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Post by dave4474 on Mar 20, 2008 2:01:27 GMT
Nothing new as far as manufacture technique, angle grinder and, dremmel tool ;D. Blades are cut from 1/4 in. 5160.
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Post by dave4474 on Mar 20, 2008 2:03:14 GMT
After a couple of hours of grinding. Don't know why they look curved in the pic.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2008 3:45:59 GMT
looks cool
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Post by dave4474 on Mar 20, 2008 4:27:41 GMT
Thanks, the longer bladed one is based somewhat on the Battersea seax found in the Thames. When I get some more work done I'll post some clearer pics.
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Post by Dan Davis on Mar 20, 2008 14:21:27 GMT
Just an FYI- Those sweeping grinds you see in historical pieces are the result of years (sometimes generations) of hand-honing on the recovered blades.
Based on your grinding notations (pen marks) it looks as if you are building a "pre-worn" blade. The Battersea Seax is representative of the type at the end of it's useful life, not the beginning.
If you are producing a historical reproduction this is fine, if you are building a "user blade" you may want to compensate for the wear, in any case I wanted to make you aware of the situation.
Years ago I made a kozuka-gatana, of which I was very proud. On it's very first inspection a learned Japanese collector looked me in the eye and asked "why did you make it so it is already worn out?".
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Post by dave4474 on Mar 21, 2008 4:30:16 GMT
Based on your grinding notations (pen marks) it looks as if you are building a "pre-worn" blade. The Battersea Seax is representative of the type at the end of it's useful life, not the beginning. Thanks for the tip Dan but, the pen marks where already on the steel I just didn't bother to clean them off ( looking at the pic. they do look like grinding notations ). The edge geometry I'm going for is a even taper from the spine to the cutting edge.
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Post by Dan Davis on Mar 21, 2008 13:06:31 GMT
Okay, sorry for the confusion.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2008 15:23:18 GMT
But nonetheless good story and tip Dan .
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Post by dave4474 on Mar 21, 2008 17:03:26 GMT
No need to apologize Dan.
You bring up a valid point, when trying to make a replica of a historical weapon trying to figure how much of it's shape is the result of in some cases generations of use can be a challenge.
Esp. if the weapon is of a less commonly found form. Imperial Roman Gladius not that hard but, try finding solid info. to make a fifth century C.E. Spatha (that will be made soon, after three YEARS of research).
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