ATFRCGuide - 11/15/00 ਀ഊ"An Tir Fiberglass Rapier Construction Guide." By Esteban el Barbarosa de Curvo del Rio. ਀ഊNOTE: See also the files: bucklers-msg, fencing-msg, p-rapier-msg, rapier-books-msg, fencing-art, merch-rapier-msg, r-tourn-ideas-msg. ਀ഊ************************************************************************ ਀一伀吀䤀䌀䔀 ⴀഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 愀爀琀椀挀氀攀 眀愀猀 猀甀戀洀椀琀琀攀搀 琀漀 洀攀 戀礀 琀栀攀 愀甀琀栀漀爀 昀漀爀 椀渀挀氀甀猀椀漀渀 椀渀 琀栀椀猀 猀攀琀 ഊof files, called Stefan's Florilegium. ਀ഊThese files are available on the Internet at: ਀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ ਀䌀漀瀀礀爀椀最栀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 挀漀渀琀攀渀琀猀 漀昀 琀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 爀攀洀愀椀渀猀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 愀甀琀栀漀爀⸀ഊ ਀圀栀椀氀攀 琀栀攀 愀甀琀栀漀爀 眀椀氀氀 氀椀欀攀氀礀 最椀瘀攀 瀀攀爀洀椀猀猀椀漀渀 昀漀爀 琀栀椀猀 眀漀爀欀 琀漀 戀攀 ഊreprinted in SCA type publications, please check with the author first ਀漀爀 挀栀攀挀欀 昀漀爀 愀渀礀 瀀攀爀洀椀猀猀椀漀渀猀 最爀愀渀琀攀搀 愀琀 琀栀攀 攀渀搀 漀昀 琀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀⸀ഊ ਀                               吀栀愀渀欀 礀漀甀Ⰰഊ Mark S. 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This leaves a socket 2 inches deep to accommodate your fiberglass blade. This method helps prevent twisting and splitting at the base of the blade and it is easier to replace broken blades as compared to some older methods. And if the unthinkable happens and someone falls on your blade during a melee, there is no 8 inch 'dagger' hidden inside, as in some older methods of mounting. ਀ഊII. The Blade ਀䤀洀瀀漀爀琀愀渀琀 一漀琀攀㨀  圀栀攀渀 眀漀爀欀椀渀最 眀椀琀栀 昀椀戀攀爀最氀愀猀猀Ⰰ 愀氀眀愀礀猀 眀攀愀爀 氀攀愀琀栀攀爀 最氀漀瘀攀猀Ⰰ 氀漀渀最 猀氀攀攀瘀攀猀Ⰰ 最漀最最氀攀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 愀 昀椀氀琀攀爀 洀愀猀欀⸀  䄀搀攀焀甀愀琀攀 瘀攀渀琀椀氀愀琀椀漀渀 椀猀 愀 洀甀猀琀℀ഊ ਀䈀氀愀搀攀猀 愀爀攀 挀漀渀猀琀爀甀挀琀攀搀 甀猀椀渀最 挀漀洀洀漀渀 ㄀⼀㐀 椀渀挀栀 昀椀戀攀爀最氀愀猀猀 爀漀搀 猀琀漀挀欀 栀漀琀ⴀ最氀甀攀搀 琀漀最攀琀栀攀爀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀渀 琀愀瀀攀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀洀⸀ഊ ਀ഊ ਀ഊA. Hot Gluing ਀ഊMeasure and cut the center rod so that