How to make a spear that matches the Roman cladding.
Material
- Wooden slats
- 3-layer boards or Pawatex boards (box back panels)
- Hammered cord
- Glue
- small nails
- Hammer
- Saw (jigsaw and handsaw)
- Silver spray
- Rasp and file
Manufacture
- Saw off the wooden slats to the correct length.
- Saw out spearheads from the 3-layer boards or pavatex boards and spray them with silver spray.
- Saw a cut at one end of the slat for the spearhead.
- Caution, this process is quite dangerous as you have to saw against your hand and may only be carried out by an experienced leader!
- Insert the spearhead into the slot and secure it with the small nails.
- Wrap the cord around the batten under the spearhead and glue it in place.
- Optionally, the handle or the whole pole can be rounded off with a file and rasp.
Pictures
Picture credits
- Cover picture: Provided by ML3000 (ml.3000 (at) hotmail.com) and JS-Sargans
- Pictures: Provided by ML3000. (ml.3000 (at) hotmail.com) and JS-Sargans
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