[Ansteorra-marshals] Rawhide swords
Gene Hosey
genehosey at icloud.com
Thu Feb 25 12:00:14 PST 2016
Because it is already in our standards
Rawhide is LEATHER
LEATHER IS ALREADY AN APPROVED MATERIAL FOR WEAPON CONSTRUCTION
Sent from my iPhone
> On Feb 25, 2016, at 8:17 AM, Elfsea Marshal <marshal at elfsea.ansteorra.org> wrote:
>
> An Tir does not have rawhide listed in their weapons standards unfortunately.
>
> Absolon
>
>> On Feb 25, 2016, at 05:57, Liam Gordon <cenliamgordon2005 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Something else that we can do is reach out to other kingdoms where we know
>> people are using rawhide wrapped swords and see what their kingdom rules
>> are, and if those people using the swords have had any issues with them.
>>> On Feb 25, 2016 4:55 AM, "Gene Hosey" <genehosey at icloud.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Once you have done your tests then what? as in what degree of loss of
>>> flexibility is ok and what degree of loss of flexibility is not ok? and if
>>> a certain level of flexibility is not ok do we now test every sword at each
>>> event to ensure it has the proper flexibility? old swords are less flexible
>>> than new swords so do we start dating the time made to pull them when old?
>>>
>>> I think this is more about who is using the swords than it is actually
>>> about the swords themselves
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>>> On Feb 25, 2016, at 2:39 AM, Andreas von Meißen <scamiz at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> A better test would be a cantilever beam flex test, like used for
>>> rapiers.
>>>> Also, as tape leaves a residue and doesn't come off easily, a better
>>> order
>>>> would be 1) bare, 2) rawhide, 3) tape.
>>>> You'd also need to do several sticks of a range of lengths and degree of
>>>> shavedness to get several data points.
>>>> So yeah. Science.
>>>>
>>>> -- Andreas, who is grading structural dynamics lab reports and has such
>>>> things on his mind.
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 11:25 PM, Chuck Kaun <jack_a_lope31 at hotmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Instead of arguing about this, someone do an experiment. Take a piece
>>> of
>>>>> rattan, suspend it from its ends with a weight hanging from the center
>>> and
>>>>> measure its flex from straight. Wrap it in tape and repeat, remove the
>>>>> tape then repeat again with leather. If there is no appreciable
>>> difference
>>>>> between tape and leather, I don't see the problem. SCIENCE!
>>>>>
>>>>> Karl Thorgeirsson
>>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Feb 24, 2016, at 18:28, Jay Rudin <rudin at peoplepc.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes, and metal has been approved for hilts. That doesn't mean any metal
>>>>> can be used in any way.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Rawhide and regular leather have different characteristics, and would
>>>>> need to be approved separately.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In any event, the rules also state that "Rattan shall not be treated in
>>>>> any way that will substantially reduce its flexibility."
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If somebody has tested rattan shrink-wrapped in rawhide for
>>> flexibility,
>>>>> all we need is the results of that test. Or if some Earl Marshal has
>>>>> approved them, all we need is evidence of it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Robin of Gilwell / Jay Rudin
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>> From: Gene Hosey <genehosey at icloud.com>
>>>>>>> Sent: Feb 24, 2016 6:18 PM
>>>>>>> To: Jay Rudin <rudin at ev1.net>, Discussion list for all Ansteorran
>>>>> marshals <ansteorra-marshals at lists.ansteorra.org>
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-marshals] Rawhide swords
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> IT IS LEATHER, LEATHER WAS APPROVED IN SWORDS BY SOCIETY BEFORE I
>>>>> STARTED TWENTY YEARS AGO
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Feb 24, 2016, at 6:15 PM, Jay Rudin <rudin at peoplepc.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> There are only two possible answers to this question:
>>>>>>>> "Yes, they were approved for use in Ansteorra by former Earl Marshal
>>>>> X, or for general SCA use by Society Earl Marshal Y. Please contact him
>>> for
>>>>> more details."
>>>>>>>> "No, they have not been approved for use in Ansteorra."
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> If no specific named Earl Marshal or Society Earl Marshal has
>>> approved
>>>>> them, , then they haven't been approved. Who else could have done it?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> As to flexibility: I haven't tested two swords made from similar
>>>>> rattan, one covered with rawhide and one not covered. Therefore, of
>>> course,
>>>>> I have no answer. Similarly, anybody else's answer must be either:
>>>>>>>> "I don't know; I haven't tested them."
>>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>>> "Here are the methods of my test, and here are the results."
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Robin of Gilwell / Jay Rudin
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>>> From: Earl Marshal <kingdom at marshal.ansteorra.org>
>>>>>>>>> Sent: Feb 24, 2016 4:19 PM
>>>>>>>>> To: Discussion list for all Ansteorran marshals <
>>>>> ansteorra-marshals at lists.ansteorra.org>
>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-marshals] Rawhide swords
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> from the Earl Marshals' perspective, there are two rules I think
>>> bear
>>>>>>>>> discussion (entire section included below):
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 1. With the exception of the hilts, guards and pommels, no metal or
>>>>>>>>> ****non-approved rigid, granular****, or liquid material may be used
>>>>> in the
>>>>>>>>> construction of single or two-handed weapons including spears.
>>>>>>>>> 11. Rattan shall not be treated in any way that will substantially
>>>>> reduce
>>>>>>>>> its flexibility (e.g., treated with wax, resin, fiberglass, etc.).
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> So therein lies my real queries.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Does wetting down rawhide, wrapping it around a sword, and then
>>>>> allowing it
>>>>>>>>> to shrink and harden "substantially reduce it's flexibility"?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> or
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Is rawhide a non-approved rigid material?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thoughts,
>>>>>>>>> Jean Paul
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