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Originally Posted by Beloit Fencer of Old  I haven't used washers in my foils for a decade or more. Is this a mistake? I cannot see the advantage. Could you enlighten me? I think I stopped using them when, tightening my grip, the washer mashed outward and caused great difficulty removing the grip. Then, sometimes, I would have to work with screwdrivers and a hammer to remove the mashed washer from the inside of the grip after I had removed it. |
Sometimes the shelf for the pommel isn't entirely flat (it;s like the makers do no finishing work inside the recess), and the washer tales care of that...otherwise the pommel may actually screw down INSIDE the recess instead of compressing on top of the shelf.
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