I hope there's gonna be another installment, Dax. This whole channel has a lot of potential. You have the charisma and editing talent to make something great!
A year after the fact but great video! You really put a lot of work into the production (and the product). Especially love the counterweight - it's something I've wondered why I don't see others implementing - and the inclusion of the softer L200 in the ice cream sandwich. I too love to see things overengineered :) and I'm curious what the total weight came out to. If you want some unsolicited advice: I saw you mentioned the tips of the rod causing the foam to break down and fail there first. Consider adding a square of strapping tape across the center layer of foam (before sandwiching) on either end of the fiberglass rod. I've seen others use squares of denim or pleather sandwiched in with the contact cement for the same purpose, but I don't see why the strapping tape wouldn't work if that's what you have on hand. Also you mentioned in a reply to another comment that the foam breaks down before the plastidip. If you're running into issues where the foam pulls away from the plastidip, I've seen it recommended to seal the porosity of the foam with a light application of a heat gun then apply a thin coat of modge podge or thinned contact cement before coating and painting. This helps prevent the coating+paint from deteriorating the foam as well as giving them a better grip on the foam so that it doesn't release as easily and begin to break down on the edge. Would love to see you come back and make another :)
Interesting history fact: The Flamberge style of blade became more common in the late 15th and 16th century as metal armour became less common, and thusly slashing weapons became more practical
Love the video ❤️ we will try to build some new weapons as well for our LARP set on Tamriel, and our short web series as well! P.s the music from elder Scrolls is magic ❤️
Bro i can't wait to see more videos...the point that sold me on your videos was going from straight sword->crumple paper->wavey sword....that transition was AWESOME.
1. You remind me of a young medieval Kirk Hammett (lead guitarist for Metallica) 2. great video, fun layout, wonderful presentation, good camera presence 3. why are there not more of these already?
Hey there I just found this video and I'm impressed with the quality of this. Not just in the weapon but in the video overall. I would love to see more of this. I especially would like to see how you made that Khopesh you have back there. If you want a challenge build I've been trying to figure out how to make a shotel from East Africa.
My 5yr old son experienced his first Larp in the Park for kids this week....and he fell in love!!!! Now its all about building something for the next adventure. He would love to know how to make a mace. What materials to use for safe soft combat for 10yrs and under. Youe video was great!!! Very helpful.
A lot of African swords look absolutely bonkers cool. I would love to see an Asudan or an Ngulu made into a LARP sword i think the odd geometry of the blade would make for an interesting challenge and even more interesting gameplay.
I would love to see a sword for use in historical martial arts sparring! Larp weapons are totally under appreciated and underutilized in the martial arts community! You do incredible work!!!
Quick tip from someone who has made swords with leather grips and agonized over the seam far too much, make the leather overlap by around 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch (don't know the conversion to non freedom units) and skive the overlapping edges of the leather so the overall thickness is the same as the rest of the leather, makes for a much prettier seam,good luck on future leather endeavors friend!
i have one question, does the sword gets harder with time? I'm asking because I'm an blacksmith from a swordplay clan, and some weapons that have eva on the blade happens to get compacted and harder through time and occurs to hurt people sometimes
I'm not sure if you already tried this but prepping the fiberglass rod by rubbing it with sandpaper and then use a contact cement while still wet to secure the grip firmly and reduce the chance of it from rotating.
this video could not come at a better time!! i recently bought all the materials i need for another attempt at foamsmithing but i’ve been too nervous to start… but now, armed with this video, i will be unstoppable >:)
I've heard of Frog Juice and would love to get my hands on some. For the most part I just use Krylon clear acrylic. I can't really say how that compares to anything else, but it works fine for my purposes. Weather generally isn't an issue where I game.
need help im a begginer trying to get into larp was gonna go for a halberd weapon or poll arm but i dont know whats a good base i thought making it out wood but i dont have woodworking tools? im also looking for something sturdy would be sad if my weapon got bent or broke
Hello good man I am from Europe (France, to be exact), and since most weapons used/crafted here for LARPs are foam + latex, I'd like to know how elastic your blade feels on impacts. We have a product quite similar to plastidip, which is called "Dip étanche" (typically used for fixing paint on boats). Some people use it as a finish cover on their weapon, but talk about crackling of the Dip, and sometimes of a stronger edge than before the cover Could you enlighten me on this point? And could we know more of the khopesh like weapon you show in the video please? °w°
Plasti Dip is pretty much rubber that comes as a liquid, so it stretches and never cracks. Generally the foam underneath breaks down before the rubber does. It can stiffen an edge if you lay it on too thick, but that's not a problem if you thin it out with some paint thinner before painting it on. Or you can get it in spray cans which are already thinned out. Eventually I want to dedicate a video to odd shaped weapons that can't be made with a straight core because I love to make khopeshes. The one you see is 20 inches long, and I made the core out of a fiberglass tennis racket sawed in half. That makes the blade thick and heavy, so I'm looking into other ways to get a curved core.
@@daxthebardificer3865 thank you for the answers! I will try to find plastidip to try this out (I have an old Palnatoke katana that needs a new latex coat, so...) And I will be waiting for your video on odd shaped weapons!
10/10 would get bonked with that flamberge. Excellent viboe and I love the chill vibes, humor, and legit tips on making my own bonker -- I mean, boffer.
Great work, both with the video and the sword itself! I know you called out for idea for underappreciated LARP weapons, but I'm much more interested in the other branch you mentioned - interesting building challanges. Looking at the sparring session you showed I see that I can rely on your builds to apply to our own LARP fight styles, which means that what I can learn from you is relevant to my needs. So... if you decide to make more videos (I sure hope you do), I'd be interested to see how would you handle an axe. It is ridiculously easy to lock a weapon or a shield rim with the axe beard, so they axe blade tends to tear off pretty regularily. I would be great so see your approach to blade axe stability. Either way - great job and go be make some sword!
Very well done! Unique weapons for lar would be amazing to see more often. I hope you have future videos regarding curved lard swords, like sickle sword, khopesh, or scimitar.
That is a nice build. I use wood for sword handles as well. Also made them too thick in the beginning. And then too thin. Researching real historic dimensions online helped. As far as the handle turning goes, I just smother it with two part epoxy. Big like for the video :)
This is a great first vid (?), I also happen to be interested in building larp swords, despite the current state of the world... Hope you find time for more videos like this
This is fantastic, looking into making my own larp swords and this gave me a good idea of what to expect when making one. hope to see more in the future! :)
This is my first time whatching this guy and I’m blown away by the the video in general, I really love how he gave a whole review on the sword instead of a few cringy flicks
Keep up the amazing work! Looking forward to the next one! If you could find a way to oblong or square the core portion in the handle then adhere it, it definitely won’t spin again!
I've done very similar boffers with tape, but this gives me some inspiration to try a plasti-dip build. Great video! I found your "flavor" additions in post quite amusing.
