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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2009 18:22:36 GMT
Pepperskull,
I like that grip. I was thinking of something like this when I posted earlier. Probably won't make as much of a knob on mine, though. And the wood'll be rougher. And the fit'll be poorer. And the....
And the tsuba will be fat to accomodate the scabbard latch. ;D
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2009 5:17:02 GMT
sounds good I think when I actually get a banshee, and get it rehilted (that is, when i find a good handyman. Probably someone on these forums would be willing to do a hilt like the one I posted. There certainly is enough talent to do so), I'm going to shim the scabbard mouth and discard the latch to make it a more traditional Parang Nabur.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2009 18:34:45 GMT
sounds good I think when I actually get a banshee, and get it rehilted (that is, when i find a good handyman. Probably someone on these forums would be willing to do a hilt like the one I posted. There certainly is enough talent to do so), I'm going to shim the scabbard mouth and discard the latch to make it a more traditional Parang Nabur. That's a great idea. I was looking at mine the other day and even though I relieved the throat, there's still plenty of opportunity to dull the blade by scraping against that steel. This sword is short enough to be slung on your back. Even with a single-hand grip. It can be handily drawn and resheathed without too many gyrations. I keep the edge inside and use my other hand to guide the blade, just like sheathing a Kat. I think I'll start my mods this weekend. I'll take pics and post when I'm either done or give up.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2009 22:57:06 GMT
Pepperskull, I like that grip. I was thinking of something like this when I posted earlier. Probably won't make as much of a knob on mine, though. And the wood'll be rougher. And the fit'll be poorer. And the.... And the tsuba will be fat to accomodate the scabbard latch. ;D The curve to hug the pinky finger around the pommel end of the hilt is a safety feature present in most one-handed southeast asian blades. It's to stop the slipping of the blade out of the hand. With this in mind, if you don't want the knob at the end, you should still have some sort of pommel-end curvature. This would be interesting to incorporate with a d-ring hilt. perhaps the design can flow from pommel flare/curvature into the d-ring seamlessly. perhaps something like these would suit you more: In any case, it should be interesting!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2009 1:06:48 GMT
They say a pic is worth a thousand words, so here's a pic of my response to that sword: ;D I hope one or both of you guys get your TUITS in gear and come up with something. I look forward to the results.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2009 18:57:34 GMT
Took a few hours over the last two weekends and modified my Banshee. The only power tool I used was a dremel. The rest of the work was done with files, paper, saws, and a couple of C clamps. It's still in the white. I have to putty the cracks and then either lacquer/paint or cover in leather. I'm undecided, so it'll stay this way for a while. Structurally it's tough. No cracks, no breaks, no splits after using against my pell for an hour or so. Shown with a few of my westerns for size perspective. Hanwei Bastard Windlass Great Ouse Windlass English C&T DSA Medieval Knight Hanwei Banshee (modified) This thing is QUICK! Too bad I could've bought a machete for a heck of a lot less than I paid for this.
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Post by kidcasanova on Oct 7, 2009 4:03:49 GMT
Looks like you could buy another and make a sweet pair of "Legolas daggers"... ;D ;D
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2009 4:37:13 GMT
not what I was expecting, but it's not bad. I'm worried about the safety of the sword, however. Southeast Asian one-handed swords are a completely different beast than western, or even Japanese/chinese blades. Because of the foreward-balanced design and the sweeping slashes used in the martial arts, there should be some sort of pommel that hooks around the pinky to avoid slippage. Refer to the hilts I have posted in previous posts on this thread. They all have a bump of ridge, sometimes a hook, to stop the sword from slipping out of the hand. This would be a GREAT hilt design for it! Also, a cord wrap around the wooden core, leaving the pommel exposed would suit it as well if you wanna go the traditional route, but Leather wrapping it sounds interesting. Sort of an east-meets-west, cultural circularity design.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2009 18:37:57 GMT
You can't see it from the photo, but the grip swells at the base. It just isn't as pronounced.
My hand got plenty sweaty banging the Banshee against my old truck tires and not once did I feel it start to slip.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 7, 2009 18:39:22 GMT
Looks like you could buy another and make a sweet pair of "Legolas daggers"... ;D ;D LOL. There's a good resemblance, for sure. I have more grip material....
