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Addison C. de Lisle
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 Posted: Mon 12 Jun, 2006 6:25 pm Post subject: Cutting Stand and Cutting Results |
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Recently Kenton Spaulding and I have been trying to get a cutting session together for the Crecy and the Gjaddhalt. We are planning on using wet newspaper as a target (perhaps some fruit as well), but I'm not sure exactly how to make a stand to support the wet newspaper. I don't think I want to be imitating bone or anything like that right now because I'm not sure about edge maintenance. Is there some sort of way to support the newspaper without wrapping it around a pipe or something? Perhaps using a pool-noodle as the central support rather than a pipe....
Any help would be appreciated.
Last edited by Addison C. de Lisle on Sun 18 Jun, 2006 12:43 pm; edited 2 times in total
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George Hill
Location: Atlanta Ga Joined: 16 May 2005
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You might try the smallest dowel you can buy, soaked overnight underwater. (Weigh it down so it won't float.)
To abandon your shield is the basest of crimes. - --Tacitus on Germania
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George Doby
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try either PVC or cardboard rolll from inside a soll of carper or something similar glue it to a flat piece of board, cardboard or something similarroll up your paper and insert it into to pipe/tube just cut the holder short enough to give clearence to cuttable target. didn't say how thick the wet paper will be just get an appropriatte size
don't sweat the petty things, just pet the sweaty things
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Anton de Vries
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Keep in mind that some fruits contain acid, and can and will rapidly corrode steel if it isn't cleaned immediately afterwards.
I personally verified that fact. Unintentionally. Ouch. 
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Kenton Spaulding
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Thanks for the heads up, Anton. I would certainly want to clean my sword afterwards to get the sticky fruit juice of anyway, even if it isn't very acidic.
Will be sure to post some pics of this sure to be epic cutting session, and of the carnage wrought by the Crecy and the Gaddhjalt. 
Kenton
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Thomas Hoogendam
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| Kenton Spaulding wrote: | Thanks for the heads up, Anton. I would certainly want to clean my sword afterwards to get the sticky fruit juice of anyway, even if it isn't very acidic.
Will be sure to post some pics of this sure to be epic cutting session, and of the carnage wrought by the Crecy and the Gaddhjalt.
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In the Netherlands, we have a type of melon called Gala-melon. Not sure what it's called in other countries, but those should work. Stay away from ALL citrus fruits, apples I've heard can stain a lot. Even read a comment about someone that had stains from cutting a banana.
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Addison C. de Lisle
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Yeah, I definately do not want to be cleaning acid stains off my crecy....
Does the gala-melon look like this?
Thanks for everyone's suggestions so far.
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Thomas Hoogendam
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| Addison C. de Lisle wrote: | Yeah, I definately do not want to be cleaning acid stains off my crecy....
Does the gala-melon look like this?
Thanks for everyone's suggestions so far. |
No, that's a watermelon. It's smaller, kinda yellow. Not honey melon though.
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Addison C. de Lisle
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Addison C. de Lisle
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Having reviewed the pictures, are there any suggestions in regards to follow-throughs and such? There are quite a few pictures of follow-throughs (not really intentional), and I was curious as to how much of a follow-through is necessary after a cut.
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Hank Reinhardt
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You might try this. I took a section of 4x4, bored a one inch hole, then inserted a one inch dowel. The tip of the dowel I tapered so that it would insert pretty well. Then I roll up the newspaper, leaving a small gap to force over the dowel. Obviously the bottom of the 4x4 had to be reinforced. I used some planks, running them off each side, and long enough to be sturdy. You can add some weight is you want to use some mats for your cutting.
The dowel only has about 5-6 inches projecting, and I always cut above it. I never soak the paper, as it makes it entirely too easy. Dry newspaper will show just how sharp you edge is. Wouldn't advise fruit cutting, can stain the blade very quickly. When I am doing solme serious cutting, I use pork shooulders with good thick bone. However be aware that this can also stain a blade as well. I've done one helluva lot of cutting, and almost the first thing you need to determine is what you are trying to achieve. Learning to cut, or seeing how the sword cuts through various materials
Hank Reinhardt
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This is a standard topic
