Self-made weapons

Just to give you an idea what is possible when building weapons at home. A friend of mine does it and didn’t put much money into his tools:

picasaweb.google.com/schodde/Waffengalerie

I haven’t really seen any beautiful, self made weapons on you pictures, but may this has changed…

If you are already into the building weapons yourself stuff, then I am sorry and hope you take these pictures as an inspiration.

Oh, and yes, he really does build chairs and fish out of foam plastic and latex… :smiley:

That is really quite funny. The chair looked quite nice, it looked quite real in the picture.
Does your friend sell his weapons etc.?

I like them… I guess we’ll see how my first larp weapon turns out. When I have made it I’ll post in here a picture. I have greand designs but They sometimes turn out worse than wanted… lol

Yep, he sells them. He is quite expensive though as he really tries to make out a good living of them. I reckon he is not that skilled though and anyone with a good idea and pacience and maybe a few tools can make things like that.

I like them. They have the slightly rough amateur look about them, but you can tell what they all are and that they’re built by someone who has an firm idea in mind of what they’re building.

Good luck to whoever is building them making a living manufacturing them.

They look cool. One day I’ll give latex a bash. But for now, I find the weapons I make meet my design requirements of:

  • cheap
  • quick to make
  • long lasting
  • good to fight with

When I’ve got more time, I’d like to add “pretty” to the above list, which means I’ll need to switch to latex.

I just took anothe rlook through this and spotted the spade. SO need to make one for St Wolfgangs… nothing says “BOOYA” to a vampire like getting owned by a gardening tool!

I’m holding out for someone to come weilding a larp safe censer! :laughing:

A thurible?

That would look pretty and work alright (like a chained flail), but I can’t imagine that a hollow metal sphere on a chain would do as much damage as something like a mace or sword.

There is one in the gear library…i’ve been hit with it many a time.

That’s the one!

I would allow it on sheer setting appropriateness.

Not unless God gave it a little push :smiley: