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How to Make a Boffer Weapon Part 1

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Uploaded by on Mar 16, 2009

This video details how to make a boffer weapon safe for the Devia LARP. It is the first of two parts.

Visit Devia LARP at http://devia.larper.com for more information about this Live Action Roleplaying Game running in the Northwestern US!

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  • Ya ill go with a cheaper more resonable style called homemede style. Its cheaper and better. I use a pve core and Copper or pvc pipe insulation and duct tape it tighter. Use a solid piece as a round blade. Still its good for larp but larps only.

    I feel like you know what your doing in what you intend for though. overall 4-5 stars. A tad complicated but impressive still.

  • Different weapons work for different games :) I still prefer fancier latex weapons but boffers are still a great low-cost option for people who don't have $60 to throw down on a decent latex sword.

    And again, requirements are a lot different for a LARP that worries about buying private insurance. I know our insurer would have had serious issues if we had promoted heavier PVC weapons with tight duct tape binding, for instance.

  • Man... this is so much more complicated than what my friends and I do when we fight. Heck, we just get some pipe insulation, shove it onto some PVC pipe, and duct tape it down. Often we'll duct tape the foam too tight, but we got used to the bruises. :)

  • I think that's pretty much how we all started :) Unfortunately, I don't think the insurance for a professional game would like those old school weapons so much!

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  • lol, used to think that live roleplayers were nerds and roleplaying was boring.but then i saw Role Models(if u havent seen it check it out!) and i was like"that actullay looks kind of fun"

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  • as for the piping foam, at Towson we did something differently, and used 4 inch pool noodle. Its firm, doesnt compact, and works perfect for all lengths of weapons.

  • some kids at my school saw role models, made a club. It has like 30 members cause everyone had seen role models and was like who gives a fuck this looks like fun haha.

  • Those are some pretty awesome shields man.

    Did you make them or buy them? Seems that you bought them.

  • Haha, same with me, after I saw that movie I really wanted to do it

  • My friends and I make these for kung fu weaponry sparring. They're actually really durable and put up with all of our abuse. They're also a lot cheaper than buying from an online shop or martial arts store. I recommend to all kung fu and martial arts practitioners that you make a lot of these and always have them on hand, as you never know when some ninja's gonna jump you!

  • No one in Calgary plays good LARP. Only vampire crap

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