The Blue Gemini

The Blue Gemini is a commissioned Classical Fencing foil guard based on a design submitted by the client.  It is cut of 18 gauge stainless steel, is shown mounted to the client's foil blade and features a Royal Blue finger pad of heat-fused felt and leather.

The grip is cut from straight-grained Poplar, wrapped with #8 tarred, black nylon seine twine and is coated with acrylic to reduce wear color transfer to the fencer's glove.  A stainless steel collar was added to compress the end of the grip and prevent splitting of the wood.  The collar is tapered to match the dimension of the client's pommel to the grip.