fantasy crafting

The Colonel · 01-19-2016, 08:26 AM

Logically, carpentry - take an ash log of about 6ft, split it into quarters lengthwise (hence the name) and plane, turn and finish it into a staff.

Metal binding and tipping might require extra skills but was never a compulsory part of the weapon. Messing about with the balance should be interesting - logically it should balance at the centre, to do anything else would involve drilling it out and adding weights ...

01-19-2016, 08:26 AM	#2
The Colonel Join Date: Jul 2006	Re: fantasy crafting Logically, carpentry - take an ash log of about 6ft, split it into quarters lengthwise (hence the name) and plane, turn and finish it into a staff. Metal binding and tipping might require extra skills but was never a compulsory part of the weapon. Messing about with the balance should be interesting - logically it should balance at the centre, to do anything else would involve drilling it out and adding weights ...