off the tack locations on that, then drilled a small pilot hole, smaller than the tack’s shaft, to ease any stress that may be caused. Ah ok, got that. Thanks!
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Post by markus313 on Jun 7, 2019 21:31:59 GMT
Very cool to watch, dude . Impressive reach, those kind of weapons! Don't want to get in your way as an sword armed enemy on an open battle field . Thanks! But don’t worry, I’d probably trip over my wet pants long before that
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