[Bryn-gwlad] Combat archery prep (was Re: Would-be combat archers?)

[Marlin Stout]

Zach Most wrote:

>It's possible to cut, pound, planish and sand a pair
>of cops in about 4 hours if you really hussle and have
>done it before.  For most folks it would take more
>like 6 to 8 hours.  The raw materials probably cost
>less than $10.  All things considered it's pretty
>tough to compete with the site Sir Lyonel linked to. 
>They may be using a press instead of hammering them
>out.
>
It's also possible to find the metal cheap, if you do some legwork. Some 
metal shops might let you pick through their scrap bins for little or no 
$$. You just have to find 4 scraps big enough to make your cops out of.

Also, you could make them out of retired road signs. I believe you can 
get old signs for free somewhere (Marion might know more about this; I 
think he's scrounged signage before.) They're aluminum, not steel, but 
the requirement is for 'rigid material', not steel.

Another alternative is a good, thick Kydex or ABS plastic. Not as pretty 
as metal, but can be heated then shaped, and makes a good, rigid knee or 
elbow cop if shaped right.

Charles