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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2023 1:40:11 GMT
I've just gotten a new arming sword, has a good scabbard that really looks great, but the sword was extremely hard to pull from scabbard after unboxing. -After I finally managed to free it, two strips of whatever liner was in it came out with the blade. These pieces of a rubbery like material were glued together in a roll and couldn't be taken apart- Now when in the scabbard it is obvious there is no lining at all-- The scabbard is pretty decent, and I cannot think of any way to take it apart---So what suggestions would some of you have on what material to use, using the sword blade as a cutting guide and how to insert new liner material -
This is the first time I have had this happen, but I'm sure it has happened to others so I'm asking for ideas -- Thanks, Squire 80
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Post by larason2 on Mar 7, 2023 2:03:19 GMT
I don't have tons of experience, but I think most swords don't use any kind of liner in the scabbard. That's probably an invitation for rust. Just oil your blade, and whatever is left of the oil will go into the scabbard. That's probably enough! Some makers line the scabbard with wax, but that's pretty annoying, honestly. The most I would do is oil the inside with a bit of sword oil.
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Post by squalembrato on Mar 7, 2023 18:22:15 GMT
You could try cutting thin leather strips and gluing them in using the blade to press them against the scabbard sides. Also,I have been successful using tennis racket handle grip tape inside scabbards.
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Post by pgandy on Mar 7, 2023 21:54:25 GMT
If you value your edge a liner is important. A steel scabbard I assume?
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Post by indridscold on Mar 7, 2023 23:54:53 GMT
The scabbards I’ve lined are lined with run of the mill cheap felt. As long as you’ve got room to put it in there, you could try that. If its just a matter of retention you can put a thin strip of rubber or leather at the mouth to keep it fairly snug.
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Post by Sir Thorfinn on Mar 8, 2023 2:38:35 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2023 14:07:17 GMT
Thanks, guys, for some good ideas- this is a Hanwei scabbard, and it is steel. Upon arrival, when I attempted to pull the sword, it was extremely hard to get out of the scabbard due to the liner glue strips stuck to the blade, rolled into sticky balls and finally came out. I've made many of my own scabbards [wood covered with leather], but this is the first time for this problem-
I was thinking maybe felt or leather cut using the blade as the pattern and possibly a tiny bit of tape to hold it to the blade while inserting. Then, when completely inside the scabbard, turn it over and let glue or contact cement dry with the blade on top of it to hold it in position.
There is hard black rubber at the throat that looks right and helps retain the blade, but inside, nothing. I even considered using some of the expanding foam, then insert blade covered with grease or oil, wipe foam from guard as it is pushing out of scabbard as it expands then when it has hardened cut off even with top of scabbard- but I have no idea if there are harmful chemicals in the foam--
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Post by pgandy on Mar 13, 2023 16:01:44 GMT
I had pictured a military repo w/steel scabbard when reading the OP. And had forgotten issues that I have with my Windlass sword canes every couple of years or so. The canes and umbrella have liners that will pop out, to my disgust. There are two per cane that sit opposite each other sandwiching the blade. They are radiused, a little more so than the diameter of the shaft that flexes enough to allow the blade to pass, securing it preventing rattling. I think they were clear originally, possibly translucent, but now due to age and wear are gray opaque. I simply call the liners plastic but could be of polypropylene as Sir Thorfinn mentions. Fortunately, I’ve caught the liners in time or managed to find them on the ground and reinstall them.
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Post by pgandy on Mar 20, 2023 1:08:21 GMT
Here is what Matt Easton has to say about liners.
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