How It's Made - Latex Swords

[@CrawfordAutomation]

3:06 That is the best way to use a hammer I have ever seen.

[@j5892000]

Probably cause the hammer head is too small and the metals diameter is too small to safely hit.

[@KhanggiTanka]

0:36 "they couldn't even hurt a fly" ah OK you have never been larping i see.

[@chairmanm3ow]

you know what a turn off phrase is right?

[@KhanggiTanka]

+Josiah Michael no do not

[@SharkWrestler]

With all the safety rules out there you'd imagine they can break windows if you swing them slightly too hard

[@AnAngryStorm]

Pretty sure that could hurt a fly...

[@mechel10tredexLP]

4:06 >:3

[@ribtor]

Yeah I killed a fly with one and I got a +3 critical.

[@snesgamer1253]

ribtor I couldn't hit the fly, I kept missing. So I had to enchant it with a +4 accuracy rating.

[@winkading]

SNES Gamer killed a fly and got 4 exp

[@Deadrising74H]

Draken Worthley Fly killing level 10, Achievement unlocked: Swatter

[@Frank-ju8qr]

They can hurt flies, I know someone who kills muskituos and wasps using her sword. Therefore she's now nicknamed Demon slayer

[@Frank-ju8qr]

+EnjoyMyProfile 30% actually, She got this bonus for special "insect' bosses (That they made to tease her xD)

[@EdwardNavu]

So in terms of D&D, she has a favored enemy ability against vermin? XD

[@dalivrubot5909]

I'm so glad there are other fly related comments. It's nice to know that so many other people had the same thought I did at 0:36

[@Koop92tc]

3:06 An art student if I've ever seen one.

[@conoba]

When I was a kid we used to playfight with real sticks. Getting a splinter was a the sign of a true warrior!

[@chairmanm3ow]

you would have loved one of these if they were available.

[@solcorvinusoftiktok9907]

Me and my friends up graded to wooden training weapons and blunt-tipped arrows

[@unerbittlich]

It makes for a verry aware situation, knowing you can knock out your friend with a to hard hit.

[@Steve20127]

Fascinating. I would never have believed they were made of latex. Very clever

[@travelsonic]

What kind of foam exactly is that? Assuming I can get the rest of the materials used - and that is easy baring cost [latex moreso, fiberglass pipe is EASY as hell to get, having made boffers with them as cores] I want to try my hand at this. :D

[@WelchsFruitySnacks]

Another function of a pommel on swords and maces isn't only so it doesn't slide out of your hand it's also for counter weight so the weapon is steady.

[@AshieKat17]

Well, I'm pretty sure that if you smack a fly with one of these, it will kill it....so....yea...

[@dsteffens]

So true xD

[@blubasaur9053]

Ashley Maynard I'll try it brb *comes back* yep it can hurt a fly

[@budi0251]

Back around the end of the 2nd millennium, circa 1999, I remembered having a "good" pirated copy of "The Matrix" (1) with 4:3 crop, there can be seen clearly in the famous "Hallway Shooting", when Neo drops his M16, it's barrel/muzzle brake flexes upon hitting the floor. It can't be seen on later version with 16:9 crop version, but back then I thought like "WTH??!", now it all makes sense, "latex movie prop". :D (more than a decade later :)

[@hydroxide6899]

let me tell you, the title ‘latex swords’ threw me for a loop

[@xavierjohnson-cheney7334]

I love the high quality dollar store paint brushes

[@JackSassyPants]

This is practically a cosplay tutorial. I'd have to paint latex instead of spray coat but I've used most of those materials before.

[@anthonycoffey4699]

This looks relatively easy O_O think I just found a way to save a ton of money on my next LARP!!!

[@Mangekyu10]

They do that for SCA type fighting but it is very expensive to buy metal armor and time consuming to make it. It's just easier to make a foam weapon for about 5 bucks per sword.

[@Guercinator]

I appreciate the first guy's Modest Mouse tattoos

[@claire7144]

I gained instant respect for him, even though he makes fake swords for a living.

[@andrewmarvell982]

Guercinator i

[@whane17]

I'd like to know what company this is as the companies that are generally used to buy larp weapons don't sell scabards specifically designed for their swords. It's usualy frogs or a one size fits all type thing.

[@varck7935]

They are bullshitting there. It's Ateliers Nemesis. They do not come with a sheath.

[@K0DeX]

1:10 - Wait a minute... Gerbil polyester? How the hell do they get tha..... Actually, you know what.. I don't want to know.

[@j4ff4c3ks1]

I think she just used a really weird pronounciation of "durable." But i might be wrong, though i kinda wish i wasn't

[@jesser5127]

I hear "durable"...

