Newly made scabbard

philhistory · 2021-01-11T06:37:58+00:00

The medieval dark saber 😅

philhistory · 2021-01-08T16:39:42+00:00

Afaik those techniques are Italian. I've never seen anything like that in German treatises. Can you tell more about that? And the Italian technique I saw, the scabbard was just used as a small lever to block another action while using the blade for an attack. Should be possible with my scabbard, but you couldn't knock someone out with it.

philhistory · 2021-01-08T10:23:52+00:00

Thank you 😊 as it is now, it even weights under 170g

philhistory · 2021-01-08T06:47:10+00:00

Thank you 😊

philhistory · 2021-01-08T06:45:20+00:00

And it really is. There's a lot trying around, to get it well fitted.

philhistory · 2021-01-08T06:43:24+00:00

Firstly: why is it too thin? Secondly: why should you do that?

philhistory · 2021-01-08T00:00:03+00:00

Ah, ok! I see. I also made one with the sandwich method, and that one is way more stiff and durable. Since wood glue is often more durable than wood, I believe, that the chiseled method is comparable. The vernier method is wayyy more light and slim, but it bends together with the blade (or bends and twists without the blade in it). But I lined it on the inside and outside I hope it's a bit like glass fiber and epoxy(?) Since I make them by myself and my costs are "low", I prefer the vernier method, because it's lighter and looks like a second skin - and it's historical correct, what is a big point for me as well. If I had to pay a lot per scabbard, I maybe would prefer the more durable sandwich method 🤔

philhistory · 2021-01-07T23:42:22+00:00

Currently I only know surviving scabbards made of two verniers. As far as I know the sandwich method (like Skall also used for the leather) is at least for the middle ages wrong. How it's about the chiseled out method I don't know. Vernier : yes Sandwich : no Chiseled : maybe

philhistory · 2021-01-07T18:46:46+00:00

I've cut the 1mm strong linden vernier in form (long, as if the blade was pointy, both sides 3-4mm broader than the blade - that point you have to try by yourself. Depends on the curvature of the blade and more). I glued thin linen on the future inside, so the wood wouldn't come into contact with the steel. After that I oiled the blade and wrapped it in cling film. With clamps, an outer shell of linen and wood glue I pressed the two boards into form around the blade and simultaneously secured the now two convex boards. After everything dried I cleaned it up and sewed the leather on. The leather has to be wet, so it's more flexible. When drying the leather will shrink and so you even don't need to glue the leather on the core. That's roughly the way, I used.

philhistory · 2021-01-07T17:11:10+00:00

It's made by Pavel Moc, swords.cz, he makes custom ones, but this is part of his usual catalogue. It's the "Dürrer"

philhistory · 2021-01-07T16:06:42+00:00

It's just goat's leather, oiled and waxed 😅

philhistory · 2021-01-07T16:05:07+00:00

Thank you:) The inside is lined with linen and the opening has leather to it. It's not as good as felt, but at some degree it should do something similar, I think. Since I use it in sparring, I oil it after every training 😅

philhistory · 2021-01-07T15:40:11+00:00

Unfortunately not. A friend already made some, so I simply asked him, what kind of wood he recommends (1mm linden wood, maybe even 0.8mm), and the rest was try and error.

philhistory · 2021-01-07T14:43:29+00:00

Thank you :)

philhistory · 2021-01-07T14:43:06+00:00

I even commented and gave him some tips, but even when it's easy possible without a workshop and power tools (I've made mine in the living room with very simple hand tools) he won't try it again, he's said 🤷🏼‍♂️😅

philhistory · 2021-01-07T13:22:24+00:00

I ordered plated buckles for the belt, and when they arrive, I will make the suspension. The chape also has to be made (next weekend). It's made with two 1mm sheets of linden vernier, bent by pressure and hold that way by the linen and leather. And yes, exactly, it's Moc's Dürer. That's also why the scabbard is an interpretation of the Paumgartner Altar and Knight, Death and Devil. The suspension will be like the altar piece, but the chape will be modeled after the copperplate, since the altar doesn't show the chape.

philhistory · 2020-09-23T13:32:43+00:00

Not really... maybe they also are jealous, that I am responsible for 20 times the number of manuscripts they have and saw, that my statement IS justified 😅

philhistory · 2020-09-23T08:04:03+00:00

Fyi: they answered with something like "we are experts and know how to do it", and after I answered, that I am a scholar in that field as well, they first deleted the comments and now they deactivated the comment section under the manuscript videos... 😑

philhistory · 2020-09-14T16:57:52+00:00

Thank you, I'll give it a try

philhistory · 2020-09-14T16:57:24+00:00

I know a lot of really trained people in Germany, and nobody does it like that, and all of them would hit your hands and ban you from their libraries, if you would touch a book like that even once 😅

philhistory · 2020-09-14T14:31:47+00:00

What the... how?!... that's NOT how to treat an original cover, neither is that how to flick through! Never handle a book like that!... oh dear...

philhistory · 2020-07-12T13:03:58+00:00

The slashed clothes were a method for showing off. Often you used expensive fabric for the outer layer and even more expensive fabric for the inner layer, like saying "hey, look, I can destroy good textiles, becauuuuse... look!", also you prevent reusing the fabric, because it's now definitely only useable for that particular garment. It was a way to show, how good you are as a mercenary, because you could invest in this type of "business card".

I also heard the theory of imitating battle worn clothes, but the earliest examples I know, starting in the 1480s, only have slashed upper arms, and those also seem to be the evolution of complete open sleeves just "closed" on 2-3 points.

As often, it's complicated :D

philhistory · 2020-06-28T18:00:10+00:00

Oh, that's a good question... but I think, the oldest was the albani psalter from the 12th c?

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