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| I'm about to start latexing a spear and wondering if anyone had any advice as to the best way to hold it while i do it. There isn't any handle space on it: i.e. it all needs to be latex. I've tried the "tie a loop to it, and hang it" method before (when making an axe) but the whole thing just swung about like a pendulum which makes it tricky to get a nice smooth finish, and is bloody annoying. any suggestions?
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Champion
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thread a cotton lop through the base of the haft, then latex the haft, with the loop on a hook, working towards the blade. stop at the blade, and rest the blade on somthing about the same heingt as the hook so it dries horizentaly, i find this easier to do than to leave it hanging upright. then latex the blade as normal. repeat lots  it takes ages but it works
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Knight
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When, for whatever reason, I don't want to hang a weapon I would simply do the work in sections. Paint one coat of latex along half the weapon then leave to dry either vertically resting on the ground and a support halfway up or horizontally halfway off a table with a weight to hold it down. Once the coat has dried turn the weapon around and paint the other half. It is important to alternate the coats as if one is allowed to build up then a line can appear where the changeover has taken place. The beauty with this method is that you will alway have half of the weapon dry to hold on to, it will of-course take longer to complete the process but it will avoid the problems you have had in the past.
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Wag
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| Aren't you supposed to latex it and then worry about hanging it? Seriously, I find that the split latexing method is best-that way you can lean the spear to dry and it doesn't spin around , sticking to the inevitable fur, fluff, other weapon, cat which always seems to appear when latexing something your chuffed with- or fall on the floor when wet.
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