8' x 1" bandshoppe pole (hollow fiberglass )
Des ign K ey:
B lue C amping F oam
1/2" E V ALite
2" High Density Open C ell
F abric C over
Duct T ape
3/4"
8'
1
P roduc t Notes :
T he 1" by 8' hollow fiberglass pole can be
purchased from www.bandshoppe.com. B e sure
to order in quantity to receive the best value.
T his des ign is essentially the same as the javelin
des ign we use as well.
P roduc ts Us ed in the T utorial:
1. High Density Open C ell
2. 1/2" thick E V ALite
3. Duct tape
4. Hockey T ape
5. DAP C ontact C ement
6. 1" bandshoppe pole
7. F abric
8. B lue C amping F oam
T utorial Notes :
T he left image is the s ide view of the S pear, while
the right image is the front view of the S pear (as
though its about to s tab you in the gut).
E ryndor P res ents : S pear Des ign 210
C reated by: Athron
L as t Updated: 8-4-2006
C omments : athron@ dagorhir.com
T his weapon is des igned to meet the safety
specifications per R WC XXI.
A pprox. C os t of Weapon:
$16 - $30
2 - 4 hours
A pprox. T ime to C omplete Weapon:
Diffic ulty:
for a generaly s imple des ign that has one finishing
sep that is exceedingly difficult and requires a
developed foamsmithing "touch" to execute properly
7
C ap
both ends of your
bandshoppe pole
with Duct T ape
wraps .
2
T ake a 5" x 19.5" s trip of blue
camping foam. Dap both s ides of the
foam, then s piral wrap its elf flus h
agains t one end of the P ole. T his is how
you build up the base of the striking surface.
T he finished surface area of the cylindrical wrap
should be about 3.5" inches in diameter.
3
C ut T WO 3.5" circles of blue
foam and ONE 3.5" circle of E valite (they
can also be cut into an Octagon shape if
making a circle is too tricky). DAP the
pieces together so that the E valite is
sandwiched in the middle.
3.5"
3.5"
3.5"
5"
1.5"
2"
3"
4.5"
4.5"
4"
4"
2"
4"
4
DAP the
foam
sandwich
from S tep 3
onto the
foam base
you built in
S tep 2.
6
C enter
the open cell to the
top of the javelin