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Post by Valandur on Jun 14, 2013 4:50:00 GMT
A pig chopping video would be cool
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Jun 14, 2013 4:55:01 GMT
when its done if you buy me a pig ill chop it. LOL
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Post by ghost55 on Jun 14, 2013 6:16:56 GMT
Looks like an alternate weapon for Auron or something. How much does it weigh?
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Jun 23, 2013 17:01:06 GMT
the blank weighed roughly 6 pounds as you see it in the above pics
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Jun 23, 2013 17:04:05 GMT
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Post by Adrian Jordan on Jun 23, 2013 19:49:20 GMT
Looking good, Wes!
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Post by ghost55 on Jun 26, 2013 9:13:15 GMT
That looks awesome.
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Jul 24, 2013 22:11:35 GMT
Update....Distal taper, fuller, bevels all done, Blade just arrived from heat treat, was normalized 2 times, quenched, and tempered to 52RC. The sword took a beautiful spring temper and came out straight as an arrow with no warpage...TAKE THAT WHOEVER SAID IF YOU GRIND THE EDGE THIN IT WILL WARP!!!! :mrgreen: anyway, all that remains as far as the blade itself goes is to clean off the fire scale, apply the final sharpening to the edge, and polish/etch the blade. most of you already saw my brazil nut pommel pics, that will be going on this sword, and i hope to be starting the guard later this week. For now here are the post heat treat pics.
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Post by randomnobody on Jul 24, 2013 22:43:56 GMT
It lives! Hurry and clean it up and get it dressed, it's got things to do.
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Jul 25, 2013 0:37:04 GMT
that it does....
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Post by aussie-rabbit on Jul 25, 2013 8:12:08 GMT
Although it's hard to tell from the pictures it does seem to need a better radius where the tang meets the blade, a good radius makes for a stronger blade to tang transition. (2cents deposited)
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Jul 25, 2013 12:32:25 GMT
an observation i noted as well, it will be taken care of when i shorten the shoulders by 1/2 inch to give me slightly more grip
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Jul 26, 2013 0:34:29 GMT
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Post by randomnobody on Jul 26, 2013 6:57:34 GMT
That's gonna look real nice when it's done. I can't remember if we've already gone over exactly what you're doing with the handle, and am too lazy to go back through, so the sooner you get to work on it, the better my memory will get.
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Post by Lukas MG (chenessfan) on Jul 26, 2013 11:42:09 GMT
That's gonna be a good looking sword for sure. I'd give the guard and pommel some more tapering to the ends. Now they look a bit flat and boring and would profit from some more work to give them a better 3D-impression. Might be a problem with weight though. In that case thicker stock should be considered for the fittings.
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Jul 26, 2013 11:49:26 GMT
it boils down to weight issue, the current fittings are 1/2 inch thick, i didnt just randomly chose that size, it was in order to keep the weight of the blade down. But if i taper them there wont be nothing left and the POB will be some crazy +10 inches or something :lol: Do keep in mind however that the pommel is actually pretty tapered and apple seed shaped if you look down on it from a top view, and the guard and pommel both are in a very rough state, once i go around them with a file, clean up the small edge bevels and polish them, and then carry out the rest of my plans for the fittings, boreing wont be the word for them :mrgreen: although this is meant to be a no Bells no whistles dedicated warriors blade. When its covered in blood the last thing you'l notice is that the guards a bit flat for your tastes
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Jul 26, 2013 11:51:24 GMT
the handle will be a 2 piece wood core design with a metal spacer in the middle, and the wood cores will be wrapped in brown or black leather lace.
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Post by Ryanjames170 on Jul 26, 2013 15:44:38 GMT
And how much will this fine sword cost
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Jul 26, 2013 18:00:48 GMT
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Jul 29, 2013 17:01:36 GMT
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