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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Maintaining equipment is an important
routine. That's why knights had squires.<br>
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Seriously, at the very least your blades should be sharpened and
perhaps oiled, your armor should be shaken out and bits and pieces
straightened out and straps checked, and your shield checked to
make sure the strapping is intact. Particularly urgent if you've
been fighting all day, ignorable if nothing much has happened for
a few days, but not so much as a week.<br>
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A good workman maintains his tools.<br>
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Steve Perrin<br>
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On 4/10/2013 4:33 PM, Asher Royce Yaffee wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Hi, All,
<div> I was wondering about bladed weapons and usage and
sharpness. If a blade gets used regularly, how often should
one sharpen it?</div>
<div> I guess another way to put it is...</div>
<div>A) Before modern steel, how often would most civilians
normally sharpen their blades?</div>
<div>B) To maintain full weapon damage, how often should a
fighting adventurer sharpen his or her blades? (Assume that
every gaming session has a fight.)</div>
<div>C) Beyond simply hours of usage, what other factors make a
difference? For example, if Sir Gawain fights armored foes
while brave Sir Robin fights unarmored foes, will Sir Robin's
sword keep its edge noticeably longer?</div>
<div style="">D) I guess this leads to other maintenance
questions. Anything come to mind as worth pointing out?
Maybe oiling the blade?</div>
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<div> Any and all answers are warmly welcome.</div>
<div> Sincerely,</div>
<div>Asher</div>
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