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Post by Brendan Olszowy on Dec 10, 2007 17:23:44 GMT
Thanks man. All the measurements you can is preferred but not necessary. Mainly the widths so I get the taper right. Grip length, blade length. How long is the fuller? How wide is the cross?
I bet its only about 4mm thick at it's thickest. Mine will be 6mm.
I'm also curious about the COP and Balance point, just to get a better idea of the sword.
Thanks heaps. +1 when they come through.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2007 18:00:57 GMT
I could do a side by side visual and handling comparison. I will try to get it done this week. that'd be great, thanks Jason!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2007 22:58:21 GMT
David, I'd say the flex is pretty near spot on for this type of blade. Holding it out flat, it doesn't sag at all, but it's still flexible enough that it wouldn't easily take a set on a bad hit. Just to add, my old Windlass "Drac" is extremely similar, stylistically and dimensionally, to this new XIV, and the blade is not whippy at all. The Windlass "whip factor" doesn't really come into play on blaeds this length (roughly 26", same as the Drac). ![8-)](//storage.forums.net/forum/images/smiley/cool.png)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2007 23:30:54 GMT
Good to know about the flex, thanks kriegschwert and darkintruder
considering the good old windlass arbedo, which i guess is longer than the XIV, makes me always want to double check about a windlass blade if i havn't seen it in person... i got to see an arbedo in a store once and could barely take it seriously...
its weird how much variability windlass has shown in regards to their blades in the past... my war sword has a 36 inch blade and isn't really a thrusting sword at all, but its still a million times stiffer than the arbedo
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2007 0:40:18 GMT
I think it has to do with a combination of fullers, lenght, and blade thickness. Anyway Brenno, here's the measurments. Blade: Length- 66.5 cm 26 1/4 " Width @ base- 7cm 2 3/4 " width 31 cm from cross- 4.7cm width 5cm from tip- 1cm Guard: guard length, point to point- 18cm guard thickness, verticle (X,Y axis)- 1.6cm @ centre, tapering to 1cm guard thickness, (Z axis, depth) - 2cm @ centre tapers to .9cm @ 1/2, to 1.1cm @ end. Grip: grip length- 10.8 cm width- 3.7 @ cross to 3cm @ pommel thickness- approx' 1.7cm Pommel: 6 cm x 6cm thickness- 2.7 cm @ centre ring 1.3 @ outside Distal Taper: approx' 5mm @ base to 3mm halfway, to 2mm near tip. Centre of Balance: 9.5 cm 3 3/4 " Centre of Percussion: 33-44cm from base (that's the span of the CoP) Sorry, can't get the weight. Don't have an accurate scale, and I'm not about to head to the butcher's to use his! ;D Hope you can understand all that. ![;)](//storage.forums.net/forum/images/smiley/wink.png)
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Post by Brendan Olszowy on Dec 11, 2007 2:47:03 GMT
Awesome DI, thanks heaps for that. I'm amazed at the distal taper. My MR Narnia has no distal taper, and its only 4mm wide at the thickest point. Project braveheart should be finished this week and I'll need another. I don't think I'll be able to reproduce it exactly, but I like the profile of this blade.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2007 4:03:22 GMT
Yes the distal taper combined with the profile taper gives you those nice handling characteristics, while keeping the blade stiff. However, don't take them as gospel. I don't have a digital caliper, so I basically did it with a ruler and my eye. ![;)](//storage.forums.net/forum/images/smiley/wink.png)
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2007 21:43:06 GMT
Just a quick update on this. You'll have to wait a little while for the full review. As it turns out the problem was a little bigger then just an off center blade. The cross was uneven, enough to make it hang on the wall crooked, with one quillion end further towards the tip then the other. It's noticeable enough to be a problem. Add to that the blade being about 5 degrees off from the grip and pommel, and it's somewhat of an eyesore. Reliks has agreed to let me exchange the sword for one of the same model at no charge (Great guys, them Reliks people! ![;)](//storage.forums.net/forum/images/smiley/wink.png) ) but it won't be in stock again to the new year. Oh Well. I can't complain about their customer service. Top notch. As for my somewhat limited impressions of the sword, I have to say that this is probably one of the best swords Windlass has put out. If you only get one Windlass, get this one. It's a keeper. (Well, not in my case, but the next one hopefully will be!) ;D
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Post by Brian of DBK on Dec 12, 2007 22:12:27 GMT
Too bad really. Windlass is really a hit or miss manufacturer. I just received a sword (that shall go un-named) from them that the blade is twisted from a poor tempering, and it's whippy.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2007 22:32:26 GMT
Now that's odd. Usually it's just the hilts and flex. The blades are usually pretty good shape wise, it seems.
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