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I have the books Medieval / Renaissance Swordsmanship by John Clements, (more material on its way) downloading lots of free old documents, Wasters will soon be on there way, Next I will be having the first meeting of our study group (no less than 3 but probably around 8 of us).

I was wondering if ...

Is there any evidence of sword sheaths being used as weapons or for blocking?

Right now if you go to "Cold Steel Special Projects" (dont go to just Cold Steel) you can get the Hand and a Half sword for $29.99 and with $100 purchase you get a few free thing (and that price) until Jan 30th and unless the promotion has ended there was also free shipping on orders over $100. Me ...

ThanX for the help! I have allot of info now but one thing I need before ordering wood. Can people please post how thick at the thickest spot the wood is on there wasters blade? Right now I am going to order 3/4" thick Hickory if I dont hear reasons for otherwise.

Start by doing a search of this forum, there have been quite a few discussions about making wasters on here in the past, some in more detail than others. DIY types aren't unusual around here.

I spent probably about 2+ hours (maybe not enough?) searching the forums, I dont know if I am using the ...

Forgive me if I missed it some were on the ARMA pages but I can not find any articles on how to make a waster. I have even googled it and haven't gotten any ware. I plan on purchasing Hickory wood but I need dimensions for a sword, outline, weight, how to attach the guard, construction, etc.

I ...