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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Oct 16, 2013 18:52:13 GMT
It's come to My attention that someone/someones been saying that I had Ernie make this sword for me and that all i am doing is hilting it up and assembling it. Doesn't matter who, I dont care. This is my sword, and Thats pretty laughable since ive posted continuous progress updates through every stage of its creation. So to lay any of you rumor mongers to rest..Yes there's a photo of my blade on Ernies facebook page, why? Cuz as i stated ages ago, I cant do fullers and i commissioned him to do them for me. He also cleaned up the profile of the blank, and provided me with Slotted guard and pommel blanks because a Local Machine shop semprinied up the slots on the first set of pommel and guard blanks i had finished, i believe you can see pics of those ones earlier in this thread. So yes, I did have help from Ernie, and haven't failed to recommend and give him credit where it is due. Also, if anyone wants to question my methods, try PM'ing me instead of spreading hearsay and uneducated guesses about my blade making process. If anyone wants to contest my statements, Feel free to email Ernie and ask him if he made this blade for me. Anywho....now that that is settled, Im hoping to have it finished up on the morrow...look for an update Nothing to hide here, I'm not Darksword Armory :lol:
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Post by LemuelTheLemur on Oct 17, 2013 2:06:49 GMT
look forward to seeing the finished piece!
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Post by ErnieR on Oct 17, 2013 4:01:01 GMT
I'll second that! I've been following the progress on this one to see how it turned out, looking good. Quite a transformation from how it left my shop. It was just a 'really big', pointy, 1/4" thick 'flat' piece of steel with a fuller milled into it then. You worked out and fitted the guard and pommel blanks I roughed out for you well too, good work.
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Oct 17, 2013 14:09:10 GMT
thanks Ernie, Glad to see you responded to this thread as well since apparently people think i just bought the finished sword from you and assembled it myself, DSA Style... Those guard and pommel blanks were awesome Man, all i had to do was Cut the final shape with my angle grinder and then grind in the 3D attributes i wanted from the flat blanks. cut off alot of steel and was knee deep in grey powder when i was done, but with your blanks, unlike the local machine shop ones, the tang slots were milled STRAIGHT. the Other ones i had Slotted at the local shop were crooked....idiots couldnt clamp a piece of steel down and mill a straight slot lol.
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Oct 18, 2013 0:20:22 GMT
Grip cxores done and permanently fitted, wrapped it very tightly in waxed thread to add strength, even if the wood core somehow cracked, no way its going anywhere with this wrap and the leather over that Ill be sending it off to Crusader Monk this weekend for scabbard and suspension, when it comes back ill finish the grip wrap to match the scabbard and suspension.
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Oct 18, 2013 1:34:15 GMT
dude, that's an awesome looking sword. Sorry to hear about the negative attitude from whomever, but it seems that everything's straightened up now just like those tang slots (pun intended) Ernie did for you :lol:
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Post by LemuelTheLemur on Oct 18, 2013 8:23:27 GMT
Looking real nice! Just wish the burl ring in the grip was centered...
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Oct 18, 2013 8:25:33 GMT
centered as in vertically? in the middle of the grip? Side to side it is centered lol. although in the bottom pic it kinda doesnt look like it
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Oct 18, 2013 8:30:21 GMT
hahahha yeah, but there will always be naysayers, people who are pissed off they cant do something themself so all they can do is bash someone who DID it.
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Post by LemuelTheLemur on Oct 18, 2013 9:56:44 GMT
yup I meant vertically centered. Seems to be the norm for massive 2 handed viking swords
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Oct 18, 2013 19:23:15 GMT
yeah im not a fan of it that way, its a peev of mine, the Upper part of the grip HAS to be slightly shorter than the lower. Not in the middle, and Not the other way around. But to each his own, i made this sword borrowing aspects of all my favorite styles of swords out there.
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Nov 11, 2013 18:42:06 GMT
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Post by Nilfgaardian on Nov 11, 2013 20:20:25 GMT
This has been an interesting project to follow, looks like the whole kit will be completed soon. Is the scabbard worn at the waist or is the sword to big for that?
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Post by ghost55 on Nov 11, 2013 21:35:12 GMT
I'm guessing that this needs to be worn across the back.
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Post by randomnobody on Nov 11, 2013 22:32:08 GMT
I'm liking what a huge collaboration project this has been. It's also a very mean, nasty sharp thing.
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Post by Lonely Wolf Forge on Nov 11, 2013 23:54:53 GMT
its worn at the side at a 45* angle. Over the back carry is worthless. Sword cant be drawn, and even if it could it would be extremely dangerous and youd risk cutting your own neck. lol
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