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Dolphie193
Dolphie193
Spear
Feb 1 2009, 3:09 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 1 2009, 3:09 PM EST
Where can i find GOOD material for making a spear? 1  out of 1 found this valuable. Do you?    
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IrishHitman
IrishHitman
1. RE: Spear
Feb 1 2009, 3:10 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 1 2009, 3:10 PM EST
A forest and a smithy? Do you find this valuable?    
NRAgunlover
NRAgunlover
2. RE: Spear
Feb 1 2009, 3:23 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 1 2009, 3:23 PM EST
I'd buy one, my spear I bought at ESTRELLA (a medieval reenactment war). It's made from over a quarter inch of armor plate on a oak shaft. It will go through car hoods and steel 50 gallon oil barrels.

But spears are rather useless in general combat with Zombies, but if you must....it needs to be able to be pulled out of meat and bone without coming off the shaft. It needs a bolt through the wood and a solid band around the wood.

I know some traditional hunters that go boar spearing, and some people still go bear spearing (it's a totally different type of spear and in my opinion is stupidly dangerous to spear a bear) so I'd look at some professional spears before making one.

The boar spear will pierce the skull without over sticking as the guard will stop it. Then practice, join the local SCA (sca.org) and start training with a mock spear, and do it in a area where spearing the face is legal.

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byates
byates
3. RE: Spear
Feb 1 2009, 5:01 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 1 2009, 5:01 PM EST
Go by your local home improvement store, check out the garden tool handles for the haft. Find one with a hole drilled in the end, look for one about 3/8 inch. Go over to the concrete section and look for some pre-cut rebar about the same size as the hole, or look in the nail section for a large spike about the size of the hole. Put them together with some epoxy or hot glue, point the rebar of spike and you have a spear. Reinforce the wood at the working end by wrapping wire around it tightly and more glue, fabricate a guard from some flat stock. 4  out of 4 found this valuable. Do you?    
mkxlng63
mkxlng63
4. RE: Spear
Feb 2 2009, 12:14 AM EST | Post edited: Feb 2 2009, 12:14 AM EST
"Where can i find GOOD material for making a spear?"
What I did for my spear, was use an axe handle. I figure due to the fact it was built to withstand thousands of hits, it would make a great spear handle. I took an old survival knife blade that had come apart from the handle, and put that into the gap at the top of the handle. Filled it all in with metal epoxy to secur it in. I drilled a hole in the opposite side and put a broken golf club I had(again using metal epoxy to secur it) to use as a counter balance, and also a back up club. Then I made the handles for it. If you want to see it, go here,
http://www.lostzombies.com/forum/topics/2035037:Topic:10194?page=3&commentId=2035037%3AComment%3A280345&x=1#2035037Comment280345

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Dolphie193
Dolphie193
5. RE: Spear
Feb 12 2009, 3:01 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 12 2009, 3:01 PM EST
ok thanks for the help! 1  out of 1 found this valuable. Do you?    
Carnack
Carnack
6. RE: Spear
Feb 12 2009, 3:05 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 12 2009, 3:05 PM EST
"What I did for my spear, was use an axe handle. I figure due to the fact it was built to withstand thousands of hits, it would make a great spear handle. I took an old survival knife blade that had come apart from the handle, and put that into the gap at the top of the handle. Filled it all in with metal epoxy to secur it in. I drilled a hole in the opposite side and put a broken golf club I had(again using metal epoxy to secur it) to use as a counter balance, and also a back up club. Then I made the handles for it. If you want to see it, go here,
http://www.lostzombies.com/forum/topics/2035037:Topic:10194?page=3&commentId=2035037%3AComment%3A280345&x=1#2035037Comment280345

Then click on the attachment.
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Impressive. Do you find this valuable?    
Moonunit41
Moonunit41
7. RE: Spear
Feb 12 2009, 5:43 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 12 2009, 5:43 PM EST
that spear does look vicious, the only thing i would worry about is grip. cause if you dont have gloves on and youre hands are sweaty? game over haha. i dont know how many time ive been splitting wood ive almost lost the whole axe like that Do you find this valuable?    
Survivor_Gill
Survivor_Gill
8. RE: Spear
Feb 12 2009, 5:50 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 12 2009, 5:50 PM EST
"that spear does look vicious, the only thing i would worry about is grip. cause if you dont have gloves on and youre hands are sweaty? game over haha. i dont know how many time ive been splitting wood ive almost lost the whole axe like that "
You must have some crazy sweaty palms.

I go through a full bush cord every winter and I've never "lost" an axe.