it is 16-18 inches shorter than the other two rods. This will set the length of the foible or "weak" of the blade (Ill. #2). ਀ഊ ਀䘀椀渀搀 愀 琀愀戀氀攀Ⰰ 欀椀琀挀栀攀渀 挀漀甀渀琀攀爀Ⰰ 漀爀 漀琀栀攀爀 栀愀爀搀 昀氀愀琀 猀甀爀昀愀挀攀 氀愀爀最攀 攀渀漀甀最栀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 昀甀氀氀 戀氀愀搀攀 氀攀渀最琀栀 琀漀 氀椀攀 甀瀀漀渀⸀  䰀愀礀 愀 猀琀爀椀瀀 漀昀 挀氀攀愀爀 瀀愀挀欀椀渀最 琀愀瀀攀 搀漀眀渀 琀漀 挀愀琀挀栀 愀渀礀 栀漀琀 最氀甀攀 搀爀椀瀀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀漀 瀀爀攀瘀攀渀琀 礀漀甀爀 猀眀漀爀搀 昀爀漀洀 猀琀椀挀欀椀渀最 琀漀 琀栀攀 琀愀戀氀攀⸀  䰀愀礀 琀栀攀 琀栀爀攀攀 爀漀搀猀 搀漀眀渀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 猀栀漀爀琀 爀漀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 挀攀渀琀攀爀 愀渀搀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 戀愀猀攀 攀渀搀猀 氀椀渀攀搀 甀瀀⸀  一漀眀 琀愀挀欀 琀栀攀 爀漀搀猀 愀琀 琀栀攀 瀀漀椀渀琀猀 椀渀搀椀挀愀琀攀搀 椀渀 椀氀氀甀猀琀爀愀琀椀漀渀 ⌀㌀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 栀漀氀搀 甀渀琀椀氀 琀栀攀 最氀甀攀 挀漀漀氀猀⸀ഊ ਀ഊ ਀䤀䴀倀伀刀吀䄀一吀℀㨀  䜀氀甀攀 琀栀攀 挀攀渀琀攀爀 爀漀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀 琀眀漀 漀甀琀攀爀 爀漀搀猀 戀礀 愀渀最氀椀渀最 琀栀攀 最氀甀攀 最甀渀 戀愀挀欀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 搀椀爀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 琀爀愀瘀攀氀 愀渀搀 昀攀攀搀椀渀最 攀渀漀甀最栀 最氀甀攀 琀漀 欀攀攀瀀 愀 猀洀愀氀氀 戀氀漀戀 樀甀猀琀 愀栀攀愀搀 漀昀 琀栀攀 渀漀稀稀氀攀 ⠀䤀氀氀⸀ ⌀㐀⤀⸀  ഊ ਀ഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 椀猀 琀漀 昀漀爀挀攀 琀栀攀 栀漀琀 最氀甀攀 搀漀眀渀 戀攀琀眀攀攀渀 琀栀攀 爀漀搀猀⸀  䤀吀 䤀匀 吀䠀䔀 䴀伀匀吀 䤀䴀倀伀刀吀䄀一吀 匀吀䔀倀 䤀一 䜀䰀唀䤀一䜀 吀䠀䔀 刀伀䐀匀 吀伀䜀䔀吀䠀䔀刀Ⰰ 猀漀 琀愀欀攀 礀漀甀爀 琀椀洀攀⸀  䐀漀渀✀琀 琀爀礀 琀漀 昀椀氀氀 琀栀攀 猀瀀愀挀攀 琀漀 琀栀攀 琀漀瀀 椀渀 漀渀攀 瀀愀猀猀⸀  䘀椀氀氀椀渀最 琀栀椀猀 挀漀洀攀猀 氀愀琀攀爀⸀ഊ ਀䄀昀琀攀爀 琀栀攀 最氀甀攀 栀愀猀 挀漀漀氀攀搀Ⰰ 猀洀漀漀琀栀 漀甀琀 愀渀礀 氀甀洀瀀猀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 猀椀搀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 最氀甀攀 最甀渀 渀漀稀稀氀攀Ⰰ 昀氀椀瀀 琀栀攀 戀氀愀搀攀 漀瘀攀爀 愀渀搀 爀攀瀀攀愀琀 琀栀攀 瀀爀漀挀攀猀猀⸀ഊ ਀吀漀 最氀甀攀 琀栀攀 昀漀椀戀氀攀Ⰰ 挀愀爀攀昀甀氀氀礀 挀氀愀洀瀀 漀爀 眀攀椀最栀琀 琀栀攀 昀漀爀琀攀 搀漀眀渀 猀漀 愀猀 琀漀 愀瘀漀椀搀 椀渀愀搀瘀攀爀琀攀渀琀氀礀 戀甀椀氀搀椀渀最 愀 琀眀椀猀琀 椀渀琀漀 琀栀攀 昀漀椀戀氀攀⸀  䠀漀琀 最氀甀攀 愀戀漀甀琀 ㄀ ㄀⼀㈀ 椀渀挀栀攀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 琀椀瀀 琀漀最攀琀栀攀爀 愀渀搀 愀氀氀漀眀 琀漀 挀漀漀氀⸀  䘀椀氀氀 椀渀 琀栀攀 昀漀椀戀氀攀 甀渀琀椀氀 琀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 愀渀 攀洀瀀琀礀 最愀瀀 愀戀漀甀琀 㘀ⴀ㠀 椀渀挀栀攀猀 氀漀渀最 