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Post by Vincent Dolan on Feb 17, 2012 1:17:52 GMT
Okay, deep breaths... Next time I decide to do 6 swords in a single go, someone smack me, alright? Well, let's get to it. Overall Length: 35" Blade Length: 28" Blade Width: 2 1/8" @ base; 1 5/8" @ profile taper Grip Length: 4 1/16" Guard Width: 7 3/8" Pommel Length: 2 1/2" (1 3/4" wide) It's funny, but the XVIII is listed as having either a wheel or scent-stopper pommel, yet there's several historical examples of it wearing a rather elaborate fishtail. However, those examples have inordinately long, slender blades; I wanted to do something with the short, broad style of XVIII and here it is. The blade is also hollow ground. The chape is rather interesting in that it's slightly faceted, though that was more a stylistic choice than anything. Overall Length: 41 7/8" Blade Length: 33" Blade Width: 2" @ base; 1 1/4" @ profile taper Grip Length: 6 5/8" Guard Width: 7" Pommel Diameter: 1 7/8" This particular XVIIIa was inspired by the sword of Albrecht II, a sword I'm coming to like more and more. However, rather than use the same style guard and pommel, I decided to use a really different guard, but kept the pommel a wheel (while changing it to a J1) to keep the overall feel of the sword. Overall Length: 50 3/8" Blade Length: 38" Blade Width: 1 1/2" @ base; 7/8" @ profile taper Grip Length: 10" Guard Width: 8 1/2" Pommel Diameter: 1 3/4" There's not much to say about an XVIIIb, is there? It's ridiculously long, slender, and sharp. The blade is hollow ground, the guard is a Style 8, and the pommel a Type I. Nothing else to say, really. Overall Length: 44" Blade Length: 34" Blade Width: 2 1/2" @ base; 1 5/8" @ profile taper Grip Length: 6 5/8" Guard Width: 8 3/4" Pommel Length: 3" (1 7/8" wide) Now here's an interesting sword. Neither the guard, which is a variation on the Style 10, nor the pommel, which is a Type U, were ever recorded on an XVIIIc blade, but I think they set it off quite nicely. Certainly better than the wheel pommel and Style 12 guard Oakeshott recorded; doesn't make for much variety, that. Overall Length: 40 1/4" Blade Length: 34" Blade Width: 1 1/2" @ base; 1" @ profile taper Grip Length: 3 3/4" Guard Width: 5" Pommel Length: 2" (1 7/8" wide) I was cleaning out my pictures folder of old designs the other day and came across my old XVIIId design with the Style 12 guard and Type W pommel. Well, since I was going to be doing the XVIII family in a few days, I figured I'd leave it right where it was rather than move it to a new folder with the rest. And here it is, all spiffified. The guard is vastly different, but still a Style 12; same goes for the misshapen wheel pommel. It truly is a misshapen wheel now, rather than a wheel with an odd cross-section. The dimensions of the blade stayed much the same (although it's significantly longer), but the major change that makes it look completely different is the narrowed fuller, which is more in keeping with an XVIII; it's still hollow ground. The furniture is also no longer blued and I'm glad for it. It looks better with plain steel. Overall Length: 58 1/8" Blade Length: 42" Blade Width: 1 1/2" @ base; 1" @ profile taper Grip Length: 13" Guard Width: 10" Pommel Length: 2 3/4" (1 1/2" wide) If there's little to say about the XVIIIb, what is there to say about the XVIIIe beyond "holy hell, that thing's a beast"? The pommel is a T3-T4 hybrid (in that it's elongated slightly, similar to the T4, but possesses most of the characteristics of the T3) while the guard is a plain Style 7. The grip is hexagonal and very, very long.
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Post by Elysian on Feb 18, 2012 2:58:23 GMT
I think you made a pretty good guard choice for that second one on the list. Matches the sword pretty well. There's something I would change on it to make it perfect; but I can't quite put my finger on it... Maybe its just the lack of curvature I'm accustomed to seeing on Asian style blades... :?
