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Post by Travis Nicko on Oct 25, 2010 2:10:19 GMT
Here's a well-deserved +1 going to Rob and John...you guys rock.
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Post by Deepbluedave on Nov 6, 2010 10:14:44 GMT
Looking on Kult of Athena ( www.kultofathena.com/product.asp ... tean+Sword) they have an Albion Atlantean for a pocket busting price... so temping but so broke. |
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Post by John Greybeard on Nov 6, 2010 15:46:27 GMT
Dave, you got nothing to be tempted about... Your Atlantean Warrior is working its way toward you as we speak! I'm in the process of fitting the wax guard and pommel to your blade right now. Yup, every Warrior's bronze furniture is being individually fitted to its blade before being cast . I'll post photos of your "sword in progress" Monday night.
$2849.50... whew! (but, then, it is the last one...)
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Post by Deepbluedave on Nov 6, 2010 21:25:27 GMT
Looking forward to it John. I thought this would have been snapped up ages ago being the last special edition, hell a couple of months ago I would have probalbly bought it my self. Though now I'm kinda glad I didnt see it.
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Post by John Greybeard on Nov 8, 2010 22:35:38 GMT
Sorry, Dave - I couldn't get down to the foundry to take photos of your blade - spent the whole day at the hospital while my wife had a surgical procedure done on her wrist. (She's good now, just had a looooonnnng recovery from the anaesthesia)
I should be able to post tomorrow night.
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Post by Deepbluedave on Nov 9, 2010 8:39:56 GMT
Family First John everything else is secondary, they will be ready when there done and not before. Hope she is feeling better soon.
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Post by ecovolo on Nov 9, 2010 21:30:34 GMT
Wow. I hope the recovery is smooth, dude. My prayers for your wife.
--Edward
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Post by John Greybeard on Nov 10, 2010 3:20:15 GMT
Thank you for your kind thoughts, Dave, Edward. Other than being kind of dependent on me for a little while, she's doing pretty well. The surgury successfully relieved the pressure on her wrist tendon sheaths that had been keeping her in excruciating pain for weeks. She says the recovering from getting cut is a picinic compared to how it felt before! This photo sucks, but it kind of shows the wax guard and pommel fitted to your blade, Dave.  I'll try to get a better shot. |
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Post by Deepbluedave on Nov 12, 2010 22:26:01 GMT
Looks Mighty Fine John
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Post by John Greybeard on Nov 13, 2010 1:01:13 GMT
Thanks, Dave! While I'm fitting the waxes onto the blade, my minds eye is seeing bronze where the wax is... annnnnd I start drooling... its embarrassing... (and kind of messy too, buts lets not talk about that...)
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Post by John Greybeard on Nov 24, 2010 3:26:24 GMT
Its been a while - so I wanted to post some new photos. The blades have all been given a preliminary clean-up; rust etc... all gone, so you can get a better view of the actual metal, pre-finishing:  Blade #2 - DS  Blade #3 - DC  Blade #4 - TN  Blade #5 - EC  Blade #6  Blade #8 As you can see, besides casting the bronze furniture, theres a little bit of work to be done on the blades as well. And its difficult working on these when you're drooling all over them. A big motivation for me is that I won't get to finish my own blade til I get all these done! |
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Post by Deepbluedave on Nov 24, 2010 9:35:27 GMT
Looking good John they are really starting to take shape
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Post by ecovolo on Nov 24, 2010 17:42:36 GMT
Wow. The blades are looking *good*; thanks for the heads-up! Please keep the updates coming  . --Edward |
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Post by deejay on Nov 25, 2010 1:02:39 GMT
Thanks for the update John-they look sharp(sorry)I can easily see this becoming my favourite blade.Thanks again.DJ
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Post by Bradleee42 on Nov 25, 2010 3:29:50 GMT
John my Brother! You doing the work on these gorgeous blades? We should chat. Need your dog's walked, house painted?
A daily wash and wax of the car? lol
W could work on the movie you mentioned. lol
Great work my friend, absolutely gorgeous.
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Post by Sean (Shadowhowler) on Nov 25, 2010 6:04:52 GMT
Desperation is a bad smelling cologne. 
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Post by Bradleee42 on Nov 25, 2010 14:26:19 GMT
Just tryin to make a laugh. Only thing I'm desperate for is a job. :mrgreen: Green with envy maybe, but not about the swords, he's doing something I'd love to be doing, creating art , working with his hands. Hell, you could give me a stick and a pocket knife, and I'll find something in it bring out.
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Post by John Greybeard on Nov 25, 2010 17:55:11 GMT
hahahahaahahahahaha.. Sean, Brad, you guys crack me up! Brad, remember when we were talking about bidding ex's for ErnieR's Maletesta? Got pix? hahahahaha... just kidding... PM me your address - I've got a pocketknife and a poplar branch with your name on it! Just ki..... well, you know...
Seriously though, Brad, today of all days, I am extremely thankful to have finally landed on my feet right where I belong (other than on a beach in the South Pacific, that is...). Its been 10 clean and sober years since I came out of pretty much the same hell as I think you may have (me - revived from alcohol poisoned dead, waking up choking with tubes down every freaking orifice available, including a couple I didn't even know I had...). Every day I thank my Higher Power and friends and family (whats left of it) for the 2nd (1000th?) chance to get things a lot closer to right.
So all this awkward and embarassing baring of soul is just my Thanksgiving Day way to say "good on you, Brother, for everything you've already accomplished!!!" and that it does work if you work it. Unbelievalbe good things are surely ahead of you, Brad! One day at a time.
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Post by Bradleee42 on Nov 25, 2010 23:33:14 GMT
Thank you Brother John. BTW 233 days sober today! And everything in the world to be thankful for.
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Post by John Greybeard on Nov 26, 2010 3:26:51 GMT
233 days is Great, Brad. Gonna have a real good Christmas present, eh? Hang in, Bro!
Now for that Maletesta...
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