Tods Workshop | How Tight were Medieval Scabbards? @tods_workshop | Uploaded 1 year ago | Updated 2 hours ago
I carry on looking at the quality of medieval knives and swords and the massive differences between what they found acceptable and what we find acceptable now. I love well fitting sheaths and scabbards, but have for a long time suspected you don't necessarily want them to fit tightly.

This film explains and demonstrates why loose may just be what is best.


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Films referred to
How to wear your dagger. youtu.be/79qheU3I8uE
Medieval swords were (mostly) awful. youtu.be/YXQCWSgP0Ps
Tod makes junk youtu.be/9r8cmUUz-m8

Matt Easton from Schola Gladiatoria popped over to film another project out in late June and he asked if I wanted make a film about tight fitting sword scabbards - we have never discussed this at all and had basically the same opinion. Obviously I said I had basically covered the same ground in a recent film - it's an odd world, but I can assure you his film is also worth watching. youtu.be/rUc60hJvzvQ