Hanwei/Tinker 9th Century Viking Sword: Grip Shortening
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Hanwei/Tinker 9th Century Viking Sword: Grip Shortening

Yesterday I reported on getting (and dulling down) a new sword for practicing the sword-and-shield study I do at Asfolk. Today, after getting a great piece of advice from my classmate Kai, I set out to shorten the grip. This went quite well. My goal was to make it on the longer end of what…

Ballistic’s Report – Week Ending Sept 2, 2022
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Ballistic’s Report – Week Ending Sept 2, 2022

These last two weeks saw the end of the OSE Kickstarter (last Saturday) and movement on multiple other projects, including the next one for the Dungeon Fantasy RPG. The Old-School Solos campaign ended with 803 backers a new record for me. Had a decent uptick at the end, and there are both good and “needs…

Viking Training Sword Modification
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Viking Training Sword Modification

When I’m not doing publishing, I do other things. One of those things is some obscure HEMA – Viking-style shield-and-weapon fighting. My group (Asfolk, in MN) tries to work with equipment that’s as similar to historical weight and manufacture as is feasible, and then we work on things from there. I got into it after…