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2009 5:05:03 GMT
I'd wrap the handle in rattan personally but it certainly looks interesting, must stop looking at valco's web site as they are so cheap I could buy a great deal without realising how mcuh I've spent.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2009 15:27:18 GMT
Who's Valco? Do you have a URL?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2009 2:47:36 GMT
www.valiantco.com/ sorry, shortened it. They are all made traditionally and are really good knives, although you have to be careful with their pattern-welded stuff.
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Post by randomnobody on Oct 10, 2009 3:09:20 GMT
I'll second BW; I have a custom version of their Bosnian Damascus knife, their older model. Lovely knife overall, but I did manage to bend the tip quite a bit on a bad throw. Granted...I probably shouldn't be throwing it in the first place. It bent back easily enough, though...with pliers...which I'm not sure is a good thing... They've a number of things I want, though, and a great many different styles you'd be hard pressed to find elsewhere. Their prices are great, too.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2009 4:32:27 GMT
a lot of woodsmen/outdoorsmen/crazy outdoorsy types I know have used their Golok models and they all pass rigorous testing. Chopping wood, butchering game meat, a whole buncha stuff you wouldn't do with a production sword... but that's because a Golok is meant to be an all-purpose outdoors blade as much as it is a martial arts weapon for Silat.
The smiths who make Valiant Co's stuff make stuff for locals in Indonesia as well, and have been doing so for ages. I have a "Golok XXL" (a Golok with a 19 inch blade) from them and a Parang Nabur. Both are amazingly beautiful and perform incredibly.
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Post by randomnobody on Oct 11, 2009 4:45:17 GMT
I'd love to have their long-gone dha, and their kopis just screams at me. Their goloks look really nice, too, as well as all the other stuff I can neither spell nor pronounce. Really, really tempted by their "camp knives" (especially the Persian) but I figure I'll try a kerambit next. ...Maybe. Oh, right, this thread was about the Banshee... Oops?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2009 5:44:00 GMT
There was someone who contacted them a while ago about their dha and they said if they someone bought ten pieces from them, or they got ten interested parties they would remake it. Did you ever see the wakizashi or the tachi that they made with the tsuka carved out of horn in the shape of a dragons head? I waited too like on that one and the d-guard sword they had. I will definitely be buying a few pieces off them at some point.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2009 10:17:51 GMT
That's a nice looking Banshee, Blackhawkfan. I'd be worried about the lack of a guard, though. It's pretty easy to slipp your hand onto the blade when you make a forceful thrust. Even if you don't plan on thrusting with this. If you don't want to make a whole guard you could make a kind of "hand stopper" (in lack of a better word), just a metal slab sticking out of the grip on the edge side of the handle. Just like on Coldsteel tantos. Do you get what I mean?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2009 13:56:32 GMT
most guardless weapons such as the dha are not designed to be thrusting weapons, they are cutting/hacking/slicing weapons and so the lack of guard is not much of an issue.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2009 18:33:51 GMT
That's a nice looking Banshee, Blackhawkfan. I'd be worried about the lack of a guard, though. It's pretty easy to slipp your hand onto the blade when you make a forceful thrust. Even if you don't plan on thrusting with this. If you don't want to make a whole guard you could make a kind of "hand stopper" (in lack of a better word), just a metal slab sticking out of the grip on the edge side of the handle. Just like on Coldsteel tantos. Do you get what I mean? I thought about this before I started mutilating the Banshee. I was hoping I could salvage some parts from the original, but as I took the sword apart, I discovered what I called the tsuba (bows to ShooterMike) was tackwelded to a band of metal to support the locking mechanism. It would be a real PITA to take it apart. My compromise was to use a hammer handle for the handle. It's hickory, and while not optimized for thrusting, the geometry actually does a fair job. But I most definitely agree -- it could use a guard for thrusting, because in spite of our best intentions.... I think I'll do some swells (not sure of the correct term here) with leather lace and then wrap it in leather. That should help the thrusting issue as well as cover my poor workmanship.
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