Drop Testing For Evaluation Of Potential HEMA Protective Material
Drop swords on gear and learn stuff.
Gear
Standards For HEMA Testing – Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Blade Flex
A pretty thorough investigation into what is important when measuring blade flex, and what the best practice should be going forward.
Is A Sword With A Set Safer?
Ok, that is a loaded headline that is going to get some attention. But before we start, what is a “set” in relation to swords? […]
An Alternative Method for MoI Determination
I’ve harped about Moment of Inertia in multiple articles. Now I try a new experimental method for figuring it out.
“Safe Sword” is made up words
We frequently talk about how to make swords “safe”. Unfortunately unless you can come up with a definition which satisfies a few specific criteria, the word “safe” doesn’t have a lot of meaning.
Difficulties with SCA Flex Test and Buckling Test for Measuring Blade Stiffness
Two of the most popular ways to quantify blade stiffness are the SCA Flex Test and the Buckling Test. Unfortunately they both have issues, but we’re suffering for lack of better solutions.
Blade Stresses
We are used to thinking about the forces that swords apply on their targets, but we don’t spend as much time thinking about the forces that the targets apply to the swords. Between axial, shear, bending, and torsion there is a lot more going on than you might have thought!
Sword Cross Sections
In my previous article, “Do Fullers Make Feders Take a Set?”, I promised you that I would take some data on production swords and back up the theory with data. I still haven’t done it, but I do have some measurements of the sharps around my apartment.
Totally Scientific Reasons You Need a New Sword
When I published “Do Swords Really Wear Out?” I was accused of robbing people of the ability to justify sword purchases. Fear not, I am here for the community. Just in time for Christmas, here are five totally valid scientific reasons you can use to justify the new sword purchase.
Do Swords Really Wear Out?
Does HEMA gear really wear out? You may be surprised to hear the answer isn’t necessarily yes…