Download the SwordSeat™ technical design files so you can make your own, or purchase a paper-printed template to cut around. Once you’ve made one, you can draw around it to make as many as you need.

To make your own SwordSeat™ you will need:

• 25mm plywood board – Far East BB/CC Ply EN636-3 or better.
• A drill (6mm drill bit recommended) so that you can drill out the internal corners.
• A jigsaw (or hand saw). We also found that a cordless circular saw made quick work of many of the straight edges.

All of the wooden pieces that you need for a complete set of two seats will fit on a single 10’ x 5’ board; however, these can be harder to find, so you will need 2 8’ x 4’ boards. If tight for space, you likely won’t use the extra long alignment board and can make do with just the shorter one.

*Downloadable design files coming soon! 

Final touches

There are a few small touches that we’d recommend to everyone before using the SwordSeat, just to make it more comfortable:

1. Sand down the edges, most you can leave alone, but around the handle, backrest and front edge of the seat are recommended as a minimum.
2. Along the bottom edges, any bit that will touch the floor, we found putting a piece of gaffa / duct tape or some other similar hard wearing cloth tape made it much less likely to move around during fencing. It also helps protect the floor.
3. Wrap the handle with thick tape or a tennis racket grip wrap made a big difference in fencing comfort. To ensure they were extra secure, we wrapped the ends of the tennis racket grip in an extra piece of cloth tape.

Disclaimer – The SwordSeat™ is a beginner’s chair for community use as part of the development of a seated fencer. The chair is designed and intended for use only as specified below.  

1. Use must be restricted to club or recreational fencing.  
2. The chair must be manufactured and assembled to the BF SwordSeat specification (including the specification below) without any deviation.
3. Use of the chair must be risk assessed individually for each participant by a coach who is BF registered and has a valid BF SwordSeat™ certification and who is satisfied that the chair is safe for the participant to use and who supervises use of the chair.
4. Participants have declared to the supervising coach all relevant injuries and disabilities prior to use.

The chair is safe to use only if the above requirements are met.  

The chair may be manufactured and/or used only if all those requirements are met. 

Manufacturing and Assembly:
The chair should be made from 25mm plywood board – Far East BB/CC ply EN636-3 or better and secured with two ratchet straps as indicated in the instructions before use. Please ensure that you follow all safety precautions and use appropriate tools during assembly. If you are unsure of your ability to assemble this furniture safely, we recommend professional assistance.

By assembling this furniture, you agree that you are solely responsible for its assembly and use. British Fencing provides assembly instructions as a guide and do not accept any liability for errors in assembly or any resulting injury or damage.  BF excludes (so far as is it is able) any liability (including liability for negligence) arising from the manufacture or use of the chair (including where the chair is not manufactured or used as required above).”