Hammers

I’ve had a request to make a hammer for Fulliautomatix in the Asterix game: a big, rectangular block on the end of a stick (would also do for a comic-book style Mjolnir). Any hints?

From browsing around a while ago, I understand that the standard method for this type of weapon is to use a block of open-cell foam around the core, then clad it in closed-cell to give a latexable surface. My concern is that the different compressabilities of the two types of foam is going to cause a lot of stress on the outer shell when the weapon is used, and possibly cause it to pop a corner or side. Does anyone have any experience with making this sort of weapon?

The hammers that’ve been done in Auckland have been the opposite. A small nub of closed cell foam on the end of the haft, covered in a large amount of soft open-cell foam, which is spray-painted. The nub of closed-cell is to stop it feeling like you’re being hit with the haft, might help to stop the open-cell from rotating too.

Doesn’t need to be latexed, but if you wanted to then coating the open-cell foam in contact adhesive may make it latexable. Covering in latex would make it harder than the ones that were done in Auckland though.

So, made hammer, with a big head of open cell. its currently in the final stages of latexing. However, I’m wondering: do I need to stick some holes in it to let the air out when it hits? This was a suggestion with stab-safe spearheads, and I’m wondering if it applies here as well.

I don’t think you’ll need to for safety, but I had to put holes in my larp safe goban so stop it behaving like a barometer…

The goban (a pretty bad photo :slight_smile: )