I discovered a wonderful Etsy shop called ChadMakes, where Chad Healey sells Healey's Hidden Hangers and EZ Sheaths - a series of 3D printed magnetic products designed for sword enthusiasts and HEMA practitioners. His EZ Sheaths are awesome but he sells them with nylon straps. Perfect for HEMA, not as good for SCA people who are really into the look of leather. I asked him if he'd sell me four without straps for my shire fencers and he readily agreed!
I was expecting to just keep ahold of these for three months or so but I needed a little, simple leatherworking project for mental health reasons, so I did a test build with one using some chrome tanned utility hide, copper rivets, and a couple of iron rings from Menards. So far so good!
The only sword it doesn't work with is my personal rapier because the balance is totally wack, but I have an idea to fix that with a simple hook hanging from a third belt loop for catching the pappenheimer holes. But every other sword holds really nicely.
I'm definitely gonna have to do some sparring practice with this to make sure that having a bigass magnet on my hip won't affect how shots land. I can already imagine the comedy of someone trying to hit my leg and just magneting the tip of their sword to me instead.
Go give the maker of the EZ Sheath some love if you like this little project. I'm really impressed with both his designs and his customer service. I also tried one of his Hidden Hanger wall mounts and it is super nice. Makes for an insanely clean sword mount. https://www.etsy.com/listing/1267690423/ez-sheath-deluxe-sword-suspension-system
wma: The official video for the @LouisT91 single Bigger Than Me is out now! Directed and produced by WMA in Iceland earlier this month, be sure you give it a watch today.
Made A rashguard design for wma/hema.
Last Year I dislocated my shoukder during practice, so after half a year of revalidation, When the doctors told me I could redo sports, I fell of my horse and hit my head... Hoping to restart this month!
I sure would like to start my Medieval MMA classes back up. I’ve done almost everything there is but that mix of modern self defence with historic western martial arts really tickled my fancy. Practical and educational, useful today or 1000 years ago in competition, tournament or real life defence.👌🏼#medieval #hema #wma #hmb #mma #selfdefence #martialarts #swords #fencing https://www.instagram.com/p/CgzIcfWLNMv/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=