sword trainers I made

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JohnnyMayhem

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Hey guys, I just wanted to brag and show a couple of pictures of some ugly steel wasters that I made for myself and a few friends to train with.

They are made out of 1/4th inch steel and a few of them I machined in some fullers to take the weight off from them and to improve the balance with a nice heavy pommel.

Mine is the baskethilt :D

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And length comparasion to an old cane sword that I had on me at the time.

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So whatcha guys think? (outside of holy crap those are heavy to swing around)
 
Kudos for going ahead and making your own- bet you learned a lot!
 
yeah, considering since I managed to talk on the phone while using the milling machine and it got away from me. And it screwed up the basket hilt. I still tried to hide it with a grinder but it's still ugly.

I just wish that I have had some time to get some practice in, everything has been hectic lately.

I built the basket hilt becuase I'm working with a pirate group up here and they take a bench grinder to the CS 1917 cutlass, and I just didn't want to destroy one of those to work with them.
 
They look completely serviceable; I'm not sure why you had to make them look ugly-nice to boot! :D Nice job.
 
I didn't heat treat them. They are just mild steel, and I just don't have a space big enough to heat treat them in my shop. (I figured that they will hold up for a few demos durring the fair season and go from there.)

Glad you guys like them. I never gotten around to posting pictures of the ones that I whipped up out of aluminum.
 
I am very impressed with your work. They do indeed look very serviceable. You could give Badger Blades a run for their money. I would like to know their lengths, weights and balance point. You will need a food scale to get a sensitive enough measure of weight.

The weight and balance will be important in your training. You may need to make make some minor modifications if it too much off.
 
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I'll whip out a tape measure when I have a little extra time right off hand. (They are at a friends place for the time being.)

As for the exact weight, all I can say is heavy. I have a nice food scale, but my wife would be highly miffed if I messed with it. (but I'll see what I can swing)

Glad you like them)
 
Well, it looks like I gotta get them heat treated.

We bent the short one, but for the most part they held up well to fighting.
 
Well, it looks like I gotta get them heat treated.

We bent the short one, but for the most part they held up well to fighting.
 
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