For sale: metalwork by Tom Folino

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mikwuyma: 2012-05-30 06:49:51 pm

2012-04-12 06:10:26 pm

Hello dudes. I'm not sure whether this belongs here, but this seems like the best place for it.

I'm trying to gauge interest in the chain whip from Castlevania. I'm going to make one for a future AGDQ or SGDQ, but I don't know how many to make. You can find some brief discussion of this here:

http://forum.speeddemosarchive.com/post/metal_prizes_for_future_marathons_101.html

And if you're not familiar with it, here are a few pics:

http://consoleation.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/600full-super-castlevania-iv-screenshot.jpg

http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110524210655/castlevania/images/7/78/Morning_Star_CV1.jpg

Attached is a quick sketch that I did. The dimensions in the drawing are up for debate. I'm still not sure whether the handle will be wood or leather. The price will be about $250 with a wood handle. Leather will almost certainly cost more.

Let me know if you're interested in buying one of these. I'm not asking anyone to put money down, just let me know if this is something you would likely buy if it were available.

Thread title:

Hello dudes. I'm not sure whether this belongs here, but this seems like the best place for it.

I'm trying to gauge interest in the chain whip from Castlevania. I'm going to make one for a future AGDQ or SGDQ, but I don't know how many to make. You can find some brief discussion of this here:

http://forum.speeddemosarchive.com/post/metal_prizes_for_future_marathons_101.html

And if you're not familiar with it, here are a few pics:

http://consoleation.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/600full-super-castlevania-iv-screenshot.jpg

http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110524210655/castlevania/images/7/78/Morning_Star_CV1.jpg

Attached is a quick sketch that I did. The dimensions in the drawing are up for debate. I'm still not sure whether the handle will be wood or leather. The price will be about $250 with a wood handle. Leather will almost certainly cost more.

Let me know if you're interested in buying one of these. I'm not asking anyone to put money down, just let me know if this is something you would likely buy if it were available.

Attachment:

Chain whip proto 1.jpg

Emptyeye

2012-04-16 09:35:04 pm

Talk to the Hand

Sell a Flame Whip, then I'll be impressed. Tongue

Seriously though, that's pretty cool, though more than I can afford at the moment.

Tom Folino

2012-04-17 04:13:35 am

Just cover it in sterno or kerosene. It'll take the heat. Now that's a good idea for a promotional video whenever I make these.

Carcinogen

2012-04-18 10:16:27 am

Old Fire Poi trick: try putting kevlar on a bunch of the rings instead. If it's flat-out on stainless steel, it won't stay lit for very long =p

Tom Folino

2012-04-18 01:09:14 pm

Please elaborate on the kevlar, etc. I really will do this.

stanski

2012-05-04 03:20:57 am

wise fwom yo gwave

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_dancing
"The typical construction of fire performance tools involves a metallic structure with wicking material made from fibreglass, cotton, or Kevlar blended with fibreglass, Nomex, and other poly-aramids. Kevlar-blend wicks are the most common, and are considered standard equipment in modern fire performance. Though most wick suppliers refer to their wick simply as Kevlar, almost no suppliers sell a 100% Kevlar wick, which is both expensive and not particularly absorbent. Most serious contemporary performers avoid cotton and other natural materials because such wicks disintegrate after relatively few uses, and can come apart during use, showering the performer and audience with flaming debris."