Swords?

[drum_chick]

Anyone know anything about swords or sword belts? I'm looking for a belt that is used to hang a sword from your back. I don't know how to go about looking for one or making one............ Thanks

[pastor_bob]

Whoa, is your hubby in trouble?

[drum_chick]

LOL, no, it's for my Halloween Costume :-)

[funkymcstain]

usually a palin ol' sword beld and scabbard strapped over the shoulder instead of around the waist. at least thats how i see the sca and renniassanse(sp) fair people do it. i have seen some kinda like the elf in lord of the rings had but i dont know where to find them.

[Candlelight Chaos]

If you are going across the back then you need to make sure you can actually pull the thing out. Many times people make Across-the-back scabbards and end up not being able to draw their sword.
Waist scabbards are easier to draw but you can't have as long a blade.
So,
Back - Pros: Longer blade Cons: Harder to situate
Waist - Pros: Easier to situate Cons: Shorter blade.

[drum_chick]

Thanks CC, I won't actually be drawing the sword, it's just to hang it on my back for my costume.

[Candlelight Chaos]

Ohz...well thats okay! LOL

[pastor_bob]

Candlelight Chaos, good to see you back in the Chat!

[bongobro]

Might want to check out Renaissance Fair and/or Society for Creative Anachronism (two medieval actor groups). Google them and you might find help on getting a sword belt (what you're describing sounds like a bandolero without the bullets, but I'm not into that kind of stuff...)

[funkymcstain]

Might want to check out Renaissance Fair and/or Society for Creative Anachronism (two medieval actor groups). Google them and you might find help on getting a sword belt (what you're describing sounds like a bandolero without the bullets, but I'm not into that kind of stuff...)

yeah, thats how you spell it i've only been to the ren fair every year for 10 years, i should remember how to spell it by now. got maried there two years ago. and i have several friends in the s.c.a. i love going to thier knight fighting practices. there just isnt much in life more fun than dressing up in armor and beating the crap out of each other with wooden swords.

[bongobro]

Hey, funky--

I wouldn't know about either of these groups except that I have a nephew--about a decade younger than I--who is into costuming and acting out (roles, that is, not misbehaving). When he and his wife got married several years ago, their ceremony was as medieval as you could get (given the fact that the nephew devised a chemical formula to light the unity candle! It was the first wedding I ever saw in which bride and groom wore gas masks. )

The wedding cake was a rather large red and blue dragon which Steve (the nephew) decapitated--with a sword--for the first slice. The dragon had been "guarding" a treasure chest full of candy and goodies for the younger members of our family...and the wedding party were all dressed in medieval style...

...and I thought I was the weird one in my family!

[crazymanwithaplunger]

Hey, funky--

I wouldn't know about either of these groups except that I have a nephew--about a decade younger than I--who is into costuming and acting out (roles, that is, not misbehaving). When he and his wife got married several years ago, their ceremony was as medieval as you could get (given the fact that the nephew devised a chemical formula to light the unity candle! It was the first wedding I ever saw in which bride and groom wore gas masks. )

The wedding cake was a rather large red and blue dragon which Steve (the nephew) decapitated--with a sword--for the first slice. The dragon had been "guarding" a treasure chest full of candy and goodies for the younger members of our family...and the wedding party were all dressed in medieval style...

...and I thought I was the weird one in my family!

Except for the gas mask thing, that sound like an AWESOME time! Like seriously, a wedding cake dragon gaurding candy - what more could you want????

[drummerdavie]

crazy man is right sounds like a blast

[funkymcstain]

we love getting dressed up every year and getting hammered on the mead.
we take two trips a year. one for the kids and one for the adults. i'm tellin ya, those folks know how to party. we go to the ren fair campgrounds and hang out with the fair people after the place closes.

[drum_chick]

we love getting dressed up every year and getting hammered on the mead.
we take two trips a year. one for the kids and one for the adults. i'm tellin ya, those folks know how to party. we go to the ren fair campgrounds and hang out with the fair people after the place closes.

I've always wanted to go to one of those, there's one in Tuxedo, NY that is suppose to be huge. One of these days I'll get there