Ten Weeks Later: Gaming Ballistic Weekly Report (Feb 17, 2023)
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Ten Weeks Later: Gaming Ballistic Weekly Report (Feb 17, 2023)

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Ballistic’s Report – 10 Weeks of Silence, 2023 It’s been ten weeks since my last report. What started with some head-down grunt-work as I ran into the 2022 Xmas break collided with what was ultimately a disappointing finish to my Nightmare Fuel Bestiary project. Immediately after that, my plans for 2023 were all thrown into…

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

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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…

A New Sword: Expectations, Reality, and Alteration Plans
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A New Sword: Expectations, Reality, and Alteration Plans

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A Superior Training Sword for Me? I was perusing the Sword Buyer’s Guide list of swords under $300; I’m always on the lookout for less expensive training swords that my classmates and I can consider for use once we pass our first rank test, from Karl to Vikingr. Yah, Viking-style fighting: sword-and-shield, spear-and-shield, axe-and-shield, etc….