SCA Rattan Replacement Test

Testing polypropylene rods as a rattan replacement at Tir-Y-Don practice.

NOTE: THIS MATERIAL IS NOT CURRENTLY LEGAL FOR SCA ARMORED COMBAT.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• SCA
• Armored
• combat
• Atlantia
• practice
• sword
• and
• shield
• heavy
• weapons
• Tir-Y-Don
• polypropylene

[lionshield1]

Just to avoide confusion... This is POLYPROPALINE it is ...NOT Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyurethane.

Patrick, Caid

[SirCorby]

You are correct! I misread the thread. Amos confirms it is polypropylene from McMaster-Carr.

[bdebdmm]

It feels a lot like a mass weapon/mace, not crisp like rattan. At three times the cost, I want to see how long it lasts. Untaped, it dinged up immediately and there has been a report that it failed in another test. We will see. For me, at 3x the price, it better be a lot more durable than rattan. I'm bringing a basket hilt to practice tomorrow to test it out.

[SirCorby]

I did a torture test on a concrete filled steel tetherball pole. It showed no wear or bending. Amos had to hit one against the edge of a steel I beam repeatedly to get it to break.

Where are you getting perfectly straight perfectly round nice dense rattan sword blanks for $#?

[justus1199]

Or were you asking about the Squire? I think the going price is about $3.59 per pound depending on marbling.

[SirCorby]

Not $20 a month?

[jeanpauldesens]

If it's polypropylene, it's about $4 per foot at McMaster Carr.

[bdebdmm]

let's see if youtube will take the comment this time...

yeah i'm pretty impressed with Amos's torture test. I believe the duct tape and strapping tape will significantly reduce the dinging that was going on, just like it does with rattan.

I'm bringing a basket to practice tonight so we can start testing it out for real.

[SirCorby]

Didn't seem sporting to try hitting him hard on something unarmored. I'll post more once I've got a basket on it and have used it in a fight.

And hey Richard! How the hell are you!!!