#boffer weapons

[archerinventive]

A huge thank you to all who came out to the Revenge of the Dragon event this past weekend.

The crew and I at the Kingdom of Loreamour, AKA Sword camp, had such an amazing time.

It's events like this that make all the hard work worth it and remind us how important community can be for the soul.

Thank you to everyone involved, and for all the new memories that we'll cherish for a lifetime.

Here's to next year's festivities and to even more swords!

[yarrisharts]

Daggers, daggers, and more daggers!

All hand sculpted in EVA foam which I layered together with barge and then sanded to shape on my band sander.

A basecoat of modge podge, then acrylic paint, and topcoat of modge podge later and you're in business!

These were a very quick project, though some paint jobs took more effort than others. I did however enjoy it very much.

[catchaglimpseofalleble]

Repaired Treasach's Assailant blade, built two shortspears designed for dual-wielding, threw together a short sword with the scraps, and a shitty little shield.

[markingatlightspeed]

Some flat boffer claws I did for a commission for my buddy Kate. <3 These are fist weapons at Waerloga, and she asked for a bunch of blood detail. It was arduous but I'm happy with the result!

Yes all that blood is carved from duct tape btw.

Fiberglas core, closed cell foam, duct tape, hockey friction tape, and a bit of gorilla glue to ensure no slippage on the core.

[evzimus]

Also wish I could make a new, better rapier for it, that’s actually the appropriate length for a rapier. With a cup-guard too.

[thesmithshumor]

I was asked by Saki, the owner of the LARP I go to, Gisido, to make a demo since i was planning on making a pole arm for an eventual character and several friends who want to join and have characters with pole arms. 1. These are the general materials I am using, not counting the open cell (couch) foam, and the adhesive I'm using. 2. The maximum size for the weapons of Gisido (for long weapons such as 2 handers, and pole arms) is 60", or 5 feet. The PVC core i'm using is 60" exactly, but I also need to add extra padding and a crush tip to the tip of the weapon, so I cut off 4", giving me a 3" pad on the top, and a 1" on the bottom (this is more than the rules require, but I like me some safety) 3. This is the base foam I assembled, not adhered yet. 4. I used double-sided duct tape (ddt) (in place of an adhesive, I've had weapons and shields last me years from constructing it with the stuff) to get the foam in place, and using a saw cut part of the pool noodle making more of a blade shape. I then used the ddt to put on more closed cell foam on the sides and tip. There is currently about 1.5" of closed cell foam over the top of the PVC. I used normal duct tape to tape the blade edges on more for more stability. Note that I'm using a jewelers saw to shape the foam to my liking. 5. A zoomed out view of the piece as a whole so far. The foam on the end is for safety when swinging the weapon 6. A more finished view of the pommel end of the pole arm. There ended up being about 2" of padding over top of the pommel. 7. A more finished view of the piece, I forgot to add pics of putting open cell foam around the striking surface, so sorry about that. The striped pattern is a personal touch to go right for the throat, so to speak XD, horizontal stripes make an optical illusion, your eye sees the object as shorter. 8. Another view of the pommel post finish. 9. A complete view. Enjoy.

[realmsofadventure]

Shields

[kittgoboom]

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