The Well Made Sword

Building a rattan sword for SCA armored combat with Syr Justus Or how to take a stick of rattan and make it a bit less like a clumsy club. 0:00 Introduction 2:56 Disassembly 6:48 Inspection 7:37 This is Rattan 8:10 Rattan Selection Tips 13:12 Rattan Stock Preparation 14:59 The Drawknife 20:28 Layout 27:32 Shaping the Handle 40:14 Shaping the Blade 54:30 Triggers 1:01:46 Handle Wrapping 1:05:35 Triggers Cont. 1:07:56 Mounting the Basket Hilt 1:13:58 Length and Balance 1:16:17 Thrusting Tips 1:25:38 Blade Finishing and Material Selection 1:32:11 Blade Underwrap Reinforcement 1:37:04 Finish Taping the Thrusting Tip 1:39:15 Finishing the Blade 1:41:01 Applying Heat Shrink Tubing 1:46:36 Finish Taping 1:50:20 Outro 1:51:14 Alternative Work Holding