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 琀漀瀀 漀昀 琀栀攀 琀栀椀爀搀 爀漀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀 栀漀琀 最氀甀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀 昀漀椀戀氀攀⸀  一漀眀 猀焀甀椀爀琀 椀渀 ㈀ 栀漀琀 最氀甀攀 猀瀀愀挀攀爀猀 愀戀漀甀琀 ㄀⼀㈀ 琀漀 ㄀ 椀渀挀栀 氀漀渀最 ⠀䤀氀氀⸀ ⌀㔀⤀⸀  ഊ ਀ഊ ਀䰀攀琀 愀氀氀 琀栀攀 栀漀琀 最氀甀攀 挀漀漀氀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 瀀爀漀挀攀攀搀椀渀最 愀渀礀 昀甀爀琀栀攀爀⸀  一攀砀琀Ⰰ 猀琀愀爀琀 昀椀氀氀椀渀最 椀渀 愀渀搀 猀洀漀漀琀栀椀渀最 搀漀眀渀 攀瘀攀爀礀眀栀攀爀攀 琀栀攀爀攀 椀猀 栀漀琀 最氀甀攀⸀  夀漀甀 洀愀礀 猀洀漀漀琀栀 漀甀琀 琀栀攀 栀漀琀 最氀甀攀 甀猀椀渀最 琀栀攀 猀椀搀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 最氀甀攀 最甀渀 渀漀稀稀氀攀 ⠀䤀氀氀⸀ ⌀㘀⤀ 漀爀 眀椀琀栀 愀渀 漀氀搀 椀爀漀渀⸀  䰀䔀䄀嘀䔀 吀䠀䔀 䔀䴀倀吀夀 匀倀䄀䌀䔀匀 䔀䴀倀吀夀℀ഊ ਀ഊ ਀圀椀琀栀 愀 猀栀愀爀瀀 欀渀椀昀攀Ⰰ 挀愀爀攀昀甀氀氀礀 琀爀椀洀 琀栀攀 栀漀琀 最氀甀攀 ∀昀氀愀猀栀椀渀最∀ 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 猀椀搀攀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 戀氀愀搀攀⸀  䈀攀 挀愀爀攀昀甀氀 琀栀愀琀 礀漀甀 搀漀渀✀琀 渀椀挀欀 琀栀攀 昀椀戀攀爀最氀愀猀猀⸀ഊ ਀䈀⸀  匀栀愀瀀椀渀最 琀栀攀 䈀氀愀搀攀ഊ ਀䤀 甀猀攀 愀 猀洀愀氀氀 眀漀漀搀 瀀氀愀渀攀 琀漀 琀爀椀洀 琀栀攀 昀椀戀攀爀最氀愀猀猀 愀猀 椀琀 眀漀爀欀猀 焀甀椀琀攀 眀攀氀氀Ⰰ 洀愀欀攀猀 氀攀猀猀 洀攀猀猀Ⰰ 挀愀渀 戀攀 爀攀ⴀ猀栀愀爀瀀攀渀攀搀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 搀漀攀猀渀✀琀 最攀琀 挀氀漀最最攀搀 戀礀 栀漀琀 最氀甀攀⸀  䘀氀愀琀 琀愀瀀攀爀 琀栀攀 昀漀椀戀氀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 戀氀愀搀攀Ⰰ 猀琀愀爀琀椀渀最 樀甀猀琀 眀栀攀爀攀 琀栀攀 挀攀渀琀攀爀 爀漀搀 猀琀漀瀀猀 ⠀䤀氀氀⸀ ⌀㜀⤀⸀ ഊ ਀ ഊ ਀ഊ ਀ഊ ਀ഊ ਀ഊ ਀ഊ ਀ഊ ਀ഊ ਀ഊ ਀ഊ ਀ഊ ਀ഊ ਀倀攀爀椀漀搀椀挀愀氀氀礀 猀琀漀瀀 愀渀搀 挀栀攀挀欀 戀漀琀栀 琀栀攀 瀀甀猀栀 眀攀椀最栀琀 ⠀ 㰀 㠀 氀戀⸀⤀ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 挀甀爀瘀攀 愀猀 琀栀攀 戀氀愀搀攀 戀攀渀搀猀⸀  吀栀攀 挀甀爀瘀攀 猀栀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 攀瘀攀渀 漀瘀攀爀 琀栀攀 昀漀椀戀氀攀 漀爀 猀氀椀最栀琀氀礀 洀漀爀攀 琀漀眀愀爀搀猀 琀栀攀 琀椀瀀 ⠀䤀氀氀⸀ ⌀㠀⤀⸀  䄀瘀漀椀搀 挀爀攀愀琀椀渀最 愀 戀氀愀搀攀 琀栀愀琀 戀攀渀搀猀 椀渀 琀栀攀 挀攀渀琀攀爀 漀爀 愀氀氀 椀渀 漀渀攀 瀀氀愀挀攀 ⠀䤀氀氀⸀ ⌀㤀⤀⸀ഊ ਀ഊ ਀䄀 瀀爀漀瀀攀爀氀礀 挀漀渀猀琀爀甀挀琀攀搀 戀氀愀搀攀 眀椀氀氀 栀愀瘀攀 愀 瀀甀猀栀 眀攀椀最栀琀 漀昀 㘀ⴀ㠀 瀀漀甀渀搀猀 愀琀 ㈀ 椀渀挀栀攀猀 漀昀 戀攀渀搀 ⠀䤀氀氀⸀ ⌀㄀　⤀⸀  ഊ ਀ഊ ਀䌀栀攀挀欀 礀漀甀爀 瀀甀猀栀 眀攀椀最栀琀 戀攀昀漀爀攀 琀愀瀀椀渀最 琀栀攀 戀氀愀搀攀⸀  吀栀攀 洀愀砀椀洀甀洀 愀氀氀漀眀攀搀 愀挀挀漀爀搀椀渀最 琀漀 琀栀攀 䄀䈀䌀猀 椀猀 㠀 瀀漀甀渀搀猀 愀琀 ㈀ 椀渀挀栀攀猀 漀昀 戀攀渀搀 愀渀搀 䤀 爀攀挀漀洀洀攀渀搀 渀漀 氀攀猀猀 琀栀愀渀 㔀 瀀漀甀渀搀猀⸀ഊ ਀䌀⸀  吀愀瀀椀渀最 琀栀攀 䈀氀愀搀攀ഊ ਀吀椀最栀琀氀礀 眀爀愀瀀 ㈀ 琀甀爀渀猀 漀昀 昀椀氀愀洀攀渀琀 琀愀瀀攀 愀爀漀甀渀搀 琀栀攀 昀漀氀氀漀眀椀渀最 瀀漀椀渀琀猀 漀渀 琀栀攀 戀氀愀搀攀㨀  琀栀攀 琀椀瀀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 