[Bryn-gwlad] More on rattan orders

[Eric W. Brown]

Real spear shafts are normally made out of hardwood which is much
stiffer that rattan, even a 9 foot rattan spear is wobbly out at the far
end. 

So even though I've only handled "real" polearms, I'd expect the
fiberglass to perform more realistically than a Rattan spear.

Cal-

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Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 10:37 PM
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Subject: Re: [Bryn-gwlad] More on rattan orders

On Thu, 13 Sep 2007, Sir Giotto di Giovanni <sirgiotto at gmail.com> wrote:
> When you take a spear into battle, it should be a 9' fiberglass.
> Rattan spears are harder to control and rarely get the job done.

Has anyone compared a real spear versus a rattan spear versus a
fiberglass spear, for weight, balance, control, speed, or other
factors that a non-fighter like me wouldn't know about?

Danihel Lindocolina
-- 
Tim McDaniel; Reply-To: tmcd at panix.com
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