So… Over the longest dark, my sword went from battle-ready to damaged goods. The foam at the tip got chewed on by my idiot of a cat. Not so the core’s showing, but we’re still talking about a decent amount of visible foam in a crater. And this is a Calimacil, so it has been flagged as just this side of field-legal a few times.
My first question is this, I suppose; do I need to just buy a new one? Sword, obviously. The cat’s pretty too well-loved to replace.
If so, how do you even begin to fill a crater in the tip of a sword? In theory, we’re talking maybe a malteaser-size chunk of missing foam, but it’s got to bond properly and keep the sword safe for use.
If I’m being perfectly honest, I would replace it. Most Larp Weapons nowadays are so ridiculously hard to mend past a re-glued hilt or some cracked latex due to the process of making them being much more in-depth and trickier to fix up, especially when the damage is in the foam. It makes them last a heck of a lot longer, but it’s harder to home remedy. However, this does mean that you get a new weapon, and I know that now is probably the best time to order!
Re-tipping a normal UK style sword is pretty routine - I wouldn’t try to do it yourself unless you have some experience working with weapons, but nearly any trader who makes them can do the job.
For a Calimacil, though, you’re probably mostly out of luck.