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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2008 14:40:10 GMT
Hi. I already posted this in the thread discussing this sword model, then I realized, "Hey! A sword smithing forum!". Duh! Anyway, I'm basically new to all this sword stuff. I just bought a Rittersteel Competition Katana (link below) and the blade is twisted about... oh, I'd say 5 to 10 degrees. I guess I could demand a refund from the dealer, but I have this way of attaching myself to "ugly" things and personifying them as unwanted and sad. I want to fix "her". So anyway, not being in any way a swordsmith, I'm thinking of securing one end in a vise and attaching a large C-clamp on the other end, for grip, and giving it a torque in the oppoite direction (may need to use something for extra leverage). Sound like a good plan or a pending disaster? What if I used a tow blorch... I mean blow torch, to soften it first? Is that even possible (I told you I'm not a sword smith)? Am I gearing up for a lesson learned the hard way? Link to the sword: www.swordsofmight.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=396Thanks.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2008 15:15:57 GMT
Um, if you have absolutely no experience you really shouldn't try this, better to get a refund if you can and if you can't then consider it. The rittersteel katanas are quite frankly, pieces of crap. Their western swords are much better, I especially like their celtic sword but would never buy one of their katanas, especially when I can buy something else that is better for cheaper or for not much more.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2008 21:02:44 GMT
posted this in your other thread, but here it is again in case others may find it here. Made from two pieces of 2x4 about 12" to 14" long. very easy to make, and can be a real life saver ( or blade saver as the case may be).
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Post by oos3thoo on Jun 12, 2008 21:25:42 GMT
I like the look of this sword, but from what I hear, their tangs are welded.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2008 12:39:40 GMT
posted this in your other thread, but here it is again in case others may find it here. Made from two pieces of 2x4 about 12" to 14" long. Very easy to make, and can be a real life saver ( or blade saver as the case may be). Yeah. Very coolish. Thanks again.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2008 12:42:31 GMT
I like the look of this sword, but from what I hear, their tangs are welded. I'd probably look if I knew how to disassemble it, but no biggie. As I said in the newcomer thread, I basically bought it as a prop for my illustration work (and to hold it and feel really cool about myself).
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2008 19:19:15 GMT
Riggins, excellent graphic.
Stickied thread.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2008 20:13:35 GMT
my pleasure Sam. They've come in handy more than once
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2008 23:30:14 GMT
wow , just seen this thread , now i have hope to fix my celtic sword, many thanks +1 Riggins
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2008 2:25:50 GMT
Kind of makes you want to screw up a perfectly good sword just so you can have an excuse to make and use some of those, doesn't it?
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2008 2:31:02 GMT
Kind of makes you want to screw up a perfectly good sword just so you can have an excuse to make and use some of those, doesn't it? No, no it doesn't.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2008 17:58:12 GMT
Kind of makes you want to screw up a perfectly good sword just so you can have an excuse to make and use some of those, doesn't it? No, no it doesn't. agreed. If you cut regularly I'm sure you'll have plenty of chances to make and use a pair in the near future ;D
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2008 21:14:17 GMT
agreed. If you cut regularly I'm sure you'll have plenty of chances to make and use a pair in the near future ;D Acually, I don't... ever. But I may need to try it when my new sword arrives. I just have them for props for art/illustration projects (for models to hold and feel "in character"). But there's defintely a "cool" factor.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2010 19:01:21 GMT
Thanks for the tips. I, myself, would just throw it away and buy a new sword. That is what I do with my cars when they breakdown. <.<
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2010 4:07:12 GMT
Thanks for the tips. I, myself, would just throw it away and buy a new sword. That is what I do with my cars when they breakdown. <.< I am going trash picking on your block!
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Post by lobsterhunter on Jan 28, 2015 17:42:14 GMT
Yeah, I used a couple of 2" x 6" x 40" pieces of wood with slots to straighten several of my swords. I had used 2"x4" pieces but they broke when I was trying to un-twist a Hanwei GSOW. Man, that steel was tough!
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Post by Aikidoka on Jan 28, 2015 18:51:28 GMT
Yeah, I used a couple of 2" x 6" x 40" pieces of wood with slots to straighten several of my swords. I had used 2"x4" pieces but they broke when I was trying to un-twist a Hanwei GSOW. Man, that steel was tough! That was my initial thought here as well. The Ritter Steel Competition sword is spring tempered and tough. Those sword bending/twisting jigs are intended for differentially hardened blades, which are MUCH easier to unbend/untwist. The Ritter Steel blade will very likely destroy those wooden jigs.
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Post by aussie-rabbit on Jan 29, 2015 2:36:57 GMT
posted this in your other thread, but here it is again in case others may find it here. Made from two pieces of 2x4 about 12" to 14" long. very easy to make, and can be a real life saver ( or blade saver as the case may be). Yes, I have two made from Adze handles - Adze handles have a stronger head that is somewhat square - heating the blade is not recommended, that being said I have heard a paint stripping type heat gun can be used particularly on spring steels.
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Post by matte225 on Feb 25, 2019 0:16:26 GMT
Sorry for the thread resurrection. But I am having a similar problem. I bought a "munitions grade" sword from Kult of Athena on their black friday sale (http://www.kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=BR102&name=Balaur+Arms+-+14th+Century+Longsword) I was thinking of trying to straighten it, and sharpen it (good practice I guess). I see this: www.sword-buyers-guide.com/straighten-sword-blade.html But I am a bit confused as to how to do it. I can get some 2x6s pretty easily. But I am still confused as to the technique used to straighten the twist.
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Post by Jordan Williams on Feb 25, 2019 4:56:00 GMT
Sorry for the thread resurrection. But I am having a similar problem. I bought a "munitions grade" sword from Kult of Athena on their black friday sale (http://www.kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=BR102&name=Balaur+Arms+-+14th+Century+Longsword) I was thinking of trying to straighten it, and sharpen it (good practice I guess). I see this: www.sword-buyers-guide.com/straighten-sword-blade.html But I am a bit confused as to how to do it. I can get some 2x6s pretty easily. But I am still confused as to the technique used to straighten the twist. Your sword is likely spring tempered, which means it will be much more difficult to straighten it using this method. I have had a small measure of success by clamping it into a vice and using a large wrench to slowly bend the top part in the opposite direction of the twist. You will have to twist it farther than true, but stop every so often to make sure you aren't twisting it way too far.
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