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Post by John Greybeard on Aug 30, 2014 1:10:13 GMT
ah, Edward, thats exactly what I was concerned about - expectations based on blade # 1. IMHO it was by far the best of the lot right out of the box. None, really, of the grinding errors or levels of unfinished-ness that characterize the blades that follow. So I didn't really have to do too much to finish off blade # 1. The blade I'm finishing now had just a little more that needed to be fixed, but still mostly within my capacity. As we move down the line the "quirks" get progressively more challenging. Your particular blade has one grinding error that I'm not quite sure just how to remedy. So given the limited range of my blade-smithing capabilities, some of these "non-standard qualities" are just going to have to be accepted as the defining characteristics that make these Atlantean Warrior swords rather than Atlantean King swords. Either that, or take Rob's offer to get your blade worked on by a more capable sword-smith. I wish I could do more, but at this point I am much more a bronze guy than a steel guy.
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Post by Sean (Shadowhowler) on Aug 30, 2014 2:54:27 GMT
Is there a full pic of my blade and the issues it may have...? I might want to look it over and see if I think its worth sending it to one of the smiths I know to address.
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Post by Stromlo_Swords_USA on Aug 30, 2014 4:22:39 GMT
No problem Sean, standby.
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Post by ecovolo on Aug 30, 2014 6:47:18 GMT
John,
I'll contact you privately about this. I have some ideas that should be pretty painless.
--Edward
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Post by Deepbluedave on Aug 31, 2014 9:09:10 GMT
Aussie Rabbit goes Conan with an Atlantian Warrior.
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Post by Stromlo_Swords_USA on Aug 31, 2014 10:21:11 GMT
SW-EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTT!
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Post by Paul on Aug 31, 2014 10:23:12 GMT
Crom!
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Post by John Greybeard on Aug 31, 2014 13:29:43 GMT
What is best in life? To slash your water bottles, to see them sliced before you, and to hear the lamentation of the milk jugs!!!!!
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Post by John Greybeard on Aug 31, 2014 13:36:12 GMT
I like the way you think Edward! Good thoughts - much appreciated, and I'll move forward based on your suggestions. Sean, here's #6 - your - blade: so on this one the profile's cut, fuller has been ground (straighter than a few of them, although it does "spread" a bit toward the point) and the edges have been given a preliminary shaping - but the hollow grind hasn't even been started. I feel confident that I can grind a good flat angle from the fuller to the edge - basic euro med blade geometry - but honestly, doing a hollow grind this long would be an "exploratory" endeavor for me. It could work out great, but there are no guarantees, as I've never achieved that long and accurate a hollow grind yet. I do not feel confident, and I do not want to F up your sword Bro.
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Post by Sean (Shadowhowler) on Aug 31, 2014 14:12:51 GMT
For sure. This one looks like it will be fine with a standard appleseed edge profile... I don't see anything that would make it UN-functional that way. Fuller might be a bit messy... but that's fine. Trying to give it a hollow-grind would be a lot of work with no real payout I think.
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Post by John Greybeard on Aug 31, 2014 15:06:55 GMT
Jees Louise, Sean - why you gotta be so hard to get along with?
hahahahahahaha
yeah, just kidding… Thats excellent! With a flat grind, fuller to appleseed edge, this one is going to be a monster cutter. Yes - functional as all hell and back! And I know you're just the man to handle it Sean! Good to go!
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Post by aussie-rabbit on Sept 1, 2014 1:17:32 GMT
Indeed! a mighty sword, off with it's head !
(note to self, lose more weight!)
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Post by aussie-rabbit on Sept 1, 2014 10:24:44 GMT
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Post by Anankai on Sept 1, 2014 15:28:37 GMT
The Atlantean from Ryan Swords is not an exact replica though...
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Post by John Greybeard on Sept 1, 2014 17:04:49 GMT
Rip-off? hmmmm... I think that maybe the Atlantean design has by now devolved into the realm of public domain.At least I hope it has - if I get a "cease and desist" letter from a Conan license holder then I'll know better… hahahaha) (wait… maybe I shouldn't be laughing about that…)
The molds for these particular hilt castings must be floating around town in Longquan - these exact fittings have shown up on various different stainless SLO's before. They're actually very close to the original movie version. But made of copper? Com'on Ryanswords, that just doesn't make sense. Some pot-metal zinc alloy with a trace of copper in it more likely… I mean copper fittings wouldn't even be desirable to begin with - so much weaker than brass or bronze…
A definitely self-interested point here - the hilt castings that come out of China, using whatever pot metal alloy they're using, are actually usually very good castings. By which I mean very true/accurate and without many, if any, casting defects. This is because the s#it alloys they use melt at a much lower temperature than bronze - and consequently flow much more easily into the mold. Historical bronze castings, in fact, had pits and casting defects aplenty - check out Neil Burridge's bronze swords (cast as historically as humanly possible - and incredibly beautiful too), you'll see pits, etc… I suppose Kings and rich nobility would have such quirks repaired, but Warriors? Maybe not. (although, I do repair as much as I can within reason - just know that some level of imperfection actually replicates the real thing better than the "perfect" (if often poorly finished) alloy cast hilts) OK, sermon over…. hahahaha
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Post by John Greybeard on Sept 1, 2014 17:05:47 GMT
oh yeah, and that Ryansword blade is just crap...
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Sept 1, 2014 23:34:39 GMT
they didnt even take the time to patinate the fittings, that shiny gold looks aweful
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Post by aussie-rabbit on Sept 2, 2014 1:30:25 GMT
Note the faux leather over cardboard sheath :lol:
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Post by John Greybeard on Sept 21, 2014 1:56:56 GMT
hello my very patient friends. my update is that right now I’m a patient - at a physcial therapy/re-hab outpatient clinic, 7 days a week, recovering from total replacement surgery on my right knee... INSIDE: OUTSIDE: I held off on this as long as I could. Finally the pain, the restricted movement and the increasing dependency on pharmaceuticals to just make it through the day all added up to too much... had to do something. So Sept.10th I went under the knife (and saw, and drill and 3” bolts and...) The surgeon said it was a bit nastier inside than they had foreseen, so it took half again as long and the 3” screws. But he assures me that everything got sorted out and my new equipment should do the job. And now I’m trying to work with a leg thats swelled packed tight like a big fat porky sausage. And the pain, the restricted movement and the increased dependency on pharmaceuticals to just make it through the day... wah wah wahhhhhhhhhhh there, got it all out... and I know that all that stuff is now at least pointed to a much better day.6-8 weeks out, they're suggesting. And so it goes. I’ll talk to you all soon about bronze and steel, eh?
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Post by aussie-rabbit on Sept 21, 2014 3:14:50 GMT
Take it easy, but exercise, get the movement back, 4 weeks more movement, 8 weeks feeling better, 12 weeks feels good, 18 weeks what replacement ?
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