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Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 9:06 pm Post subject: Newbie seeking guidance on forging a custom LARP weapon
Sadly I'm a novice in forging I have grown sick of weapons crafted of PVC pool noodles and miles of ducttape. I can use any advice give on crafting a unique weapon. I want a weapon that's going to turn heads before crushing them. I guess my very first question would be what materials are preferred by the masters of the craft?
First off apologies for the sarcastic sounding first post. I met it as a desperate call for help, and not the rediculing fragment it seems to be. I have waded through tons of crap and nthing helpful until just now. Quiche Commandoes has a wonderful material list and step by step for anyone who may just be curious of other methods. So now i have a few more simplified questions. First off i want to make an axe, i have a pretty good idea on doing the weapon core but as far as the axe head itself I'm at a loss. Would it simply be thick latex covered foam? My other question is how do you get the unique shapes that professional larp weapons have.
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 5:07 pm Post subject: Some small tut's
My experience when it comes to axes is fail an error.
- If it gets to soft (a hollow head or something like that), you end up hitting with the core
- If you make it to hard, you need to find some trees and beat it soft, before you can use it
But to get a better picture I found a little DIY on a warhammer, its in Danish, but there is some good pictures of the head.
http://gnom.dk/workshop/hammer.pdf
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I have grown sick of weapons crafted of PVC pool noodles and miles of ducttape. I can use any advice give on crafting a unique weapon. I want a weapon that's going to turn heads before crushing them. I guess my very first question would be what materials are preferred by the masters of the craft?