[@K0DeX]

Guys... It was a joke. Wow.

[@DoragonFakuh]

"durable" deaf much?

[@K0DeX]

I was joking. Wow. Some of you people are really.. REALLY dumb.

[@DoubleZeroNine]

3:06 - Someone forgot how to use a hammer...

[@stevenmcmuffinberry1665]

I thought they meant something else for a minute when I saw "Latex Sword." Oh my sick mindedness!

[@Volvary]

Don't mix up latex swords and injected foam swords. The first are soft while the later is quite hard.

[@tmntleo]

Larping is incredibly fun. The prices for all the equipment however...

[@Skullord222]

Lets be honest, those swords are not hard to make... i'm pretty sure you can rent a pain gun and and compressor for the price of a pancake...

[@seigeengine]

Yeah, the equipment is expensive, but consider that you have material costs, overhead, and likely a couple hours or more of time sunk into each one by the time it's shipped off. Maybe an hour and a half for simpler ones, and it starts making sense. The base models generally run more in the $50 range, which isn't too bad. And while you can sink thousands into garb, you can get some basics that will fit the theme well enough for under another $50. Of course, you can always try making your own if you're so inclined. A lot of LARPs are fine with the cheaper PVC, foam, and duct tape monstrosities, and they may even be fine with you wearing modern clothing. ForeskinMan Renting tools is actually fairly expensive, and no, most people don't have the skill to create swords of that quality, although they were hardly great examples.

[@tmntleo]

seigeengine I wasn't complaining dude, I know it takes a lot of skill to make decent LARP equipment ^^; I was just saying, it is an expensive hobby, my daggers cost me £40 alone, the swords I'm looking at will set me back a good £200.

[@seigeengine]

Commander5AM It's only as expensive as you choose to make it. Getting into it is cheap. A few bucks even. Having an authentic high quality costume consisting of dozens of items can cost thousands though. Now, the costs to go to LARP events can be pretty pricey though.

[@tmntleo]

seigeengine The LARP event I used to attend had a standard with rules. One of the rules was all the weapons had to be made by Eldritch and their stuff is very expensive. My get up cost me £10, my armor cost me nothing because I have a good friend who made me it for free as a birthday gift. The events can be very expensive yes, the one I go to was £60 per event which was full weekend with food provided, but to me that was a lot of money because on top I had to get £40 worth of travel.

[@flyguy3211]

gotta admit, the effort pays off. they look pretty sweet

[@lyokofans]

Well I killed a fly with one of these. Who do I sue for millions of dollars now?

[@Ryansanders80]

Yes

[@lyokofans]

ryan sanders Indeed

[@Ryansanders80]

lyokofans all the money

[@cynthiabrogan9215]

lyokofans THE BRAVE WARRIOR HAS SLAYEN THE BEAST!!!

[@Tyrinath]

The pommel is actually a counterweight, if your sword is slipping out of your hand, you've got bad hands. >.>

[@tayoyoyo]

Plus a blunt weapon for nonlethal/stunning blows

[@ghuats5256]

What if you've been slaying cunts left right and centre and you're covered in blood? Then it comes in fucking handy

[@martinharris763]

Actually that's incorrect. Nearly all pommels found throughout history are hollow. The other odd percentage are too light to be a counterweight. The balance of a sword comes from the shape/tapering of the blade.

[@EidolonSpecus]

@@martinharris763 This.

[@Quasihamster]

How is the pommel supposed to work rightly if it's glued fix?

[@TheDarkgamerschannel]

so...basically,latex weapons are regular Larp foam weapons,but covered with latex rubber? '-'

[@WarperBlade]

TheDarkgamerschannel Yeah. It's a very common misconception that they are entirely made of Latex. Truth is that not really possible. Latex is not hard enough and molding it would be nigh impossible.

[@Sylphiel]

Gerbil polyester is 60% polyester and 40% rayon.

[@Akamaholic]

she said durable, her voice is very weird.

[@ShyDragoness]

those poor gerbils

[@BarbareMoriac]

what type of Foam do they use ? is it EVA foam or a lower density foam ?

[@pombenenge]

4:16

[@LASSEENGMANN]

I think that you your work is fantastic! How can you cut so exactly in the foam?

[@MohamedAli-tq6vh]

This is so cool. i wish you can make more viedo......plz .....

[@AbrahamHernandez]

3:48 ...the internet has ruined me...

[@laurenbrownlie3398]

+d3nki - you're not the only one, holy shit my minds messed up....

[@faylinameir]

I was riding my bike through the park a couple months ago and massive larp game was going on. Was fun to watch

[@asdeim38]

So can it not hurt a fly or is it a 2:40 lethal weapon

[@CoDz0mb13s]

Where can I find these material including the molds and rubber please give a link.. Thanks..

