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Post by hotspur on Jul 6, 2009 5:30:18 GMT
Hmmm? could be, but with very cheap labor, It can be done, I had a Hanway Damascus Godfred sword, and the center is piled and the edges are straight steel, don't know about the windlass.....SanMarc. No, they are not and have never been composite construction as you list. Having both the older model in my hand with a blade crossection to share and Aaron Justice polishing, then etching a newer model (fuller beyond the guard), your speculation doesn't hold to be true. Aaron's sword forums.swordforum.com/showthread.php?t=48789Cheers Hotspur; I do feel that some sold as folded are simply just etched patterns but the Godfreds are a single mess (albeit a nice mess overall) and not a core with welded edges
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2009 6:07:36 GMT
Well the reason I say this is the fuller at the tip, the pattern extended past the fuller and you can see the pattern still, after it was polished, out side of the fuller, So no real answer there, but I picked it up for $100 so no biggy to me..But thank you for posting the pics and links Hotspur.
And, in Davidson's book, they made a PWS sword and did the math, it took about 40hrs to make, then about 40hrs for the fittings and scabbard, so, 80hrs equates to about $1500-$2500 per sword, Yep, lots o cash........SanMarc.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2009 12:19:41 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2009 23:04:40 GMT
Well that settles that part of the discussion. Luka's picture link clearly shows that particular smith using PWS only in the fuller. So apparently, it can certainly be done. But I was also glad to see that Hanwei chooses to use PWS throughout. Clearly, the merchant I talked to didn't know anything about the wares he was selling.
I think I will just save up some more money, and get the Hanei Trondheim Viking sword. It's a bit more money, but I will get the PWS pattern throughout the entire blade, which is what I really want.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2009 23:46:13 GMT
Trondheim is quite heavy and short but I don't think it would be unwieldable. Of course you must know that one piece construction for the whole sword is not historical?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2009 23:54:39 GMT
Thank you Luka for the links, that is what I have said is in Miss Davidsons book, describes in detail how to make a PWS sword.
+1 for ya...SanMarc.
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