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Post by Vincent Dolan on Feb 19, 2012 5:51:56 GMT
Well, ladies and gents (by which I mean Jeremy and Todash, who seem to lurk here almost constantly :lol: ), it's getting near the end of the line with my Oakeshott Series. I have but 5 types left to do and I just completed three of those five, so I now have just two left. Now, without further ado, I'll introduce these three, though, if you've been following this project, you know which they are. Overall Length: 38 1/4" Blade Length: 32" Blade Width: 1 1/2" @ base; 1 1/8" @ profile taper Grip Length: 4" Guard Width: 6 3/4" Pommel Diameter: 1 7/8" The XIX is an odd type on account of it not having a subtype for its hand-and-a-half configuration blades; it is, of course, not unique in this aspect, as both the XXa, XXI, and XXII share this characteristic, but it is still odd. I opted for a single handed version, though I really couldn't say why. The guard is a Style 5 variant with an interesting cross-section; the pommel is a Type G with a concave face, which is rather fitting as the XIX enjoyed its popularity from 1350 to 1600. Overall Length: 53 13/16" Blade Length: 42" Blade Width: 2 1/2" @ base; 1 5/8" @ profile taper Grip Length: 9" Guard Width: 9" Pommel Length: 2 1/2" (1 5/8" wide) The XX is, perhaps, one of the last great swords of war as we would imagine them: big, broad, and intimidating (keyword being 'broad', as the XVIIIe fits the other two, but because of its slender blade, it seems almost delicate). It had a hexagonal cross-section with triple fullers, two short surrounding a longer third, setting it apart from quite a few of the other types. The guard on this specimen is a Style 10 with hexagonal arms while the pommel is a Type V2, a variant of the fishtail noted for not flaring quite as sharply or as strongly as its brethren, perhaps making it a little less popular. Overall Length: 40" Blade Length: 32" Blade Width: 2 1/8" @ base; 1 1/4" @ profile taper Grip Length: 5" Guard Width: 8" Pommel Length: 2 1/2" (1 5/8" wide) This XXa is an interesting piece, in my opinion, as the hilt is just enough for a hand-and-a-half grip, but short enough to be rather comfortable in extended one handed wielding. The guard is a Style 9 (the observant will notice it's the same one off of Mé'aré) while the pommel is... Well, I'm not sure what the pommel is, truth be told, though I'm assuming it's of a teardrop shape; I mainly chose it because I liked how it looked on a rather heavily damaged XXa (labeled XXa.2, to be exact).
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Post by Vincent Dolan on Feb 23, 2012 16:31:14 GMT
At long last, my Oakeshott Series comes to an end; finally. I actually did these a few days ago, but just never got around to uploading them since I was more focused on working out some finer details for my books. Anyways, here they are. Overall Length: 36 1/8" Blade Length: 30" Blade Width: 1 7/8" @ base; 1 1/8" @ profile taper Grip Length: 3 3/4" Guard Width: 5" Pommel Length: 1 3/4" (1 5/8" wide) Overall Length: 31 1/4" Blade Length: 25 11/16" Blade Width: 2 1/2" @ base; 1 1/2" @ profile taper Grip Length: 4 7/8" Guard Width: 4 3/4" Pommel Length: N/A
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Post by SGT_crum on Feb 27, 2012 8:44:15 GMT
Wow amazing designs! i really like Mé'aré and XVIIIb. XVIIIb looks like it'd be a great armor piercer, though dont you think the blade would be sorta easy to break if you repeatedly struck the thinner part of the blade near the hilt, or did you thicken it there to compensate for that?
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Post by Vincent Dolan on Feb 27, 2012 9:20:21 GMT
You mean the XVIII e? :lol: The ricasso's as thick as the entire tang, which you can see in this picture of the Albion Dane, another XVIIIe: You'd likely break the blade itself before you broke that. That doesn't mean it couldn't be broken, of course, but it's thick enough to stand strong so long as it's not abused.
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Post by SGT_crum on Feb 27, 2012 16:58:08 GMT
Ah i see, just thought id ask since ive never really sane a dane styled blade before
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Post by Vincent Dolan on Mar 3, 2012 0:27:49 GMT
One of these days, I'm going to run out of old designs to redo when I'm bored. Actually, I think I just did. Here are three of my oldest renders... Overall Length: 31 7/8" Blade Length: 26" (measured from the end of the habaki) Blade Width: 1 1/4" @ base; 1 1/16" @ profile taper Grip Length: 3 1/2" Guard Width: 3 1/4" Pommel Length: 1 1/16" (2" wide) What is best? A katana or a viking sword? The Old El Paso Taco girl said it best: ¿por qué no los dos? (Why not both?) This is a redesign of my old H/T Viking Katana, which I did out of boredom today. The hilt is a Style K, but other than that, what more is there to say about this sword? Overall Length: 64 1/8" Blade Length: 48" (from the end of habaki) Blade Width: 1 1/2" @ base; 1" @ profile taper Grip Length: 12" Guard Width: 11" Pommel Length: 2 5/8" (1 5/8" wide) As you can tell from the stats, this thing is an absolute monster; you could probably chop a horse in half with it. This is the redesign of my old H/T GSOW Katana, although significantly scaled up, as well as more intricate. The previous had a simple wheel pommel and bowtie guard, like the GSOW. I did away with that. This version has a variation on the fishtail, the coffin pommel, inspired by Saito mentioning something to that effect when I did the original. The guard is inspired by that on the Arms & Armor German Bastard Sword, albeit the arms are straight and the side rings are unadorned. Overall Length: 32 3/16" Blade Length: 25" (from end of second ring) Blade Width: 1 1/8" @ base; 7/8" @ profile taper Grip Length: 3 1/4" Guard Width: 7" Pommel Length: 1 3/4" (1 3/8" wide) The redesign of my old shobu-zukuri sidesword, albeit with a vastly upgraded hilt. I think it actually looks quite respectable now compared to the original.
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Post by Elysian on Mar 3, 2012 2:58:44 GMT
Been reading my fantasy blades thread? :lol: I really like the look of the last one, albeit personally I would add a deeper sori to it, and a slightly longer handle. Btw, how does that transition into a wider blade work? =o
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Post by Vincent Dolan on Mar 3, 2012 3:42:18 GMT
Actually, no, I haven't. I designed the originals back in October 2011 and never really gave 'em much thought 'till now. Didn't have much else to do today, so I figured I'd redo 'em. But, speaking of hybrids, I'm considering doing a Euro-tana style sword for one of my characters, since I'm determined to give my protagonists bastard sabers (saber here meaning a single edged blade).
As for the shobu sidesword, the grip doesn't actually need to be any longer, since fingering the ricasso (looping a finger over the guard) gives you enough room for your whole hand, unless you've got meathooks. And to the wasted ricasso, I'm not sure I understand the question, frankly. How did I do it, do you mean? It's the same as with a tang: you thin it out a bit (1/4" total, in this case), and round the shoulders to reduce stress points.
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Post by Todash on Mar 3, 2012 5:03:45 GMT
This one makes me giddy. Nice work.
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Post by Vincent Dolan on Mar 3, 2012 5:08:48 GMT
Thanks, Todash. Getting the hilt right on that one was interesting, to say the least. First time I did a cinquedea-styled hilt, but I like how it turned out.
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Post by Elysian on Mar 3, 2012 8:14:24 GMT
That transition right there. Wouldn't it look a bit awkward without that guard ring there (for lack of better terminology)?- or if one isn't looking directly at it? Not quite sure how those shoulders part-way up the blade would look tbh lol. ╞╪╡ ╞╪╡ ╞╪╡ ┐┌ .╘╛ .╟╢ .╟╢ ╭╮ ╰╯
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Post by Vincent Dolan on Mar 3, 2012 8:52:28 GMT
Ah. If you look on the previous page, at my XVIIIe design, you'll see a wasted ricasso on it, as well. The sholders on the shobu would look much the same, albeit not quite so pronounced.
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Post by Vincent Dolan on Mar 21, 2012 1:25:46 GMT
I have two new designs today, after quite the break; a fantasy XIV and a Dolan Type XIVa. Overall Length: 33 1/8" Blade Length: 26" Blade Width: 3" @ base; 1 7/8" @ profile taper Grip Length: 3 3/4" Guard Width: 7" Pommel Length: 3 1/16" (1 7/8" wide) I call this the Dunedain, as it's the little brother to my favorite XIVa: the Numenorean. The Dunedain were Men who were descended from the Numenoreans who survived the fall of their kingdom, so it's an appropriate name for a sword descended from my Numenorean. The primary differences between it and its forerunner is the reversed color scheme (blackened furniture-brown grip, as opposed to black grip-browned furniture), it's shorter length, and its single fuller. Overall Length: 41 5/8" Blade Length: 32" Blade Width: 3" @ base; 1 7/8" @ profile taper Grip Length: 4" (Total Grippable Area: 6 5/8") Guard Width: 8" Pommel Length: 5" (1 1/2") This is the Southern Flame, though I originally wanted to name it in Quenya, but everything I found made it seem like it wouldn't have rolled off the tongue very well, so we'll have to settle for English. Anyways, this is something I quite like and took me a good amount of time to get right; it was impossible trying to find out whether or not it was possible to heat color steel to a good, rich red color, though I have hope it could be. The pommel was based on the symbol for the Fire Nation from Avatar the Last Airbender, one of my favorite shows, and took a significant amount of time to design properly. It didn't come out quite the way I'd imagined it, but I'm satisfied with it and altogether, it presents a rather striking image.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2012 7:28:52 GMT
Hi was wondering if I could maybe use one of your designs for a sword I am looking to have made? I am looking at your wheel of time inspired swords and trying to decide which one I like the most. As an aside I'm brand spaking new to the forums but I have found a wealth of info in the past month that I have been lurking. Thanks.
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Post by Vincent Dolan on Apr 20, 2012 16:03:38 GMT
Hi, Kent; I sent you a pm regarding that.
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Apr 22, 2012 23:48:20 GMT
dunno if ur a bleach fan Vince, but it wud be cool to see your version of a Zanpakuto
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Post by Vincent Dolan on Apr 23, 2012 0:43:03 GMT
I actually happen to be a big time Bleach fan (one of the few manga I still read on a regular basis), but I couldn't see much point in doing a zanpakuto considering how vastly wild and often ridiculous their forms can be (just look at Zabimaru or Fujikujaku); they're also not guaranteed to have a blade-like form (Ashisogi Jizou or Suzumebachi, for instance). You could pretty much design anything with a vaguely weapon-ish shape (though not always, considering Minazuki) and call it a zanpakuto without anyone being able to contradict you.
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Apr 23, 2012 0:54:21 GMT
true, but just because some of them are way out there doesnt mean it has to be, no in shikai state anyway, im working on my own right now as a slow and steady summer project
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