Obviously idk about the specific measurements for a spear (much less polearms) but what i do know is that for personal use (outside of formations) the total length must be at least close to the height of your doorframe (210cm) but i'm going for the shortest end which is 180cm. The shaft would be 150cm long and the spearhead 30cm, again CMIIW because i'm using the same ratio for straight swords. The blacksmith recommended me using sleipner steel or D2 for the spearhead, sleipner costs around 191 usd and D2 149 usd, for the shaft he hasn't given me any specifics yet.For the design, i'm currently going rather simple as starters but suggestions are welcome.Any advice?
>>2848254ok and how the fuck is this connected to outdoors?
>>2848254Why wouldn't you do the haft yourself? You some sort of soi-ed up bugman?
>>2848254>I want a basic bitch spear that I will never use>I'll have it custom made>The smith suggested supersteels because he makes extra money on thoseBuy a windlass spearhead and mount if yourself.
>>2848254>Any advice?grow up
>>2848254This is a /k/ related topic: Just go for a thick broom/tool handle as a walking stick. Have fittings on the stick for mounting a knife. Look at how old style bayonets were mounted and fashion something yourself, it'll be a fun project. Shame you killed another thread for this.
>>2848255>how the fuck is this connected to outdoors?ever tried using a spear inside?
>>2848279>Buy a windlass spearhead and mount if yourself.this
>>2848331I put my meat spear in your mom.now it burns when I pee.
>>2848254Depends what you want it for, for a wall hanger anything will do, for boar hunting you're going to want the spear and some big ass dogs. You should check out:https://www.kultofathena.com/product-category/weapons/spears-polearms/and see what you like. Spears are basic bitch hunting tools, pointy end goes in the other thing, done.Hell you could even just get a Cold Steel bushman and call it a day for $25 bux. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgrRq3Bdojc>>2848326THIS IS A /lgbt/ comment, don't be gay.>>2848350you're a necrophiliac but at least you're not gay.
>>2848254>Any advice?Grow up.
>>2848255welcome to /out/
>>2848254> Step1:Buy a broom or farm implement handle.> Step2:Buy spear point off Etsy or Ebay, or Amazon, hell fucking Temu if your desperate.> Step3:Attach spear point to broom, with a drill and nail and a hammer.Here you go champ, now go fight the British or whatever autistic shit you're LARPING you proud Zulu warrior.
>>2848255Shitpost bamp
This is ~$45 at Tractor Supply right now.Do you want a spear or a status symbol?
>>2851889why do they sell spears at tractor supply? are bears or vikings a regular occurrence there?
>>2851890even guys riding tractors are suffering the masculinity crisis. we are indeed doomed.
>>2851890Wild hogs is my guess. I bought my son that exact spear at a farm supply store.
>>2848254Get one that turns into a bush knife.Spears without removeable handles are lame.
>>2851921>crisisWhen was this ever not the case?
>>2851924You know that's not why.
I work metal and make various tools such are effectively polearms.Spears are by their nature incredibly cheap weapons, you only need to buy a spear head, the handle is generic. You fit a spear handle differently but the piece of wood you buy is the same. From easiest to best:Splice and pin. You just get a full tang knife blade, remove the handle, re-hsndle it the exact same way to a pole. $10, you get a c100 stainless blade. Very prone to splitting, so you'd nearly always glue and bind it, put a pipe section as a cap over the end, binding it with wire, whatever. Rolled Steel. Like >>2851933This is essentially the easiest kind of spear head to forge because it's not strictly welded, Socket:With modern welders its far more sensible to just weld the entire head to a socket, and have a full socket. Not a good as a fully forged head but your still talking about any random socket from any old tool with a socket, and hoe is a good choice, and any random blade. Depending on the quality of the weld this might not be weak at all, and especially if you want custom features, well that's no more difficult. Then there's a fully forged head, which probably requires forge welding and is actually especially difficult, even compared to swords and the like, which are typically just made from bar stock and not forge welded at all. And then there's casting, which usually you don't do for one off pieces but the notable exception is bronze. A bronze spear head isn't really that much worse then steel, and for a long time various copper alloys were preferred for spears even when steel was available. It just wasnt *worth* making steel spears. And if your piece is custom, again that's a big boon in the casting process, and especially if you want to get several spear heads, that you might simply sell to cover the cost.
Pic relate, Socket spear from China, cast bronze. To get one of these cast isn't a big deal, especially if you have made a model of what you want.
Welded spears. Very easy to produce a one-off
>>2851889>he doesn't larp as a tractor hoplite
