King Arthurs (Clive Owens) Excalibur

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King Arthurs (Clive Owens) Excalibur May 5, 2013 18:23:17 GMT

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Post by Pointgallery on May 5, 2013 18:23:17 GMT

here is a sword that i fell in love with when i first saw the film.. and its a bit strange to me that this sword was never properly reproduced.. they have an official Excalibur made for the film but its not even close to the one used..

so i am a pretty good sculpter and carver but to do this sword justice i called upon my friend and wicked wax carver Jose DeBraga. i sent him film stills and drawings and after a few months we agreed upon and 15 months later i got the raw waxes..

i then made molds of the parts, did all the wax pours and clean up then all the lost wax.. i have a very small foundry but to make sure i didnt mess up i went to a friends larger foundry here in San ANtonio...
the guard and pommell is silicon bronze and the handle is resin backed with carbon fiber and kevlar fitted to the tang..
the blade was made for my by David Blue at Savage Swords.. he hand ground the blade using a grinder and files. he used spring steel and acid etched in the Runes one one side and the ogham on the other...
this sword is actually about to head to England to be displayed at the arthurian history museum :
and now.. pictures...

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Pointgallery Member Posts: 50	King Arthurs (Clive Owens) Excalibur May 5, 2013 18:49:09 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Pointgallery on May 5, 2013 18:49:09 GMT thanks guys i have a few more fantasy swords i made to post

Talon Member Senior Forumite Posts: 2,554	King Arthurs (Clive Owens) Excalibur May 5, 2013 18:51:59 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Talon on May 5, 2013 18:51:59 GMT Personally i never liked Arthur's sword in that movie,i much preferred the saxon chief Cerdic's sword. The skill and attention to detail in your recreation though is absolutely superb +1
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Pointgallery Member Posts: 50	King Arthurs (Clive Owens) Excalibur May 5, 2013 22:58:31 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Pointgallery on May 5, 2013 22:58:31 GMT thank you very much! let me take a look at Cerdics Sword

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bigpete Member Posts: 993	King Arthurs (Clive Owens) Excalibur May 6, 2013 6:52:02 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by bigpete on May 6, 2013 6:52:02 GMT First pic is very sexy....and the sword ain't bad either :-)

Deepbluedave Member Senior Forumite Posts: 1,692	King Arthurs (Clive Owens) Excalibur May 6, 2013 9:11:59 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Deepbluedave on May 6, 2013 9:11:59 GMT Very Nice, hope you kept the moulds for when you make mine
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Pointgallery Member Posts: 50	King Arthurs (Clive Owens) Excalibur May 6, 2013 12:42:41 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Pointgallery on May 6, 2013 12:42:41 GMT I'm always ready for orders

Arwyn Member Posts: 613	King Arthurs (Clive Owens) Excalibur May 14, 2013 15:44:19 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Arwyn on May 14, 2013 15:44:19 GMT Amazing work, love the Ogham!
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Pointgallery Member Posts: 50	King Arthurs (Clive Owens) Excalibur May 14, 2013 18:28:06 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Pointgallery on May 14, 2013 18:28:06 GMT thank you very much!

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King Arthurs (Clive Owens) Excalibur Jun 17, 2013 8:56:55 GMT

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Post by Anders on Jun 17, 2013 8:56:55 GMT

That sword was one of the two few things I actually liked about that movie. (The other being Stellan Skarsgård as the villain.) Mostly because it has kind of an old school 80s fantasy sword look, like it belongs in a Conan or Beastmaster movie or something.

In fact, it would have made a better Conan sword than the actual swords we got from the more recent Conan movie, but I digress. Amazing work, at any rate.

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Ariovistus Member Posts: 4	King Arthurs (Clive Owens) Excalibur Jan 19, 2014 17:18:36 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Ariovistus on Jan 19, 2014 17:18:36 GMT Very Nice Work! I am doing a Clive Owen King Arthur Tribute. How much would it be for one of these King Arthur (Clive Owen) swords? Your Craftsmanship is Awesome! Regards, Ariovistus

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