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Post by Tom K. (ianflaer) on Jul 26, 2009 7:02:38 GMT
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Post by kidcasanova on Jul 26, 2009 7:34:50 GMT
Only up to Pillars of Creation or are you stashing the rest of the series elsewhere? +1 for a fellow Goodkind fan.
As for the core, it looks really good. Since you used oak I don't doubt that it was as difficult as you say, and the holes, while noticeable, surely aren't terrible gashes. I'd say wrap it with leather, but then I'd be worried about moisture getting in and rusting the blade at those two points. So I say try and seal them. If anything gets in the scabbard, you can always do the whole sandpaper-on-a-hanger doodad.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2009 13:32:01 GMT
Nice job. I wouldn't sweat those holes, since you're going to cover it. Moisture will enter through the mouth anyway if it's going to. Can't wait to see the finished product.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2009 20:32:36 GMT
I also wouldn't bother to fix the wholes. Just put the leather cover over it. Looks very good so far. Is that an ATrim you've got there?
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Post by Tom K. (ianflaer) on Jul 30, 2009 14:17:29 GMT
Yup that's my MHAT XII, it's a custom job done by Mike Harris on an AT1429. he reground it into a type XII and put a new grip on. this sword is amazingly powerful and well balanced. I love it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2009 16:07:13 GMT
Could you post some pics of the whole sword, please?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2009 16:51:32 GMT
That looks very well done, Tom.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2009 13:43:23 GMT
Tom, I would plug them with something so no errant glue get's in there when you glue the leather on. Nice work! +2 for another Goodkind fan.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2009 19:47:42 GMT
Only up to Pillars of Creation or are you stashing the rest of the series elsewhere? +1 for a fellow Goodkind fan. As for the core, it looks really good. Since you used oak I don't doubt that it was as difficult as you say, and the holes, while noticeable, surely aren't terrible gashes. I'd say wrap it with leather, but then I'd be worried about moisture getting in and rusting the blade at those two points. So I say try and seal them. If anything gets in the scabbard, you can always do the whole sandpaper-on-a-hanger doodad. For real. I'm working my way thru the SoT series again...now I'm on Faith of the Fallen. Knowing what's to come next does nothing to hamper the prose- I'd say this is Goodkind's magnum opus. What an opus it is!
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Post by Tom K. (ianflaer) on Aug 2, 2009 23:18:23 GMT
Sam, if that's the only real concern perhaps a small amount of tape will do the trick (or should I just use a little wood putty?). as a quick aside on Goodkind: his first ever published novel "Wizard's First Rule" netted him a $500,000 advance. what a way to start a career
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2009 7:04:28 GMT
I like it and on a side note am I seeing things or do you read wheel of time ?
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Post by Tom K. (ianflaer) on Aug 4, 2009 9:34:02 GMT
Cheness Fan here's a link to a full show-off/review I did for it at Valiant armoury. I did it there because it really doesn't fit the SBG format. www.valiant-armoury.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=141&p=225#p225yeah I read pretty much all of what was written on wheel of time before the author died. I'm not going to get into the things that annoyed me about those books, but I'll say this: they started out as pure genius but lost focus in a terrible way. I wish he had just dropped a few characters, stuck with the core story a bit more and finished it before dying. oh well.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2009 11:05:32 GMT
That's a great sword you've got there, Tom. It cuts like hell! Especially your cuts on the tatami mat were most impressive. You managed to leave the top of the mat standing!
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Post by Tom K. (ianflaer) on Aug 5, 2009 4:55:30 GMT
yeah but that wasn't just a tatami mat, that was a tatami mat wrapped around a stick of bamboo. ;D
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Post by kidcasanova on Aug 5, 2009 6:34:15 GMT
Sam, if that's the only real concern perhaps a small amount of tape will do the trick (or should I just use a little wood putty?). as a quick aside on Goodkind: his first ever published novel "Wizard's First Rule" netted him a $500,000 advance. what a way to start a career There are varying quotes. Some people say it was as much as 780,000 dollars for WFR, but people who speak with Terry have said it was just under 300 grand. Was the result of a bidding war that, obviously, Tor won. Most authors are doing pretty good to get 5-10 thousand for a first novel. Hurry up with some more pics man!
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Post by Tom K. (ianflaer) on Aug 5, 2009 14:26:01 GMT
oh that's cool to know Kid, I don't remember where I got my info but I remember thinking it was solid. they must have had only part of the story or something. the way you tell it is more interesting so I'll remember that I think. and you are exactly right about most authors not getting that much of an advance. people forget the advances can backfire if the book doesn't sell. then the author has to pay back the difference.
it's going to be a while before I get more pictures up because I still need to get leather. and for that I need money, and for that I need to pay off my CF/AT Antioch
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