Nommeric
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Post by Nommeric on Oct 9, 2008 12:19:06 GMT -4
As some of you may or may not know my glave has broken several times.  If you have any suggestions on what core works good please let me know as well as where to get it. A map (or a link to one) would be nice because I can't take directions  |
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Post by Rhiannon StarFire on Oct 9, 2008 21:39:21 GMT -4
You poor thing, that sucks so much. lol What core did you use the second time? And wasn't your first one bamboo? Cuz from what I understand that works really good if ya can find a piece without any cracks in it. I got the bamboo for Wilhelm's glave at Michael's in TC.
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Post by Lord Wilhelm Arngrimsson on Oct 9, 2008 22:30:30 GMT -4
Yep, if you get bamboo, get it nice and green if possible, and make sure there are no splits or cracks, as Rhiannon said.
Then, your first step before doing ANYTHING else, take a damp cloth and kinda keep wiping up and down the pole to take a bit of the green off of it. Next, cover the length in duct tape trying to use as sparingly little as possible, this will prevent splintering and major shattering. After that, build it up as normal. and try to pad the shaft with one piece of blue foam as opposed to multiple pieces, that way there are no weak points in that either.
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Nommeric
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Post by Nommeric on Oct 9, 2008 23:15:04 GMT -4
Thanks I'll try the bamboo one more time with the tips you guys gave me
Both other times i used bamboo as the core
on a side note i savaged the old core into a javelin which should be legal (my scale isn't vary accurate but it shouldn't much more than a pound)
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Post by Lord Wilhelm Arngrimsson on Oct 10, 2008 12:38:06 GMT -4
Hmmm... bamboo core javvy? should be interesting if it turns out legal.
All else fails and you really really want a glaive, find some more people who want good polearms and invest in some bandshop pole... shipping is a bitch when you can only get it online, which is why it's better to do a larger order and save on it by splitting the cost of shipping
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Post by Nommeric on Oct 13, 2008 14:02:41 GMT -4
update
Fixed my glave (and my car) yay
We'll see how well it holds up at next practice
the only things that haven't gone wrong with my glave is spontaneous combustion and alien abduction
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Post by Flint the Red on Oct 14, 2008 12:56:07 GMT -4
We'll see how well it holds up at next practice the only things that haven't gone wrong with my glave is spontaneous combustion and alien abduction The night is still young my friend. |
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Post by mongo on Oct 28, 2008 14:33:02 GMT -4
Try getting some rattan, if you can.
Mongo
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Post by Jostal on Oct 29, 2008 12:57:02 GMT -4
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Post by Lord Wilhelm Arngrimsson on Oct 29, 2008 22:57:47 GMT -4
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Post by guiden on Nov 2, 2008 15:28:25 GMT -4
Phoenix put his full weight on the band pole I used for my spear and it didn't budge if that can give you an example.
Thing about bandshop poles is that while being indestructible, they are on the heavy side. So you want to make it with minimum materials as possible without turning it unsafe.
My spear is very light for a bandshop pole, and I only need to add another piece of blue foam for the stabbing tip, which won't add alot.
Though it will be different for a glaive because of the neccessity to add more padding for a striking edge. Good luck!
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Post by Nommeric on Nov 2, 2008 22:41:12 GMT -4
my glave was close to the lower red limit a little more weight would help with shield jarring
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