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Post by Privateer Armoury on Nov 30, 2010 3:15:07 GMT
Here are the latest two swords from the shop:  The specs are posted on the Privateer Armoury Available PageMODs, Sorry if this is the wrong forum- feel free to move (or delete) if needed. I tried to register for the professional user group but somehow it didn't get through. Thanks, Ben Potter, Bladesmith |
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Post by Reflingar on Nov 30, 2010 20:37:22 GMT
I really like where you are going with this line, Mr. Potter! I specially like your cutlass, very nice. Would a kind of (simple) sinclair hilt or shell-guard hunting hanger be in the plans?
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Post by Privateer Armoury on Dec 2, 2010 3:02:35 GMT
Either of those would be great as a custom order. I don't have plans to do either one at the moment, but if you are interested send me an email with a sketch or pictures and I can give you more information or even go ahead and make one.
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Post by Cold Napalm on Dec 2, 2010 8:08:46 GMT
Ah, glad to see you made it over here from myarmoury Ben  . Hey reflinger, Ben can do custom work and he is very good to work with. I'm having him make me a dagger for an event. I orginally had another smith commissioned for it, but it went over budget and over time so Ben was quite nice enough to take over. He has some pretty scary fast turn around time too. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2010 13:30:16 GMT
I'm usually a broadsword type of guy but I'm seriously in love with that cutlass. So simple and understated yet so perfect. Beautiful, simply beautiful.
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Post by LittleJP on Dec 2, 2010 17:09:08 GMT
I'd snap that cutlass up if it had a cup guard.
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Post by Lukas MG (chenessfan) on Dec 2, 2010 17:14:08 GMT
These look nice and certainly slice very well... I can't imagine how whippy they must be though, at blades as thin as 1/16". Are they suitable to medium to heavy cutting (tatami, etc)?
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Post by Privateer Armoury on Dec 2, 2010 18:20:59 GMT
Thanks for the kind words.
I really don't know much about cutting mats(having never done it), but I have cut a fair amount of both hard and soft wood with them if that answers you question.
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Post by Cold Napalm on Dec 3, 2010 6:43:40 GMT
These are short blades so 1/16th of an inch isn't bad...nor should it be very whippy if HT well. Remember the infamous windlass whippy swords were both long and well lets face it, probably not HT very well. I'm pretty sure the yuki isn't much thicker then 1/16th either. Anyways here's a video that Ben made...the blade is flexable...but that is a GOOD thing  . |
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Post by Lukas MG (chenessfan) on Dec 3, 2010 16:11:02 GMT
If the sword survived the wood then it's probably strong enough for medium cutting. Don't you dare flubbing a cut though... It's however not suitable for thrusting I think (judging from the vid it's too flexible) but then if you buy it as a light cutter it's hard to find something that slices better. These should just fly through bottles, etc.
While these are only 24" long, a thickness of barely 2mm still seems very flimsy, even for a shorter blade. Heck, most knives other than pure kitchen knives are thicker than that (at least at the base)!! This also makes it impossible to add any distal taper. The blades are light enough though so this might not matter too much.
Also, HT has NOTHING to do with flexibility, a heat treated blade flexes just the same as a un heat treated, only difference is that it doesn't stay bend. Geometry (thickness, width and length) is the factor on this subject.
That Yuki is that cheating katana, right? I've never seen it in person but judging from the vid on swordnarmoury it looks to be at least 4mm, tapering to the tip.
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Post by Privateer Armoury on Dec 6, 2010 17:39:40 GMT
While this is partially true, in reality HT as EVERYTHING to do with how much flex a sword can take WITHOUT DAMAGE. A little bit too hard and it will snap when bent, too soft and it will take a set too easily. A sword should be right on the edge of too soft, so that is for some reason it is flexed too far it will bend rather than breaking. These blades have a spring temper and can be bent past double without breaking and will only take a set when bent double.
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Post by Privateer Armoury on Dec 7, 2010 18:08:20 GMT
The cutlass is sold.
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Post by TomK on Dec 7, 2010 18:23:07 GMT
I never measured the yukis I have held but they are very thin. they do taper though which leads me to believe Cheness Fan is right that they start about 4mm but that's just a guess. I can tell you that while they are wafer thin in the monouchi they aren't so shockingly thin by the habaki. it would seem these swords are light cutters by design (not to say a light cutter can't cut heavier things if you are careful - I've done it) I would worry about the vibration and how it would travel through the blade since it is so thin and has no distal taper to control the wave, I would guess cutting tatami would be pretty tricky with one of these but I may well be quite wrong. you sure wouldn't have to worry about giving it a set since it can bend almost double without damage.
all in all, I think we have to remember that Ben is a custom maker who is taking steps to make some items that are well below the normal custom price range. for the prices he is asking for these I think what he has turned out is pretty darn nice. if I ever decide to commission some work from him (always possible) I'm sure I'd go with something a little more high-end as that is what suits my taste. these seem to be selling so maybe we'll get a user's perspective on one pretty soon.
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