[Artemisia] FWD: !!Great Sword Youth Combat!!

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Are there pics of completed swords or a tutorial somewhere online?  I'm having trouble visualizing the blades from the description below.


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From: "James Lang" <sartakh at gmail.com> 

> *Artemisia Youth Combat Experimental Weapon Standards* 
> 
> 
> 
> *GREAT SWORDS* 
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> * * 
> 
> *Age Division:* 
> I. Great sword is for use by division III (ages 13 to 15). 
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> *Cores:* 
> 
> I. 3/4" schedule 80 PVC pipe cores (this is the dark gray 
> pipe). Both ends must be capped and wrapped with a length-wise layer of 
> fiberglass filament tape. PVC must remain hollow. Filling PVC with liquid or 
> solids is prohibited. 
> 
> *Blade:* 
> 
> I. Minimum 1 ½" of closed cell foam padding (i.e. camp pad 
> or pipe insulation) is required for the blade edge of the sword and 1" on 
> the flat side of the blade. The tip must have a minimum of 2" padding beyond 
> the end of the core. Edges must be marked with contrasting tape. 
> 
> 
> 
> II. Pommel end requires padding 1" beyond end of cap and ½" 
> around the cap. 
> 
> 
> 
> III. No thrusting tip or but spikes. 
> 
> 
> 
> IV. Quillions or cross-guards may be constructed of leather or 
> plastic and must be covered completely with 1/2" of closed cell foam. 
> 
> 
> 
> V. All weapons must be proportional to the size of the 
> combatant. 
> Maximum sword length is 66" with a maximum haft length of 18" 
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> 
> 
> VI. Mass weapons should have no real mass. 
> 
> * * 
> 
> *Covers:* 
> 
> I. Cloth covers are highly recommended but not required. 
> They reduce the slap of duct tape and increase the life of the sword, plus 
> repairs to the sword are easier. Just pull off the cloth cover repair the 
> sword and slide it back on. 
> 
> 
> 
> II. If you use duct tape, do not wrap the tape around and 
> around the sword blade. Use two or three individual strips well spaced 
> wrapped loosely around the sword to hold things in place and then run one 
> layer of the tape the full length of the blade from top to bottom covering 
> all exposed foam. This will prevent the foam being compressed hard against 
> the Core of the sword. (One layer of tape only!!) 
> 
> * * 
> 
> *Armor:* 
> 
> I. Armor requirements are as per divisional standards but 
> thigh protection is recommended. 
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> * * 
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> * * 
> 
> *Combat*: 
> 
> I. Killing blows are per division standards except that a 
> blow to the shoulder or hip is also considered a killing blow. 
> 
> 
> 
> II. No thrusting. 
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> 
> On 3/10/08, Dawn Tavares wrote: 
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> > I'm not sure why Hotmail is giving me this problem.... 
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> > 
> > Aurora 
> > befuddled 
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