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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Apr 5, 2011 11:47:16 GMT
youl love my project then....36 inch o katana blade with the same type hilt as Ds sword....waiting for the hilt parts to come n the mail. heavily pitted/antiqued blade, black leather handle
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Post by zentesukenVII on Apr 8, 2011 17:46:45 GMT
wherd you find the hilt?
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Apr 8, 2011 20:45:18 GMT
im having it custom made by a fabricator/caster. i drew it up, he 3D immaged in in a CAD program, used his CNC router to cut out a wooden model, and hes gonna cast it in metal, then i just have to fit it to the blade and make a wood handle
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Apr 8, 2011 20:48:55 GMT
and the pommel is diff than D's sword, its shaped like the old fasioned wooden coffins, with a cross in the middle
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Post by Deleted on Apr 9, 2011 5:35:57 GMT
Who Would you Choose as your Smithy and why? Cold Steel, because they make polypropylene swords which seem to hold up well. I want something I can actually use in a match without fear of killing my friends xD What type of Sword will it be? At best, you could call it a leaf-bladed longsword with the guard of a sai and the handle of a katana (or perhaps of a European longsword, as one concept shot shows it). It's from a story of mine, and it's called a süt. What type of steel? Er...Polypropylene xD Again, I want this thing to see some action! Blade stats? 29-33 inches long, 1.25-2 inches wide, one inch deep, and possessing a gentle curve on either edge, leading to a 4-5 inch ricasso. Hilt style?...Crap, seems I already gave this away xD It'll also have a metal counterweight on the pommel like that of a claymore of French-grip epee. Pretty much right between the two. The handle will be 11 inches long, and the sai spikes will work just as in the original weapon, lining up with the blade and handle perfectly to boost martial arts effectiveness. Hilt materials? Steel and polypropylene /shrugs In short, it's a sword designed to let me cram as many techniques into it as humanly possible XD Claymore, katana, jian, epee, bahng mahng ee; Tae Kwan Do, Muay Thai, karate, jiu-jitsu, boxing, even a little bit of grappling. Not that I'm a master of any of the above My best would be epee and katana, where I was local tournament-level, and as for the unarmed arts, it's just whatever random moves I can manage to steal shamelessly.
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Post by Brendan Olszowy on Apr 9, 2011 12:21:30 GMT
Wow I'm honored to have been named in this thread a couple of times. Thanks for your continued support to all here at SBG. Without SBG there is no way I would be making swords. Anyone who was around back in '07 got to see my tinkerings take on the momentum of a mad scientist on berserker juice. I haven't been around much recently though, due to having very full books and working hard to meet my clients needs. I do update my facebook pretty often with my new pieces though. But I lurk more often than I post. My door is always open as ever. Cheers all
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Apr 9, 2011 13:00:41 GMT
you the man Breno! the SWORD man!
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Post by Brendan Olszowy on Apr 10, 2011 16:03:17 GMT
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Post by chuckinohio on Apr 10, 2011 20:01:49 GMT
Reinforcing Brennos opinion above(like he needs it)
Contact Jeffrey Robinson for a Poly sword made to your specs.
Jeffrey is very knowledgeable about balance and function, and a hell of a nice guy to deal with.
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Apr 10, 2011 23:00:05 GMT
i 3rd that! hes a hell of a nice guy and im sure hed be happy to work with you
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Post by Bradleee42 on Apr 11, 2011 2:56:49 GMT
I quite believe I have my perfect sword. She is priceless and beyond beauty. And she is mine.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2011 3:07:20 GMT
Ooh, thank you very much, Brendan! ^^ Those look great, and if he's really willing to tweak their build for me, that's perfect! One thing though: I don't actually have the cash to make an order (or heck, the cash to buy a soda at the store down the street xD) just yet, so would I wanna hold off on even bringing it up until I've got some real demand, or could I go ahead and talk to him about it anyway in the interest of buying later?
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Post by Vincent Dolan on Apr 11, 2011 3:21:51 GMT
I don't see anything wrong with asking now, Den; it's best to find out if he's willing to do it (and it's something he can actually do) rather than save and save and find out it's not to be. That's what I did with my Ithin. I won't be getting it for some years, but at least I know Jeffery can do it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2011 3:29:31 GMT
Heheh, will do then. Thanks, everybody! ^^
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Apr 11, 2011 4:39:18 GMT
same for me, ive had Brenno quote me on a few swords that i wont be getting any time soon, just to be sure its something that can be reasonably done and so i know what price to shoot for
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Post by Vincent Dolan on Apr 11, 2011 4:58:18 GMT
Yep. I've done it several times with Brenno (he's making at least one of the swords I designed and perhaps 3 that Lunaman designed), got a rough estimate from Jeffery on Ithin, and even got a quote from John Lundemo, who I'm hoping to have make the third of my trio of custom sword designs. And, regrettably, I have no idea when I'll be able to even start saving for them. Anyways, yeah, it's always best to ask first, since I once asked Brenno if he could do Ithin for me and he told me he could, but it'd be altered since he doesn't do katana and it calls for a katana blade. Though, in retrospect, I could have it made with a saber style blade...
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Post by SwordFan on Apr 11, 2011 14:46:57 GMT
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Post by Sean (Shadowhowler) on Apr 11, 2011 16:58:41 GMT
I'm going to be the grumpy guy and say IMO its not ok to be bugging custom makers for all kinds of quotes when you not only don't have the cash to buy... but know you won't have the cash to buy for quite some time to come. Time is money to these people... and time spent dealing with a bunch of questions about projects that might never see the light of day or *MAYBE* will see the light of day *SOMEWHERE* down the road is wasted time for them and, to me, very rude.
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Post by GUEST on Apr 11, 2011 19:18:46 GMT
Sean I agree with you on this, if I can't afford it I don't ask. There is no reason to bug a custom maker. Get a job save up some money then ask.
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Post by Elheru Aran on Apr 11, 2011 21:33:38 GMT
Well, I see answering questions as part of customer service, regardless of whether a customer has money to pay or not. It doesn't cost Joe Average anything to drop a email along the lines of "hey I like this piece, how much would you charge for one", Brenno can take all of two minutes to go "That's a nice one, I generally charge $x for it" and that's that. Two minutes, what's that? A few inches of blade filed down?
For the tradeoff of a small amount of work lost, he can answer a few customers' questions and satisfy them. Because without satisfied customers, whether they're paying or not, he doesn't have a business. If nobody wrote Tinker to ask about what he offers, would Tinker have the opportunity to do as much business as he has?
I do fully agree that 'pestering' is bad, mind you. If I email a custom maker, it's strictly only along the lines of asking how much they charge for x, or asking for artistic/metalworking advice; Brenno PM'd me once to give me some advice on sharpening a sword. Multiple questions over a long period asking about different types of swords, prices, etc, etc, do take away from their time. The point I'm making, I guess, is that it's a tradeoff between taking the time to build a base of potential customers and taking the time to work on current projects. That's a decision for these craftsmen to make for themselves, and if they think they have the time to answer questions, then that's their business. On the other hand, it's *our* business to be considerate of their time!
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