Here are some of the videos I've made detail my processes of making gear. First off is the plug, a component used to fill the thrust tip with a less rigid foam and to stop the core from stabbing through. Then I cover the use of heat to curve the core for more exotic weapons like scimitars, khopesh, and sickles. The first two weapons I produce in the videos are a mace and spear. A mace is a great starting weapon as you don't have to worry about a thrusting tip, working with a flat edge and it they tent to last a long time. The spear get's you ready to make swords, it's a shorter section of striking surface, so you can ease into something a bit more tedious.
Coming soon I'll also be covering swords, axes, and the three most common shield types (coreless, sled core, and cardboard core), the later will be broken into individual videos. All the links will be listed below with the future videos being added later.
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Weapon Smithing 101 YouTube Videos: Plugging Along Curving a Core KBA Legal Mace KBA Legal Spear KBA Legal Sword
*Updated 11/09/2020
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The videos are great! I have a few questions some of the realistic weapons I've seen like the trident, glaive, and falchion. Are those made from a build-up of pipe insulation strips and duct-tape? or are the shapes made from those kids floor panels with the cutting edge being pipe insulation? I plan on showing up for today's festivities and asking lots of questions. I'm wanting to recreate these single edge weapons that I am used to (the blade guard has a hook to it and is used to block and sometime used as a handle for some things (see below). Aren't these a nice, single-edged weapon?
Can't wait to see more! Loving the videos!