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Post by Ramsay318 on Aug 24, 2012 17:23:35 GMT
Hello all,
Not sure if this is the best place to put this, but here it goes. I came across the King Tut Khopesh on Bronze-Age-Swords and sent the proprietor, Neil Burridge, an e-mail asking about ordering one. It's been about a week and a half and I haven't heard anything. Does anyone know if he's still in the market, or am I simply being impatient? I know custom smiths have a rough time keeping up with orders and correspondence, but I wanted to be sure one way or the other. Thanks.
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Post by dwilson on Aug 29, 2012 0:31:43 GMT
You might also want to enquire over at MyArmoury.com and/or the Bronze Age center ( z8.invisionfree.com/Bronze_Age_Center/index.php?). I've never had any problems communicating with Neil, but admittedly it's been about a year since I last e-mailed him.... |
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Post by Elheru Aran on Aug 29, 2012 4:31:16 GMT
I could be totally off base on this, but I think Neil is a professor or educator of some sort. I imagine his time is probably short. Don't sweat it for a couple weeks.
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Post by william m on Sept 27, 2012 13:59:52 GMT
Hey there, I have just been on the phone with him. Neil has been really busy with the wind down from his latest bronze age sword festival, so he has a backlog of emails to work through. Neil is usually really good at getting back to people so I wouldn't worry about it. Are you going to go for a fully finished sword? The Kopesh is an excellent sword and is the next one on my list!! I bought a semi-rough sword that I have been working on for a while. I am going to send it to him maybe this weekend to have the edges finished. My thread: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=13477Cheers, William |
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Post by Ramsay318 on Sept 27, 2012 16:40:27 GMT
Thanks for the update. I was thinking of the unfinished King Tut khopesh, since it's less than half of the finished version. But it's not the same as the unhilted blades (no holes for rivets), and I'm not sure I have the tools or the know-how on how to make a good hilt anyway. Could just do a leather wrap. We'll see what my finances are like. Yours looks very good, though.
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Post by william m on Sept 27, 2012 18:03:32 GMT
OK, if you get an unfinished khopesh then bare in mind that you will have to put in a lot of work with regards to polishing and sanding, so get yourself a good range of grits in sandpaper. To do the handle on this sword it should be fairly easy. Heat up the tang and then burn a piece of wood on. This will give you the fit and then from there you just need to shape the outside. You wouldn't need to do a leather wrap as you just glue the wood into the indents as this is how it was done historically.
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Post by Ramsay318 on Sept 27, 2012 19:44:36 GMT
Just to be absolutely sure I'm on the same page, I'm thinking of getting the second one from the top (no wooden handle) on this page: www.bronze-age-swords.com/Egypti ... r_East.htm. Would the work you mentioned work on that? The central ridge on the handle would need some carving out to accomodate it, I'd imagine. Or am I overthinking it? |
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Post by Elheru Aran on Sept 27, 2012 21:53:49 GMT
Yeah, it'd take a little carving, but it honestly wouldn't be a big deal. You could even make a hilt out of one piece of wood, drill a hole through the middle long-ways and then saw it in half. The downside is fastening it-- you'll probably need some quite good epoxy glue, and while ahistorical I would pin it with a couple rivets.
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Post by william m on Sept 27, 2012 22:25:30 GMT
Yup thats the same sword. Very pretty! There is no riveting and there is quite a bit of surface area for the glue to afix. Like Elheru says there will be a bit of carving involved along with wood sharping and polishing the blade. Should be a good project. That and you can handle the sword even without the handle. Uncomfortable perhaps but still.. ;-)
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Post by Elheru Aran on Sept 27, 2012 22:31:56 GMT
If you were to stick with just glue for a more historically accurate look, I would take a small punch and dimple the surface of the tang quite thoroughly to make sure it 'grabs' much better... just a thought.
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Post by birdman on Oct 3, 2012 13:43:32 GMT
I haven't been having much trouble contacting Mr. Burridge. I just ordered on e of the budget khopesh swords from him. I have had my best luck getting through to him at courses@bronze-age-craft.com! . I ordered my khopesh with the edges already work-hardened. Not certain what sort of wood I am going to use, though, for the grip panels. I am leaning towards olive, as it would be appropriate for the time and place the swords were originally used, but it's easier to find than African acacia (aka camel thorn or giraffe thorn). NOTE: please ignore the exclamation point at the end of the e-mail address. The computer seems to be inserting it for some reason, and I can't seem to get rid of it. |
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