ARN - Cold Blades

[Brenda L Chan]

how do you warm the blade outside?
bree~

On Sun, 5 Dec 1999 02:07:50 EST CADET1313 at aol.com writes:
>In a message dated 12/4/99 10:45:53 PM Central Standard Time, 
>mbhite at arn.net 
>writes:
>
><< Greetings,
> 
> When I first started playing some years ago, I was told that 
>practicing
> with an Epee (or any other metal blade) in cold weather was a bad 
>idea
> because there is a larger chance of the blade braking.  I have always
> followed this advice, but I was wondering if anyone had so data to 
>back
> this up.    And if so at what temperature is it considered unsafe to
> practice in?
> 
> May we meet on the field as friends,
> Marquet de la Heyt
> Cadet to Don Donovan >>
>
>I also have always been told to "warm" my blades before using them. In 
>both 
>the SCA and when I fenced in the Navy and UT Fencing Club. I think it 
>is 
>because the cold makes the blades more brittle. And warming them helps 
>them 
>to bend the way they should.
>
>Pieter
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