[@Vahlka76]

She is wrong, the pommel was mainly used as a counter-balance for the blade.

[@sixstringprison1]

Yeah. If a sword ever "flies out of your hand", you're probably just not holding it tight enough or simply not holding it at all.

[@Blackout0O0]

The maces and hammers surely flatten flies and fingers! Still should wear gloves and helmet when fighting: not for a eye poke, but a black eye or nose bleed! They have a realistic imbalance, getting quite heavy and cumbersome if you miss a few swings and must recover quickly. Though slower to parry and feint, their weight can block better and smash through blocks doing stamina damage/bit away the opponents weapon and create openings. As a bonus, any hook or curve can pull opponents shield or weapon (a crescent/bearded axe or square-ish mallet). Halloween stores sometimes sell mediocre weapons to get started for like 30$.

[@n9nex19]

3:44 So we're just gonna ignore that *_THICC_* handle?

[@FLY200902]

Whoa!!! What's the name of the company that make these props?

[@jamillenogales9106]

nemesis

[@FLY200902]

jamille nogales Thanks!

[@JackTheSt_Ripper]

I miss doing this. It was so fun to make it .We made this at our school when we had a project that took us 4 months to make, but all the axes and swords and even the shield got stolen by some freaking kids!

[@Kenobi624]

hahaha, its like being a kid again. Killing each other off with latex swords, slowing each other down by scattering lego bricks on the floor, shooting nerf guns and taking fire in the hallways, playing with ships as we were actually piloting them around the house, eventually transforming ourselves into mecha or monsters and have an all out battle in our living room until the all-powerful parent decides to take a stop to it after setting fire on the living room stocking...good times. XD

[@panagNik]

Any idea what that black tape of durable polyester fabric actually is?

[@nemesis-workshops]

In fact we are props maker for theater, movie, videogame company and LARP. Take a look of our last short movie " A tale of Benjen Stark".

[@den.brandte.bogreol7150]

those fighting skills though...

[@Volvary]

If you want the sword for decoration yes. But when it comes to LARP, these weapons are really useful and durable while being safe.

[@dhodrek6916]

4:15 oh baby

[@TheEuleNation]

anyone else notice the guy making the handle doesn't know how to use a hammer.

[@grahamanderson7127]

+TheEuleNation It makes me irrationally uncomfortable when I see someone side-hammer shit. grrr...

[@mrstopmotion1234]

yep, that raps up my childhood :)

[@tortorela]

that the material used for the blade of the sword?

[@__OS__]

I guess that depends on how much work goes into the rubber sword. You know, art stuff and what not.

[@_chesecak_]

Where can I buy not so expensive yet good LARP swords online? Maybe some LOTR ones or something

[@Bofadeezknutz69]

amazon. 20 dollars for anime larp and some lotr

[@xGray3x]

Nice Modest Mouse tats at 1:27

[@kingarther547]

Is no one gonna mention the fact that she used the hammer sideways?????

[@sudonim7552]

3:06 I don't think that"s how you use a hammer

[@AutoPsychotic]

I'm fairly certain a foam latex sword could more than adequately "hurt a fly".

[@TARINunit9]

I love how the comments are full of "who the hell wrote this script? 0:35 Couldn't even hurt a fly? You can fuck someone up with these things!"

[@paprca]

Please,what type of glue you are using? Thanks

[@Ryansanders80]

Probably resin

[@landerson415]

this looks fairly easy, i think I could do it myself

[@Unknownboi88]

Larping looks like it would be fun... Friends getting together to run around in full battle kit.... then pizza!

[@boy5685]

Who is guy named fly? Damn he must be incredible strong to dodge this latex ambush

[@OffensiveVin]

The handle is also called a hilt

[@KyleandSophie]

1:09 Does she say "they glue a strip of gerbil polyester fabric"?

[@TanJianWei92]

Unfortunately , i don't think i can be ordering this stuffs . My country didn't allow we have this kind of " Weapons " even though they are made in Latex . As long as it looks weapon . it cannot be shipped to my country :(

[@OnlyHeStandsThere100]

The leather ribbon isn't for decoration, it's for grip, to better murder your enemies.

[@ryanpinto2419]

Does anybody know what the "flexible waterproof foam" actually is? I've been trying extremely hard to find some to make my own and have come up with no leads. I found stuff online just bu Google-ing flexible waterproof foam but i want to be pretty sure before I spend the money.

[@georgetsakkarisianos8947]

What I have to do to buy one of these

[@GoodwillWright]

My friend must be less than a fly if he was sobbing after getting smacked by one of those.

[@locus_of_magic217]

This is awesome, but I'm pretty sure that any of those weapons could harm a fly. I mean, they seem a lot more lethal than flyswatters and those seem to do the trick.

