I had my mind set on 1/2" dowel, but finding fittings that would work with that size was difficult. I had wanted screw fittings, but I'd have to do some real messing around with them adaptors and even then I couldn't find enough that were for 3/8" (inner diameter of them are 1/2")
What I ended up getting were some cheap PVC pipe fittings designed to go inside the other pipe, so their ID was somewhat smaller than 1/2". They were long though, which will help avoid the wiggle issue that the short copper fittings tend to allow. I can also drill a hole through them and the pole to allow a zip tie to add extra support.
The theory was sound! I did over sand some of the peg ends, so the error I did make will allow me to fix that as well.
Doesn't look very big does it! Buuut, all assembled it is nearly 7.5'! A good foot longer than I wanted! I think the error occurred when rounding the sizes, and adding an inch here and there as I cut the dowel. I also forgot to get enough dowel for the sides of the trident, but I've gotten more now :)
So, perhaps today I shall chop em down some, and be gentler with the sanding! Thank god for my dremel, I'd never have gotten that sanding done.
On the shoe front, I am leaning towards these.
I will be painting them with semi-transparent blue in the spot pattern, but silver should make a great base. the shape looks close and price is right ($35 including shipping). I have silver vinyl bought to make her cuffs and belt as well, which I'll be painting the same way so it should all match!
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