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Post by absolutejack on Jan 30, 2008 18:21:56 GMT -6
I recently purchased three used foils (#5, 35" inch blade) to use as part of a costume for The Three Musketeers for Mardi Gras day in New Orleans.
(Yes, I know the Musketeers used rapiers, but we're on a budget and we got a really good deal on the foils!)
The vendor from whom I ordered leather scabbards and frogs a few weeks ago finally got around to telling me the items are on backorder -- for two months!
The costumes would look OK without them but I have a feeling that NOPD might take issue with us carrying around the foils if they are not tied into scabbards.
Can anyone suggest where I might be able to get three scabbards and frogs by Monday?
Thanks in advance,
Jack absolutejack@aol.com
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Post by kb on Jan 31, 2008 8:12:54 GMT -6
Go to Jo Ann's fabrics. Get some black vinyl or fake leather, grab a heavy-duty needle for your sewing machine and make them. If you don't have a sewing machine...super glue the seam.
edit: and yes, from past Mardi Gras experience, they will have to be tied into a scabbard and not come out unless the NOPD has loosened up a LOT.
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Post by absolutejack on Jan 31, 2008 12:25:07 GMT -6
Good idea! I think it would work even better by folding the leather around a thin PVC pipe. I'll try in and will let you know, thanks!
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