Fable Blades - Nyere
Feb 18, 2010 12:54:03 GMT
Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2010 12:54:03 GMT
Introduction and Conception
Greetings friends,
Been a while since I did one of these and I thought that it was time to finally make good on my promise so without further ado I introduce you to the inside expose on the mysterious sword known simply as Nyere.
Initial Impressions
This whole project started out as the brain child of one of our members, johnerickson. He drew the picture of two daggers designed for a drow assassin and my mind sparked at the idea, I was also fascinated with the concept of the convex blade profile. I talked to a few makers about the idea before settling on the might Brendan, the main man (only man) at the company (Brenno in his shed) fableblades. Now Brenno being the tank of a man that he is he suggested we make the blade longer and I was all for it.
So the sword arrived and I was not disappointed, now you –like me- can be forgiven for thinking this thing looks like an oversized can opener what with the spur and the blade shape. The other thought that first occurred was “yikes, that is a huge kabutowari!” I was a little wary about the convexity of the blade but the fear proved groundless. It must be said though that after having it for about two weeks I started to notice short comings in myself that didn’t allow me to fully appreciate the strengths of this blade and I still am not in a position to do so which is why this blade will soon find a new home.
Background Story
Amongst the race of the Elves are the Darkling, a sect of Assassins trained from a young age to be the dark hand to the Elven queen. Amongst the greatest of these assassin's was one known simply as Mercy. She was found at a young age during the war with the Elroc, a savage race of lizard creatures that had the intelligence of men and longed only to bring war and death to all races that opposed them. One of the Darkling sent to assassinate an important target came across the child soaked in lizard blood. The Darkling marveled at the beauty this girl child exhibited even at the tender age of five. Her skin was so black it seemed to drink the light, in her hand was a broken sword, her father's sword. From the earliest days of her training her masters took notice of her, she progressed faster than any other assassin in the history of their order except one. At the behest of the masters the greatest elven smiths took the broken sword and reforged it into two blades fit for an assassin, Nyérë, Sorrow and her sister blade Nwalya, Pain, for wherever Mercy was sent Sorrow and Pain soon followed.
Specifications
Taken straight from fableblades website;
Weight: 915g (32oz)
Overall Length: 705mm (28”)
Cutting Edge: 450mm (18”)
Point of Balance: At tip of spur at base of blade.
Thickness of Spine: 6mm tapering toward tip.
Grip wood: Lace Sheoak, A very rare variation of the common Western Australian Casuarina wood.
Handle
This has to be the most stunning part of this weapon (beside the unusual blade shape). As it says above it is a rare variation of a common wood and this piece is rather stunning. It looks like petrified fire or possibly lava with beautiful figure and colouration, it has to be seen to be believed because the patternation is so beautiful and hard to photograph. Burned into the grip is the Quenya translation of Sorrow, Nyere (can’t do the umlaut things )
Blade
I did not perform any cutting tests with this one, it has not been used except for some shadow drilling, but if you have the strength and the understanding this thing could almost literally plow through a wall, I mean it is basically a 6mm spine all the way down to tip where it tapers abruptly. The point on it will easily stab through harder materials, flesh would prove no problem. With the balance on this puppy it could easily sever limbs or cause deep lacerations to flesh. It requires a different technique to any other sword I have used, it seems to require the user to follow the line of curve into the cut.
Hindsight
I have been thinking about what I would do differently if I were to get something like this made again. With this kind of blade you need a thin, strong and light steel for the blade, I would also go for bolsters like in the original drawing and have them made as the daggers they were designed to be. Do I regret having this made? Not at all, I love custom pieces whether from my own imagination or from someone else’s doesn’t matter to me, the more unusual the more interesting, especially in terms of dynamics.
Pros
Stunning
Fable Blade (need I say more?)
Unusual
Extremely accurate in its balance
Cons
The finish on the blade is a little rough and scratchy
Very hard to find cons about this blade that are not my own shortcomings
Overall
This is a really amazing blade and as always it lives up to the fable blade name, Bren did a sterling job with this one and I would not hesitate to buy from him again (maybe sooner rather than later). I am selling this one pretty soon so hopefully the new owner will be as happy as I am with it and give us a mini review of his own.
