My humble collection...
Nov 20, 2011 21:55:21 GMT
Post by wolf_shade on Nov 20, 2011 21:55:21 GMT
... it's growing though, and with real swords.
I think this is my 4th post, but I felt like sharing, primarily because of the last hunk of metal.
Beware, "SoL"s and wall hangers below.
My wallhangers. There are some others but these are hung up with the next two so I figured I'd include them.
Starfire Katana. Heavy. I use it for Iaido practice. So long as I don't try a blood flick with it I find it makes switching back to a normal blade easier. (IE trying to use it for muscle strengthening.)
Edit: Forgot the Masahiro I use for drawing practice. I've got a Cheness Delux Carbon Steel Iaito coming in to replace it. There's a wave/wobble near the tip of the blade of the Masahiro.
Two from badger blades. Bought them at the local Ren Fair. I've only recently started being concerned about actual titles and terms, so I don't recall what they designated when I picked them up. The shorter was called a boarding cutlass I think. Anyway, picked them up because I wanted something that could stand up to abuse, which I knew wall hangers could not.
Knife collection.
When it was given to me I was informed the bayonet (bottom) was authentic. The sheath is not its original, but has grinding stones (wrong term, but hopefully gets the idea across) inside to help sharpen as the blade is drawn and replaced.
The ulu I picked up while in Alaska on my honeymoon.
The rest are various gifts.
This is a skinning knife my father made. Blade is a piece of old metal file. The handle is threaded pipe with a leather wrap. The cap is so you can store waterproof matches in the handle. Holds an edge real well, never had the opportunity to use it for its intended purpose.
This is my favorite blade. That's pure sentiment and bias. My father and I made it when I was 14. Neither of us knew much about sword making, just that it should be a straight piece of metal with a handle and an edge. He knew a bit about heat treating and had made a couple of knives (like the one above) but never a sword. I'd be shocked if it could cut tatami, but its durable.
6.4 lbs
37.5" overall length
28.5" blade
2.5" blade width
12" hand guard
The hand guard is another old rasp.
The blade is made of an old truck leaf spring. The shiny spot in the center is where someone patched the hole where a bolt held three springs together. The patch was done some 6 or 7 years after the blade was formed.
The handle is leather wrapped with nylon rope holding it together. The leather has been stained black.
The handle itself is a piece of metal piping. What it was originally i do not recall. The handle is welded to the tang and the hand guard. You can see where the weld has been ground a little if you look closely. The bottom picture is what I'm dubbing the 1/8th tang.
The sheath is corrugated tin with a leather wrap. It's currently nailed to the wall by its nylon belt attachment so I did not weigh it.
I think this is my 4th post, but I felt like sharing, primarily because of the last hunk of metal.
Beware, "SoL"s and wall hangers below.
My wallhangers. There are some others but these are hung up with the next two so I figured I'd include them.
Starfire Katana. Heavy. I use it for Iaido practice. So long as I don't try a blood flick with it I find it makes switching back to a normal blade easier. (IE trying to use it for muscle strengthening.)
Edit: Forgot the Masahiro I use for drawing practice. I've got a Cheness Delux Carbon Steel Iaito coming in to replace it. There's a wave/wobble near the tip of the blade of the Masahiro.
Two from badger blades. Bought them at the local Ren Fair. I've only recently started being concerned about actual titles and terms, so I don't recall what they designated when I picked them up. The shorter was called a boarding cutlass I think. Anyway, picked them up because I wanted something that could stand up to abuse, which I knew wall hangers could not.
Knife collection.
When it was given to me I was informed the bayonet (bottom) was authentic. The sheath is not its original, but has grinding stones (wrong term, but hopefully gets the idea across) inside to help sharpen as the blade is drawn and replaced.
The ulu I picked up while in Alaska on my honeymoon.
The rest are various gifts.
This is a skinning knife my father made. Blade is a piece of old metal file. The handle is threaded pipe with a leather wrap. The cap is so you can store waterproof matches in the handle. Holds an edge real well, never had the opportunity to use it for its intended purpose.
This is my favorite blade. That's pure sentiment and bias. My father and I made it when I was 14. Neither of us knew much about sword making, just that it should be a straight piece of metal with a handle and an edge. He knew a bit about heat treating and had made a couple of knives (like the one above) but never a sword. I'd be shocked if it could cut tatami, but its durable.
6.4 lbs
37.5" overall length
28.5" blade
2.5" blade width
12" hand guard
The hand guard is another old rasp.
The blade is made of an old truck leaf spring. The shiny spot in the center is where someone patched the hole where a bolt held three springs together. The patch was done some 6 or 7 years after the blade was formed.
The handle is leather wrapped with nylon rope holding it together. The leather has been stained black.
The handle itself is a piece of metal piping. What it was originally i do not recall. The handle is welded to the tang and the hand guard. You can see where the weld has been ground a little if you look closely. The bottom picture is what I'm dubbing the 1/8th tang.
The sheath is corrugated tin with a leather wrap. It's currently nailed to the wall by its nylon belt attachment so I did not weigh it.
