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Post by Aaron on Sept 19, 2011 6:37:46 GMT
Soooo hot. Want to touch the pommel.
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Post by Lunaman on Sept 19, 2011 7:15:24 GMT
Hahaha thanks, guys.  |
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Post by SwordFan on Sept 19, 2011 7:19:52 GMT
That color on the Borderwatch looks really good ,almost as good as my Green :lol:
Looks as though we will have to start a borderwatch club soon , I think there are a couple of us now with this great piece from Christian .
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Post by Lunaman on Sept 19, 2011 7:41:48 GMT
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Post by Lunaman on Nov 24, 2011 22:18:00 GMT
I've also recently added a Hanwei Bamboo Mat Katana to the collection to take the place of the old practical kat.     More pics in the New Acquisition Thread. |
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Post by Lunaman on Nov 27, 2011 15:05:20 GMT
After building myself a custom brass punch, I was finally able to disassemble the Bamboo Mat. All nice stuff in the innards, a huge solid tang/nakago with dead-center mekugi-ana placement. i100.photobucket.com/albums/m7/L ... CF1139.jpg   Carefully executed signature:  The tsuka was pretty solid, there was a thin shim present on the inside to adjust the fit, but that's quite alright. The friction fit on this katana is astounding. This made disassembly a little tricky, as did the fact that the tsuba was almost banzai-peened onto the nakago. I had to use a lot of carefully applied taps with a rubber mallet to set the blade free. Fairly nerve-wracking. Anyway, after all that I cleaned and inspected everything, refinished the habaki, and then spend my downtime this weekend filing and test fitting a new tsuba, and adding a small spacer to adjust for the small change in thickness. This new tsuba is in the "Hanzo" style popularized by the Kill Bill movies, made of blued steel. It's lighter than the standard tsuba and the sword handles better for it. I think she looks rather nice now.    Cheers. |
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Post by Lunaman on Jan 7, 2012 19:55:22 GMT
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Post by Marc Kaden Ridgeway on Jan 7, 2012 20:01:21 GMT
You Jerk.
IT-WAS-SUPPOSED-TO-BE-MINE :evil:
:evil: :cry:
All it needs is that bauble off the pommel and she'd be perfect.
I fell in love with that one when I handled it.
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Post by Vincent Dolan on Jan 7, 2012 20:13:39 GMT
Hey, Zach; that's your Del Tin smallsword in your new avatar, right? Mind if I ask you what you think of it? It's not really my preferred style of blade, but I find myself rather enamored by it.
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Post by Lunaman on Jan 7, 2012 20:14:32 GMT
Well, I did give up my SBG LeafBlade and CSS scabbard for it... Not as if I stole her. :cry:
I like the little gems, m'self.
Gus and Tom are makin' more of the XIIa.4's if you really want one....
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Post by Marc Kaden Ridgeway on Jan 7, 2012 20:22:24 GMT
Yes , yes ... i know , but they aren't THAT one.
Ah well... I have XIIa well covered anyway.
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Post by Lunaman on Jan 7, 2012 20:22:45 GMT
Yes it is. I absolutely adore the Del Tin smallsword. LOVE IT. It keeps growing on me the more and more I play with it. Bit more grip space than the average smallsword, so it permits a few rapier techniques as well. It's the fastest single-hander I've ever held. Much hollywood swashbuckling is based off of small sword fencing, so it's just perfect for swishing around and pretending you're Errol Flynn or Zorro or Captain Hook or The Dread Pirate Roberts. Love it.     Diamond blade, so it's not as rigid or robust as other 3-sided smallsword types, but it's just a wonderfully splendid swashbuckler. |
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Post by Lunaman on Jan 7, 2012 20:25:11 GMT
That you do, good sir. :shock: I'm sure most of us would love to see and handle the Laird in-person. Absolutely magnificent.
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Post by Vincent Dolan on Jan 7, 2012 20:27:25 GMT
Well, I've never been fond of triangular blades and swashbuckling was the first thing to get me into sword fighting, so it sounds like I may have to add one to my list, if for no other reason than just to have one.
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Post by Lunaman on Jan 7, 2012 20:34:43 GMT
Good enough reason for me.  The lists grow long, don't they? |
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Post by Vincent Dolan on Jan 7, 2012 20:48:27 GMT
Very. Including short swords/long daggers & customs (one of which I can blame on you, aka Swan neck), I think there's a little over 40, though that list will probably not reflect my final collection, since I still don't know 100% what I like. But isn't that part of the fun?
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Post by Lunaman on Jan 7, 2012 20:51:59 GMT
Truly.  |
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Post by Don Boogie on Jan 8, 2012 22:45:00 GMT
that is all for now?  that is a nice collection you got so far compare to mine! |
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Post by Lunaman on Jan 8, 2012 22:50:07 GMT
Hahah, thanks Don. Been shifting things around lately (see previous page).
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Post by Sean (Shadowhowler) on Jan 9, 2012 0:06:55 GMT
I think the tiger-eye stone looks AWESOME on that sword... and goes well with the red grip. I DID feel a bit bad for ya Marc... but now that you dissed my pommel decor I am even more sure the sword went to the right place. Just look at it next to Zach's other blades... honestly, they look like they were meant to be together.
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that is a nice collection you got so far compare to mine! 
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