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Thanks guys. I buffed it up pretty good with the dry rag, let it sit another day and gave it another sanding with fine grain sandpaper and it seemed to take care of it.

I'm going to try my hand at another one this weekend, maybe an arming sword. I think I'll experiment on some scrap wood with ...

I built a waster last weekend using the ARMA Ogden plans. I'm really happy with the way it turned out, although the crossguard seems a bit wide. I'm going to work on a way to make that thinner on the next one.

My question is with the finishing though. I used the boiled linseed oil/mineral spirits ...

There's just too many books for me to read...

That's exactly the problem I'm having I'll eventually get to a lot of them, just trying to plot the best course for now.

Thanks guys. Will, from what you're saying it sounds like JC's book might be the next to get - or at least it sounds like Lindholm's may be something I'd be better suited to wait on until I've read some others first.

I agree on the in person instruction. I haven't found anybody in the area yet, but ...

After research here and on Amazon I recently purchased Tobler's "Fighting with the German Longsword" and have begun trying to work through the basics. I think I'm doing ok with the basic guards and understand most of the basic footwork, though I need some further reading on the difference between ...

PM on its way. Thanks.

Youngstown's definitely closer. About an hour away, depending on which side of YTown he's on.

Hi folks. I've been interested in swordfighting for some time now, but before now haven't really gotten around to investigating it in any depth. I'm currently trying to get into a regular exercise routine that I actually enjoy, and thought pursuing my interest in learning the sword might be a good ...