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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Mar 11, 2012 5:00:24 GMT
Hey, does anyone have experience with albion bare blades? im interested in the Heat treated Mainz bare blade, but i was wondering just how much of the grinding work is needed to finish them? its a very attractive looking blade and something like that could be a good project for me to tackle.
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Post by wnydel on Mar 11, 2012 19:40:24 GMT
I don't have an answer, but I am curious too. I have had my eye on them for awhile myself.
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Post by Greg on Mar 11, 2012 20:43:42 GMT
Just from looking at the pictures, I'd say that you could finish out the blade with little more then hand sanding. Honestly, after some of the work I've seen you do, this would be a piece of cake to finish out.
I've had my eye on the riding sword blade for a while now, but I have 3 other bare blades I need to finish out first.
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Mar 11, 2012 22:32:51 GMT
i might jump on it when it becomes financially viable, i really like the shape that blades got goin on.
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Post by brotherbanzai on Mar 11, 2012 22:46:16 GMT
You'll need considerably more than just hand sanding. The heat treated blades I've had from Albion came with an edge between 1/16 and 3/32 inch thick. It will need more than just an edge put on, the entire blade will need to be ground down and the machining marks are fairly substantial. I would say that they are worth the price for the do-it-yourselfer who can finish out the blade but might not have the ability to heat treat it and/or doesn't want to do all the rough grinding. If you can make your own sword from scratch, they aren't really worth the bother as the rough grinding is only about half the work. They are an excellent starting point if you don't want to take an a whole project from scratch, as you'll get a heat treated blade with pretty much perfect geometry already started. There is quite a bit of finish work involved, but it wouldn't be too bad on such a small blade.
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Mar 11, 2012 22:51:43 GMT
Thanks for the info Jeffrey, this sounds right up my alley if its gonna take a fair ammount of work, more experience and learning for me, and on a fairly short blade i think it may be a good start. +1 for the great info
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