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Post by Jance k on Aug 26, 2013 15:44:11 GMT
Here are some weapons I have drawn up that I hope to make some time. Please tell me what you think of them.
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Post by Striderfly on Aug 26, 2013 20:00:53 GMT
Hey welcome to the show captain! You're quite creative. I especially like the octagonal shaped battle axe.
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Post by Jance k on Aug 27, 2013 1:33:24 GMT
Thanks I like it here. I tried to make three sets of weapons as you can see they have at least a sword spear and axe that have a similar design. I am running out of ideas though and would appreciate some helpful ideas that I could draw up I try and design them to be able to be used when they are forged. I have a bad habit of making the design big like the bigger swords are at a scale of 68 to 70 inches, a little impractical but I have a goal to forge a 6ft sword that can be used it might be ten pounds but it would be sweet to have.
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Post by Jance k on Aug 28, 2013 4:46:14 GMT
So I just thought of a crazy idea. You know how the katana uses steel and iron for the middle, well I was thinking of doing something similar except to have two edges with no curve so like a medeival sword. My goal would be to have a similar razors edge but of course it wouldn't be up to par with the real katana but it might be better then a regular sword. Any way it would be a great challenge to try and make. What do you all think? Attachments:
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Post by Talon on Aug 28, 2013 5:20:01 GMT
Do you mean a softer core with hardened steel edges.Look up pattern welding,it's how swords used to be made www.vikingsword.com/serpent.pdfWith modern steel manufacturing you won't see any improvement in performance with a laminated blade (Though a good pattern welded sword is a piece of functional high art) You should really research the European sword,it's in no way inferior to the Katana in versatility/craftsmanship or performance. Razor sharp is too sharp for a sword,they don't need that level of sharpness to cut effectively Edit.Forgot to add. You should still try it,you won't see any performance improvement but that shouldn't stop you from doing it.It may set you off onto the path of Powning Attachments:
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Post by Jance k on Aug 28, 2013 13:10:19 GMT
Thanks for the input and info I learn something new every time.
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Post by Beowulf on Aug 30, 2013 22:10:55 GMT
I have a five foot five inch long western sword. I think it might be 6.5 pounds. So you can pop in under 10 pounds for something like that... provided it's made the way historical swords were. Other western swords I know of top out at around 8 pounds, but these are large and have extra doodads on them for a specific use/role.
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Post by Jance k on Aug 30, 2013 23:42:29 GMT
Ya I've come to realise that the blade doesn't have to be supper thick so that should cut down the wait a lot.
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