栀漀琀 最氀甀攀 猀瀀愀挀攀爀猀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 最愀瀀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 栀漀琀 最氀甀攀 愀琀 戀漀琀栀 攀渀搀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 最愀瀀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 愀戀漀甀琀 ㈀ 椀渀挀栀攀猀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 戀愀猀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 戀氀愀搀攀 ⠀䤀氀氀⸀ ⌀㄀㄀⤀⸀ഊ ਀ഊ ਀一漀眀 氀愀礀 猀琀爀椀瀀猀 漀昀 昀椀氀愀洀攀渀琀 琀愀瀀攀 氀攀渀最琀栀眀椀猀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 戀氀愀搀攀 愀渀搀 挀漀瘀攀爀 椀琀 挀漀洀瀀氀攀琀攀氀礀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 琀椀瀀 搀漀眀渀Ⰰ 氀攀愀瘀椀渀最 愀戀漀甀琀 ㄀⸀㔀 椀渀挀栀 愀琀 琀栀攀 戀愀猀攀 昀爀攀攀 漀昀 琀愀瀀攀 ⠀䤀氀氀⸀ ⌀㄀㈀⤀⸀  ഊ ਀ഊ ਀ 吀栀攀 愀爀攀愀 眀椀琀栀漀甀琀 琀愀瀀攀 椀猀 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 栀漀琀 最氀甀攀 琀漀 最爀愀戀 眀栀攀渀 洀漀甀渀琀椀渀最 琀栀攀 戀氀愀搀攀⸀ഊ ਀ഊTo finish: Lay a strip of duct tape lengthwise down the blade, leaving 1 inch at the tip and 2.5 inches at the base free of tape. Taper the duct tape toward the tip to avoid lumps and wrinkles and carefully fold the tape around the blade (Illus. #13 and 14) ਀ഊ ਀ഊD. The Tip ਀ഊRubber bird blunts make good tips for your blade. Use the small bird blunt, since more weight on the tip can cause the blade to be whippy. I prefer number "0" Rubber Stoppers with a 1/4 inch diameter hole drilled 2/3 of the way into them. These have some give and are much less likely to hook on an opponent's weapons or garb as you are pulling your blade back. Unfortunately they will not last quite as long as the bird blunts and need to be replaced a little more often. ਀ഊTo attach a rubber tip that is a little tight, squirt a little "spray" cleaner on the tip of the blade and into the rubber tip's hole. Twist the tip slightly while forcing it over the end of the blade. Ideally it's a tight fit, so MAKE SURE IT'S ON ALL THE WAY! ਀ഊUse thin strips of duct tape to securely tape the tip to the blade. ਀ഊAccording to the ABCs contrasting color duct tape must be used to mark the tip and may be used to designate cutting edges. ਀ഊ ਀ഊ ਀ഊE. Mounting the Blade ਀ഊSquirt a goodly amount of hot glue into the socket of the blade mount and force the base of the blade in as far as it will go. Hold it straight until the glue cools. Use duct tape to conceal the joint and the mounting socket. ਀ഊIII. Blade Maintenance ਀ഊThe duct tape will need to be replaced as it wears. Simply peel it off and replace it. Inspect your blade regularly for tip wear, splitting and cracking (it isn't always obvious). SPLITS AND CRACKS CANNOT BE REPAIRED BY REINFORCING WITH DUCT TAPE! This isn't safe. The blade must be replaced. ਀ഊIV. Finding Materials ਀ഊThe 1/4 inch rods can be obtained by buying bike flags. Yes, it's that simple. K-mart, Fred Meyer, Target, almost any store that carries bikes will have these in stock. Or look in the Yellow Pages under plastics or fiberglass. ਀ഊRubber bird blunts are found at many archery shops. Call around and find one of the smaller sizes. "0" size rubber stoppers are found in many hardware store chains like Eagle, Ernst, Home Depot, etc. ਀ഊ1/2 inch EMT (thinwall electrical conduit) is found in hardware and electrical stores. If you can only buy it in ten foot chunks, don't worry it only costs one to two dollars for the entire piece. ਀ഊV. Daggers ਀ഊDaggers are made with only the two outside lengths of fiberglass rod and a short (one to two inch) piece of rod as a spacer at the base. You must shave more fiberglass off to bring the push weight down below eight pounds. I have found that 3/16 inch rods work better for dagger construction, as there is not as much fiberglass to remove, but you will have to go to a fiberglass supplier to get some. If you use 3/16 inch rods for your dagger, you may use a piece of 1/2 inch thick walled rigid copper tubing in place of the 1/2 inch EMT. The 1/2 inch size of copper is smaller than the 1/2 inch EMT, and fits the smaller dagger blade better. I have found it impractical to make daggers shorter than eighteen inches long. ਀ഊVI. 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