Also, you might wanna consider buying yourself a splitting maul. Works far better when chopping firewood. Do you find this valuable?    
Moonunit41
Moonunit41
9. RE: Spear
Feb 12 2009, 6:06 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 12 2009, 6:06 PM EST
oh yeah, sweaty. i have to wear two golf gloves or i have the same problem. haha

thats what i have, ive just called it an axe ever since i was a kid, plus axe is faster to type Do you find this valuable?    
corpsicle
corpsicle
10. RE: Spear
Feb 12 2009, 7:45 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 12 2009, 7:45 PM EST
I would think a naginata would be a more versatile weapon. Slashing and stabbing etc. Do you find this valuable?    

Legion12
11. RE: Spear
Feb 12 2009, 7:48 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 12 2009, 7:48 PM EST
Cold Steel makes great spears, they have a poleaxe on sale for $30.00 on close out. Do you find this valuable?    
zombiehunter14
zombiehunter14
12. RE: Spear
Feb 26 2009, 8:19 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 26 2009, 8:20 PM EST
i think to make a decent spear i would make a custom shaft and have a machete for the blade,it may be shit for stabing but it would be good for chopping Do you find this valuable?    
Carnack
Carnack
13. RE: Spear
Feb 26 2009, 8:51 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 26 2009, 8:51 PM EST
"i think to make a decent spear i would make a custom shaft and have a machete for the blade,it may be shit for stabing but it would be good for chopping"
The point of a spear is to stab. The point of a machete is to chop. Splicing the two will just make it suck at both. Do you find this valuable?    
cj1977
cj1977
14. RE: Spear
Feb 26 2009, 9:54 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 26 2009, 9:54 PM EST
"Where can i find GOOD material for making a spear?"
What about the ones that athletes use for track meets? Do you find this valuable?    
Noobzy
Noobzy
15. RE: Spear
Feb 26 2009, 10:06 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 26 2009, 10:06 PM EST
My dad has a tool that looks like a giant nail and is about as long as I am tall. It also weighs a ton so I wouldn't bring it unless I was defending a hall way then I would use it but man I'd tire fast.
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mkxlng63
mkxlng63
16. RE: Spear
Feb 27 2009, 12:10 AM EST | Post edited: Feb 27 2009, 12:10 AM EST
"that spear does look vicious, the only thing i would worry about is grip. cause if you dont have gloves on and youre hands are sweaty? game over haha. i dont know how many time ive been splitting wood ive almost lost the whole axe like that "
The handles have a really good grip. They're made out of leather lace, and there's no slip when you grab ahold of them. When I hold it, I usually position one on the back grip, and one behind the front grip. Do you find this valuable?    
KalZion
KalZion
17. RE: Spear
Feb 27 2009, 2:25 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 27 2009, 2:25 PM EST
"The point of a spear is to stab. The point of a machete is to chop. Splicing the two will just make it suck at both."
It's called a polearm and it's actually pretty good. Do you find this valuable?    
Noobzy
Noobzy
18. RE: Spear
Feb 27 2009, 6:00 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 27 2009, 6:00 PM EST
"It's called a polearm and it's actually pretty good."
ever here of a naginata... :D
its the japanese version of what your talking about, both are awsome but the naginata is cooler looking.
however i think that the one that you are talking about could use some help for stability,
1) if the machetes blade goes through the handle remove the handle.
2) get a good light but very durable pipe so that the "new" handle of the machete can fit snuggly.
3) stick the machete in one end intil the handle point is gone into the pipe.
4) drill a few holes at the center of the pipe and through the machetes thin side.
5) get a big metal wire so that it will fit through the holes barely and then wrap it around and around intill you got none left now put wood with slits in the sides so that it can be placed along side the machete to stabilize it.
6) now add culk to any gap inside the bladed end.
7) and to finish up you add electrical tape around the entire thing and then duct tape the end to make it hold together as a precation.

now that is a pretty stable homemade polearm. :D
but i would not reckamend using it as a main defense because as unlikely as the blade is to brake it could and would be close to impossible to repair, so you would have to make another one. Do you find this valuable?    
Carnack
Carnack
19. RE: Spear
Feb 27 2009, 11:02 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 27 2009, 11:02 PM EST
"It's called a polearm and it's actually pretty good."
I would point out that both the polearm and the naginata are shaped for their purpose and treated to procedures that strengthen the overall. I'm not knocking those weapons. I'm knocking the spear-shaft spliced onto machete idea. Do you find this valuable?    
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