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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2009 6:02:16 GMT
Well this isn't quite the handle I got from darkwood. I had to reburn the hole and then remove quite a bit of material to get the handle to a weight where the balance of the sword wasn't completely out of wack. It has move my PoB back about 1 inch and my CoP by abou 2.5 inches from the orginal handle. Primary node now resided in my index finger now instead of at the hilt. I wanna reduce the weight some more but I don't have much more material I can remove . The wood is wenge and I redid the handle on a belt sander (took about 1 hour) and finished with a 120 grit sand paper and sealed with boiled linseed oil. I did end up tapering the top too much however (belt sander maybe fast, but you can mess up pretty quickly and easily ).
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2009 8:53:31 GMT
Not bad, power sanding is a art as with grinding.
Why did you want to change the handle???
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2009 9:33:48 GMT
Well for one, the orginal handle is pretty small. Not too small for me to use...but it is for some people. Secondly, the orginal handle's wood is pretty flimsy.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2009 11:00:44 GMT
cool C-N... a friend & darn good bladesmith of mine made a new pommel, grip and guard for a Hanwei / Tinker longsword blunt for another sword guilde member... he can do more custom stuff if anyone is interested. (sorry, did not mean to invade your thread C-N) cheers, Bill
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Post by Deleted on Jul 3, 2009 19:24:15 GMT
Well for one, the orginal handle is pretty small. Not too small for me to use...but it is for some people. Secondly, the orginal handle's wood is pretty flimsy. Hmm, same on my old CS viking, I replaced it with oak, much better, the scabbard was the same light stuff and broke at the chape on the new owner, after he rewraped it with brown leather! Man was he pissed That next piece By Billim is sweet............SanMarc.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 4, 2009 6:38:09 GMT
Hey NP billiam...actually a blacksmith near me is gonna do some hilts and pommels for my bastard as well when he is done with current obligations . The hanwei tinker swords really are quite nice for doing things like this with. I really like the handle...what wood is that?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2009 0:07:11 GMT
Hey NP billiam...actually a blacksmith near me is gonna do some hilts and pommels for my bastard as well when he is done with current obligations . The hanwei tinker swords really are quite nice for doing things like this with. I really like the handle...what wood is that? thanks I'll past the comments on to my friend...I'm pretty sure he used walnut.
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Post by kidcasanova on Jul 6, 2009 8:41:39 GMT
I was thinking it's Walnut, but the grain is unlike any Walnut I've ever seen. That aside, it's a beautiful piece of wood.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2009 3:13:17 GMT
Humm billam, can you ask what kind of walnut for us interested? I also haven´t seen walnut with such grains before as well.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 7, 2009 14:34:14 GMT
Humm billam, can you ask what kind of walnut for us interested? I also haven´t seen walnut with such grains before as well. I asked Will to confirm this and yes, he carved it out of just plain old So. Virginia black walnut... polished & lacquered. full view of the complete sword cheers, Bill
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Post by Brendan Olszowy on Jul 8, 2009 0:44:22 GMT
Walnut is such a soft splintery wood I'm surprised at the choice. Though I suppose a sword grip doesn't take that much of a pounding provided it's snug on the tang, distributing the force. I have a tonne of Walnut, though I don't know what type it is. Maybe I can try one...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2009 1:52:07 GMT
Humm southern black walnut sure looks different then the california ones. Ours has pretty large grains. Still looks nice...but I think I like the ones you guys have in the south better.
Hey brendan, just out of curiosity, what wood do you like to use for handles?
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Post by Brendan Olszowy on Jul 8, 2009 2:38:50 GMT
I have used some European Beech recently, as it is historically accurate, and has very neutral acid levels. Before that I was using Jarrah but while I have the Beech I will use that. Except for the bare wood handles I do, for which I like to use Exotic Aussie woods.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2009 1:46:18 GMT
Good gentlemen, what is the advantage/disadvantage of a wood grip? As a long time woodworker, I would think varnished wood wood would be quite slippery with the sweat and bodily fluids from battle. I seek enlightenment!
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Post by Brendan Olszowy on Jul 9, 2009 2:02:47 GMT
I just like wood cos it's super pretty and cruelty free. I love woods - they're prettier to me than diamonds or gold. I find carving a design on them helps with grip and feel.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2009 2:19:39 GMT
I just like wood cos it's super pretty and cruelty free. I love woods - they're prettier to me than diamonds or gold. I find carving a design on them helps with grip and feel. A worthy answer good sir! Is it known how often wood was used in history vs. other grip materials such as leather? Strider
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