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Post by Nilfgaardian on Feb 15, 2013 18:05:23 GMT
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Post by Nilfgaardian on Feb 15, 2013 18:42:01 GMT
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Post by Shrugger on Feb 15, 2013 19:42:28 GMT
The first design looks good to me as far as the proportions and the blade profile are concerned. But I don't like the guard (personal taste), the double fullers, and the triple risers. IMHO, a simpler guard, a larger, single fuller, and larger, single riser would be better.
The second one I leave to others.
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Post by Nilfgaardian on Feb 15, 2013 21:50:19 GMT
Good points, the triple risers are unnecessary but the fullers are staying if I ever buy a sword like this. As for the second design, it is quite horrible to look at, the proportions seems to be off and a few lines are not were they should be. The sword I pictured in my head looked alot better, but my inkscape skills were not good enough to recreate it. The project is going pretty slow for the time being but the crossguard is about 70% finished and it looks good. Just need to get the weight down to about the same level as the original.
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Post by The Picky Pict on Feb 16, 2013 6:22:07 GMT
I like 'em all. For ME,now, ...I'd personally have MORE risers. I also saw the Creed dagger, and I LOVE that! Kinda a Scot dirk blade with a cinquedea-style grip. Lovely and refined, yet retaining just enough barbarism to look totally kick-a** ! I'd buy one if they were produced!.........Keep up the good work!.........Pict
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Post by Vincent Dolan on Feb 16, 2013 12:47:04 GMT
Interesting designs. I'm not overly fond of really long warswords, so I can't really comment on those, but the others are quite nice. I rather like the fishtail arming sword and the Creed dagger (in no small part because I did a Creed short sword, a wakizashi/bowie combo, some time back and they could easily be cousins) while the H/T bastard custom reminds me quite a bit of my own design, Mé'aré, which had the proportions of the H/T bastard for the longest time.
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Post by Nilfgaardian on Feb 16, 2013 14:05:00 GMT
That HT bastard custom is a fullered bastard sword blade with pommel and guard highly similar or identical to those on the Valiant armory/Atrim Venetian bastard sword. Since that sword is no longer available, this could be a future custom sword built on a bare blade, kind of like a poor man's Venetian bastard sword.
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