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Will Adamson
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Test cutting poplar?

Postby Will Adamson » Thu Oct 12, 2006 5:27 am

Has anyone ever tried to test cut poplar dowels?

I was checking out possibilities for staves at the store the other day and I thought they might be good for it. You could even make use of the warped ones.

I could try it with my MRL longsword, but I'm not confident in it handling anything more than milkjugs. It's a pretty cheap sword, but the only one I have right now.
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Re: Test cutting poplar?

Postby JeffGentry » Thu Oct 12, 2006 5:36 am

Will Adamson wrote:Has anyone ever tried to test cut poplar dowels?

I was checking out possibilities for staves at the store the other day and I thought they might be good for it. You could even make use of the warped ones.

I could try it with my MRL longsword, but I'm not confident in it handling anything more than milkjugs. It's a pretty cheap sword, but the only one I have right now.


Never intentionaly done it, My stand has 6" piece of poplar dowel sticking out the top to help hold thing's on it and we cut it all the time, same with PVC serving the same purpose.

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Postby Benjamin Smith » Thu Oct 12, 2006 7:50 am

Nope, I've test cut lots of things, but not Poplar.
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Postby Shane Smith » Thu Oct 12, 2006 10:27 am

Get some 99 cent grass mats from Big Lots, tie them after rolling them double and soak them in water overnight. Great targets that are forgiving, easy on swords and cheap. Just oil up after cutting as the mats are corrosive. I don't cut any wood with a sword intentionally unless I'm testing toughness on a plywood shield blank.
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