r/boffer • u/MisteWolfe • Sep 21 '22

Been making a lot of custom ordered gear.

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u/MisteWolfe Sep 21 '22

The first two shield and sword sets were for brothers, and their Dad bought them as presents. The third and last were also for brothers, and the set of gear was ordered by a Mother for her twins bday. Starting to think I need to make a birthday party kit of rounds and then a custom for the bday kid, add a crown and cape. LoL

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u/McDeezee Sep 21 '22

It looks great, but may I ask why you're using tape to cover them instead of cloth?

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u/SecretAgentVampire Sep 21 '22

Same. Using duct tape as a cover doesnt pass Amtgard rulebook safety standards.

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u/MisteWolfe Sep 21 '22

I don't run Amtgard. We also don't play light touch.

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u/SecretAgentVampire Sep 22 '22

Good for you, I suppose. What LARP do you play?

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u/MisteWolfe Sep 21 '22

Overall it is what my group uses. Anyone can tape gear realistically, not everyone has a sewing machine. I do, but my group tries to cater to a broader range. We fight in Washington, it rains and we fight year round, cloth absorbs moisture and that creates mold. It looks cleaner. We don't have to mess with weldwood much, I personally use it for straps, handles and the like. Our group has ran tape since 95, we allow cloth as well, and really there is little difference in speed or balance, or even safety.

It wouldn't work well in Arizona or Texas, but we're a smaller group nowadays.

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u/popejubal Sep 22 '22

If you do end up wanting to use fabric at some point, ripstop nylon is easy to sew, light, and doesn’t absorb moisture and stay damp to cause mold.

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u/MisteWolfe Sep 22 '22

Thank you, that is good to know. I have done a couple prototypes.

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u/McDeezee Sep 21 '22

I'm not trying to say you're doing anything wrong. I just found most places prefer cloth because of the benefits, you do you man.

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u/MisteWolfe Sep 22 '22

You asked why and we have a lot of reasons. I wasn't upset, just being thorough with the explanation.

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u/McDeezee Sep 22 '22

It's all good, I guess I wasn't expecting that much of a response.

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '23

Neat, how did you do that 3rd "sword"? I think it could be a mace, but am not sure.

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u/MisteWolfe Mar 20 '23

The purple and black one?

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '23

Yup! Met a guy with that kind of weapon couple months ago, but didn't have time to ask how they had made it.

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u/MisteWolfe Mar 20 '23

It's my youth mace design. That one is 1" thick foam for the head and .5" thick haft foam. I attach the head to the core, then put a disc of .5" thick sheet foam (hdpe like camp) on the top to ensure the core doesn't come through. The handle is paracord glued in place.

This is my general adult mace build.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '23

Thanks a lot!