I can’t wait to see your kit once you have it together! I would love to one day join the ranks of the Rohirrim, but realistically I’d rather fine tune and elevate Barandir’ skit first and possibly add a Dwarven or Woodsmen persona before I get to Rohirrim.

The XIV is the perfect size for carrying convenience while still being long enough to not be a “short sword”, so still long enough to match the sidearms of the average orc or bandit.

I’m gonna be moving here this weekend, and once I get settled in the new place I intend to finally put together a cutting setup. The edge on my XIV has a pretty pronounced secondary bevel, however. I’m probably going to have to adjust that before I can do much successful serious cutting with it.

If you want to use actual boards, Skallagrim did a video years ago where he used some very thin lightweight tongue and groove flooring boards to make his shield and it worked great. Would highly suggest that method since you would get the effect/look of wooden boards and also the ease of gluing tong...

Nice. I like anything between 24-30” myself.

Nice! What size shield are you thinking? I personally prefer a nice medium sized shield, as it offers a nice compromise between coverage and portability.

Highly, highly suggest a migration era round shield. That’s something that was under-utilized in the films (I know it was mostly to keep them out of the way of the actors’ faces).

Thanks! I know everyone on here leans towards the seax as the most likely/reasonable side knife to carry in Middle Earth, but I’m personally leaning towards the dagger myself. It’s a single edge blade meant for utility work as a peasant knife, so it should fit the bill really well!

Mae govannen, and well met! I personally feel like we don’t have enough Rohirrim or Dwarves around here, so either would be quite a welcome addition!

So I've always been a fan of Tod Cutler's knives and daggers, and I've owned both of his base level quillon daggers. I also haven't been the happiest with my companion knife scenario for Barandir, which is currently a Condor Hudson Bay knife, and while I do love Tod's daggers, they just aren't the r...

Happy birthday!

Those are actually pretty cool, I’m thinking I might have to get myself a pair here soon as well!

I’ve done several stick and crown handles in the past, as it’s definitely a favorite material of mine. Never tried scrimshaw but I’m always down for a new carving technique!

So I am a big fan of antler handled knives, particularly crown/stick section knife handles. I know a lot of later german knives such as bauernwehrs have antler scale handles, and there’s plenty of Stone Age antler handled knives, but I personally don’t have any good idea of how prevalent antler hand...

I wish I could go, this would be a dream come true for me!