Professional Latex weapon making

So here it finally is. Part 1 of my lessons on how to make a professional latex weapon for low cost.

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People & Blogs

Tags:

• Latex
• weapon
• boffer
• sword
• larp
• howto

[neon4901]

dude your awesome... ur gifted in this stuff. I am currently a fan ;] Where do you live BTW? cause if you live in Canada you could tell me where a good larp place is... i hope.

[ogunshi]

I'm currently on location in Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

[Vmann12378]

@ogunshi i live in lopat new jersey were can i larp near by

[ogunshi]

That is a little hard to answer. What kind of LARP are you looking for?

From these choices which one would you want to do.

A social LARP (all plot no fighting)

A fantasy LARP ( plot and fighting)

A combat sport group (all fighting no plot)

[yamieuro]

hey ogunshi I am workin on buildin a foam latex sword and I am workin with the camping foam ( i know these videos are showin the high end method, which i am looking forward to learning) right now I am cutting the foam into the blade design and I am tryin to figure out what would be the best tool to use to shape the blade. Right now using a razor and its cutting it but its not as straight as I would like. any ideas? thanks for ur time brother and keep doing what you doin.

Yami

[ogunshi]

I would suggest a hot wire cutter. It is going to allow for straighter and smoother cuts. You can find them online for about $20 and are SO worth it.

[itachi1303]

Dude, I like how you keep a cool attitude and not goofing off like in some of the other boffer making vids I've seen.

[TheVerinen2]

epic dude is epic

[reviewsforgods]

@neon4901 where do u live i wana larp :) i live in kelowna BC

[Xxsuperninja92xX]

Thank you so much for the help, I've been building and playing with weapons since I was old enough to hold a stick. me and my little brother would play with sticks for hours, then I upgraded to pvc and pvc cover, last year I made one with a fiberglass core and foam and duct tape, since then been trying to figure out how to do latex. THANK YOU SO much for your help. This information is amazing. You are the man. p.s. I am at school 30 mins west of Pitt know any fantasy Larp groups around there?

[forevercoltsfan]

WE HAVE A LARP CLUB IN SCHOOL AND NOW I WILL HAVE THE MOST BADASS WEAPON, SO THANKS A BUNCH!

[JawaProductions]

@Vmann12378 there is knight realms I'm going next year my friend knows it

[COWDEN841]

@ogunshi oh cool your from pittsburgh..i live out near washington county

[Ratdad81]

Good info on tools, it definitely gave me a shortlist of things to gather.

Anyone ever tell you that you sound a bit like Patton Oswalt? I glanced to the side once when my kids asked me a question and I caught it.

[shad0fx]

i like the video man! Awesome... Wish there was more people interrested in Larping or Boffing, around North Platte NEbraska... had a small group in Omaha!

Anyways love the sarcasm with it too... shows that you've worked a long time on this! a lot of the info makes really good sense. thank you for sharing!

[Ieatbabyseals]

Are you playing They might be Giants in the background? They're awesome, and thank you sooo much for this vid. This is really helping me upgrade from foam to latex.

[Ieatbabyseals]

I'd suggest amtgard

My favorite

No points and you can play classes if you like.

If you want to larp all you need is weapons, friends, a back yard, or a park. Parks are great for larger groups.