[@troyluke3403]

can defiantly hurt a fly, and humans depending on how hard you hit.

[@nemesis-workshops]

Thank for all you comment about our work :) If you are interested to know more about us, take a look on our website and enjoy :D

[@gradnjavtmd.o.o.4082]

Is the foam a Plastazote foam?

[@travelsonic]

These look like someone could do it on their own given the supplies - I know they say the foam is flexible and waterproof, but wonder how hard it is to find that stuff/where to look. Another benefit of narrower cores: You can shape the foam to look realistic and still have appropriate thicknesses of foam between the player getting hit and the core for safety reasons.

[@anthonycolon1450]

You guys noticed the guy hammering with the side of the hammer?

[@NinjaOnANinja]

Alright, this is the challenge. We all get this stuff, right? And then... Come at me.

[@iancaldwell1595]

Can I unscrew the pommel and end him rightly?

[@GH0202]

does anyone know where I could buy the glue that they use to attach the pieses of the blade togeteher? I'm planning on making swords for some of my cosplays and it would really help

[@KingHalbatorix]

just use regular superglue, the stuff they use is expensive and intended for high quality bonds that last through sustained use. unless you're some ultra weeb that cosplays every day for no reason you don't need better than superglue

[@maciejkozak3448]

+KingHalbatorix maybe he just wants to make something that won't break in the middle of game. Besides, superglue would probably melt foam.

[@KingHalbatorix]

Maciej Kozak He said cosplay i.e. standing still for several hours and posing

[@GH0202]

+KingHalbatorix well, no. I said cosplay as in walking around at a convention for aprox 8-10 hours straight for 3 days or so, including skits, fotoshoots, and most likely roleplaying. some of my friend have tried using regular superglue for their props, but it just ends up cracking and braking way too easily. plus, the bonds look like shit and it's hard to conceal them with only paint. the goal of making props with craft foam is to make them flexible and using superglue defeats that purpose.

[@KingHalbatorix]

Luke Tyler Oswald Pond why don't you try making them out of metal oh right, they'd be too heavy for your atrophied little weeb arms

[@TheNoisePolluter]

You certainly could hurt a fly...use the flat side of the sword to crush it.

[@TheComateeer]

4:16 made me laugh a bit XD

[@edwardcurry5645]

i wish i had a couple of those swords and gather up my friends and play sword fight out in a big field with outposts.... DAM THAT WOULD BE COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@clemskater123]

Indeed it would that is called LARPing I really want to try it

[@edwardcurry5645]

it is so cool right?

[@Zerratedsoul]

a pommel now to make sure it doesn't fly out of your hand when its a counter balance

[@iChryson]

While most pommels are indeed counterweights as well as slide-stoppers, some are just the latter. I doubt that rubber pommel would be heavy enough to balance the sword at all, especially since the handle had a metal tube in it AND the blade's tip was hollow.

[@DragonHeart53]

You might want to rethink that. as real swords cost hundreds of dollars. depending on where you get them and whether they were made by hand, or by casting machines.

[@miliarius.x]

that modest mouse shirt at 4:04

[@murdurer333]

I went in that shop :D Located in Montreal.

[@Wikrin]

What company is this and why is there no link?

[@thebeattrustee]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that

[@dragonrulr4]

Why not blue foam and dap? Yay for Dagorhir!

[@Jumptownwore]

"it can't even hurt a fly" I beg to differ... ;p

[@danyshadanielle8826]

The handle broke!! XD

[@humenbike]

When she said they couldn't hurt a fly :) haha

[@nemesis-workshops]

Take a look on our last work, "A Tale of Benjen Stark" that we produce with Von Wong and Five Knights productions. We could produce and create any props for cinema and théâtre, not only Larp accessories.

[@Primal2023]

But will it blend?

[@bobillho_404]

all i can think of when they say "live action role-play" is "lightning bolt! lightning bolt! lightning bolt! lightning bolt! lightning bolt! lightning bolt! lightning bolt! lightning bolt! lightning bolt! lightning bolt! lightning bolt! lightning bolt! lightning bolt! lightning bolt! lightning bolt! lightning bolt! lightning bolt! lightning bolt! lightning bolt! lightning bolt! lightning bolt! lightning bolt! lightning bolt! lightning bolt!"

[@cookervillpop101]

3:46 what did that look like

[@GhostsOfThings]

What? A How It's Made I haven't seen yet??

[@funwithgeeks9204]

Wait fantasy larp is very common more common than Apocolyptic

[@ShyDragoness]

they DEFINITELY can hurt a fly

[@appolity]

Yup. Definitely would hurt if you're not careful.