Rapier recommendations and steels
Nov 9, 2024 22:20:33 GMT
Post by rickdeckard on Nov 9, 2024 22:20:33 GMT
I've been unable to find a good, battle-ready rapier or a smith who can make one. There seem to be far fewer options than longswords, katanas, etc., even though they're also iconic and popular.
I guess they require a more sophisticated and fine design because the ones I've tried didn't have good balance and feel, in addition to incorrect blade profiles (distal tapers, thickness, etc.), making them too flexible and/or difficult to penetrate anything hard like to this dummy (How is it called btw?):
I'm also clueless about the types of steel required, and the available swords seem to have much less variety. I'm assuming high-carbon steel as usual, but I'm scared the increased brittleness would damage the tip (giggidy), which sounds worse than chips on cut-centric swords. Why aren't tool steels like T10, S5, or S7 used like on other swords? They're some of my favorites.
Thanks!
I guess they require a more sophisticated and fine design because the ones I've tried didn't have good balance and feel, in addition to incorrect blade profiles (distal tapers, thickness, etc.), making them too flexible and/or difficult to penetrate anything hard like to this dummy (How is it called btw?):
I'm also clueless about the types of steel required, and the available swords seem to have much less variety. I'm assuming high-carbon steel as usual, but I'm scared the increased brittleness would damage the tip (giggidy), which sounds worse than chips on cut-centric swords. Why aren't tool steels like T10, S5, or S7 used like on other swords? They're some of my favorites.
Thanks!