Greetings friends,
Been a while since I did one of these and I thought that it was time to finally make good on my promise so without further ado I introduce you to the inside expose on the mysterious sword known simply as Nyere.
Initial Impressions
This whole project started out as the brain child of one of our members, johnerickson. He drew the picture of two daggers designed for a drow assassin and my mind sparked at the idea, I was also fascinated with the concept of the convex blade profile. I talked to a few makers about the idea before settling on the might Brendan, the main man (only man) at the company (Brenno in his shed) fableblades. Now Brenno being the tank of a man that he is he suggested we make the blade longer and I was all for it.
So the sword arrived and I was not disappointed, now you –like me- can be forgiven for thinking this thing looks like an oversized can opener what with the spur and the blade shape. The other thought that first occurred was “yikes, that is a huge kabutowari!” I was a little wary about the convexity of the blade but the fear proved groundless. It must be said though that after having it for about two weeks I started to notice short comings in myself that didn’t allow me to fully appreciate the strengths of this blade and I still am not in a position to do so which is why this blade will soon find a new home.
Background Story
Amongst the race of the Elves are the Darkling, a sect of Assassins trained from a young age to be the dark hand to the Elven queen. Amongst the greatest of these assassin's was one known simply as Mercy. She was found at a young age during the war with the Elroc, a savage race of lizard creatures that had the intelligence of men and longed only to bring war and death to all races that opposed them. One of the Darkling sent to assassinate an important target came across the child soaked in lizard blood. The Darkling marveled at the beauty this girl child exhibited even at the tender age of five. Her skin was so black it seemed to drink the light, in her hand was a broken sword, her father's sword. From the earliest days of her training her masters took notice of her, she progressed faster than any other assassin in the history of their order except one. At the behest of the masters the greatest elven smiths took the broken sword and reforged it into two blades fit for an assassin, Nyérë, Sorrow and her sister blade Nwalya, Pain, for wherever Mercy was sent Sorrow and Pain soon followed.
Specifications
Taken straight from fableblades website;
Weight: 915g (32oz)
Overall Length: 705mm (28”)
Cutting Edge: 450mm (18”)
Point of Balance: At tip of spur at base of blade.
Thickness of Spine: 6mm tapering toward tip.
Grip wood: Lace Sheoak, A very rare variation of the common Western Australian Casuarina wood.
Handle
This has to be the most stunning part of this weapon (beside the unusual blade shape). As it says above it is a rare variation of a common wood and this piece is rather stunning. It looks like petrified fire or possibly lava with beautiful figure and colouration, it has to be seen to be believed because the patternation is so beautiful and hard to photograph. Burned into the grip is the Quenya translation of Sorrow, Nyere (can’t do the umlaut things )
Blade
I did not perform any cutting tests with this one, it has not been used except for some shadow drilling, but if you have the strength and the understanding this thing could almost literally plow through a wall, I mean it is basically a 6mm spine all the way down to tip where it tapers abruptly. The point on it will easily stab through harder materials, flesh would prove no problem. With the balance on this puppy it could easily sever limbs or cause deep lacerations to flesh. It requires a different technique to any other sword I have used, it seems to require the user to follow the line of curve into the cut.
Hindsight
I have been thinking about what I would do differently if I were to get something like this made again. With this kind of blade you need a thin, strong and light steel for the blade, I would also go for bolsters like in the original drawing and have them made as the daggers they were designed to be. Do I regret having this made? Not at all, I love custom pieces whether from my own imagination or from someone else’s doesn’t matter to me, the more unusual the more interesting, especially in terms of dynamics.
Pros
Stunning
Fable Blade (need I say more?)
Unusual
Extremely accurate in its balance
Cons
The finish on the blade is a little rough and scratchy
Very hard to find cons about this blade that are not my own shortcomings
Overall
This is a really amazing blade and as always it lives up to the fable blade name, Bren did a sterling job with this one and I would not hesitate to buy from him again (maybe sooner rather than later). I am selling this one pretty soon so hopefully the new owner will be as happy as I am with it and give us a mini review of his own.