DSA XIIA custom with AOV help.
May 1, 2008 22:57:20 GMT
Post by Deleted on May 1, 2008 22:57:20 GMT
Now I know most of you have seen the sword in Brian's customer product picture post but I finally got it finished with the new pommel Eyal Azerad sent me. So anyway let me start off by saying that this is what the sword originally looked like to give a baseline comparison. Now this is not my exact one, it is the same model and it belongs to Jason Woodward. I do not have a decent picture of what it looks like on my pc or else I would post one.
Not the Boromir sword, the other one. So anyway, I also noticed that the 1340, the sword I have is supposed to be a XA or an XI. Yet I found no evidence of a great sword existing in either class. It does however closely resemble an XIIA except the fuller is a bit lengthy. It should extend 2/3rds. The fuller on this sword is closer to 7/10ths which is fine. So It is somewhere in between an XA and a XIIA, leanning more heavily to an XIIA with a lengthened fuller.
I looked at some pictures of historic examples at myarmoury and then Albion's Baron sword and this is the image I came up with. Thanks to the help of Brian of DBK for redoing the scabbard and making a brand new grip to and Eyal for making me a wheel pommel off the 1339 sword, I have a fairly accurate presenation of an XIIa. Granted it is a bit off, not perfect but it is very close now. All the fittings are tight and solid.
Brian, if you are out there reading this, I did have to play around with the pommel nut a lot to get it to sit right. I tried just putting on extra washers, would not work. What I did was I had to take off ALL the washers except that one big one. I took away all the small ones. I did have to tighten it a little more but I did not crack the wood at all. I did have to use some man power but I did so carefully and with percision. So now it sits tightly the way it should on the grip. I used some blue loctite as Brenno had suggested and the whole grip is solid now. The pommel does not spin at all during the swing or anything.
Now for the pictures!
The frog and belt are not from AOV, that was bought a few months ago for another sword at a local medival fair. Now a far as to the quality of the work is amazing. The wood Brian used is very strong and the cord wrap is solid. I also noticed it has some flex so it breathes in your hands and moves with you as you swing. It also makes the blade MUCH more controlable due to the fact that is not slippery at all and is easy to keep a good grip on. Now the pommel Eyal sent me is a bit lighter than the diamond one on there originally. It wasn't a big deal though.
The wood Brian used was a bit heavier than the one the original grip has so balance is good but it is a tad blade heavy but nothing too bad. The point of balance seems to be a little under six inches from the guard. Over all, I've been waiting for weeks to get my sword back and get it to look the way I wanted it to. Thank you Brian and Eyal for working with me, I appreciate both of you a lot for your time and your patience. You have made me very happy. When I get some more time, if possible, I'll try to post some better pictures. I know the lighting is terrible. I'm not the best photographer but I'll see what I can do! Cheers! ;D
Not the Boromir sword, the other one. So anyway, I also noticed that the 1340, the sword I have is supposed to be a XA or an XI. Yet I found no evidence of a great sword existing in either class. It does however closely resemble an XIIA except the fuller is a bit lengthy. It should extend 2/3rds. The fuller on this sword is closer to 7/10ths which is fine. So It is somewhere in between an XA and a XIIA, leanning more heavily to an XIIA with a lengthened fuller.
I looked at some pictures of historic examples at myarmoury and then Albion's Baron sword and this is the image I came up with. Thanks to the help of Brian of DBK for redoing the scabbard and making a brand new grip to and Eyal for making me a wheel pommel off the 1339 sword, I have a fairly accurate presenation of an XIIa. Granted it is a bit off, not perfect but it is very close now. All the fittings are tight and solid.
Brian, if you are out there reading this, I did have to play around with the pommel nut a lot to get it to sit right. I tried just putting on extra washers, would not work. What I did was I had to take off ALL the washers except that one big one. I took away all the small ones. I did have to tighten it a little more but I did not crack the wood at all. I did have to use some man power but I did so carefully and with percision. So now it sits tightly the way it should on the grip. I used some blue loctite as Brenno had suggested and the whole grip is solid now. The pommel does not spin at all during the swing or anything.
Now for the pictures!
The frog and belt are not from AOV, that was bought a few months ago for another sword at a local medival fair. Now a far as to the quality of the work is amazing. The wood Brian used is very strong and the cord wrap is solid. I also noticed it has some flex so it breathes in your hands and moves with you as you swing. It also makes the blade MUCH more controlable due to the fact that is not slippery at all and is easy to keep a good grip on. Now the pommel Eyal sent me is a bit lighter than the diamond one on there originally. It wasn't a big deal though.
The wood Brian used was a bit heavier than the one the original grip has so balance is good but it is a tad blade heavy but nothing too bad. The point of balance seems to be a little under six inches from the guard. Over all, I've been waiting for weeks to get my sword back and get it to look the way I wanted it to. Thank you Brian and Eyal for working with me, I appreciate both of you a lot for your time and your patience. You have made me very happy. When I get some more time, if possible, I'll try to post some better pictures. I know the lighting is terrible. I'm not the best photographer but I'll see what I can do! Cheers! ;D