One of my designs... In steel!
Jan 30, 2008 5:51:22 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2008 5:51:22 GMT
Here's a neat one, a design that I had actually gotten rendered into steel...
It's based a Dacian falx. I was toying with the idea of different peasant weapons, something a common man might have used, at any point in history. I was studying an old scythe I had pulled from my grandmother's toolshed. Aside from being too old and weather damaged to easily be rendered into something useful (Read: About 30 years left in a rickety shed in the harsh Arizona weather.), the blade was a wonderful piece of equipment, different from many I've seen in antique shops and the like. The blade was heavy stock, possibly hand forged. I was amazed that it still held a very keen edge, under the rust, and was surprisingly springy. I came to the conclusion that with a little modification, this could be made into a wicked sword.
The sword we made came from a fresh piece of steel (5160 bar stock, don't remember how thick, maybe about 1/4 inch, probably thinner.) Took some effort to get the curve right. This blade has the same dimensions as the original scythe blade (If one were to cut the blade short to make room for a hilt, that is.)
Enough talking, here's the photo:
It looks a little different now, the oak handle started to loosen after a bit, so we replaced it with leather, which in my opinion accomplishes the 'peasant' look much better. I've also got a few trinkets that I've attached to it in my travels.
It's about 34 inches or so. (I'll get better measurements in a bit, it's in the bedroom and my wife is asleep.) And weighs just a hair over 3 pounds. Sharp as hell, too. It's got a good convex cross-section, and tears through damn near anything.
I used to have some cutting test vids, but they're long gone, I'll make some more once everything thaws out.
We took it first to the standard stuff, water bottles, thin plywood, etc. Then we got creative (And destructive. Earl promised if it broke he'd make me a new one.) Among things cut were old steel paint cans, a railroad tie (Bit surprisingly deep.) And a Windlass German Bastard Sword. The sword-on-sword test was the coolest. It put a perment 45-degree bend in the windlass and left a deep gouge across the blade (Edge of the falx on the flat of the windlass.) Very cool.
This beastie was made by Earl Blackmore and Elliot Rehm of Hellfire Forge. I'd like to say I helped, but I imagine I got in the way more than anything.
It's based a Dacian falx. I was toying with the idea of different peasant weapons, something a common man might have used, at any point in history. I was studying an old scythe I had pulled from my grandmother's toolshed. Aside from being too old and weather damaged to easily be rendered into something useful (Read: About 30 years left in a rickety shed in the harsh Arizona weather.), the blade was a wonderful piece of equipment, different from many I've seen in antique shops and the like. The blade was heavy stock, possibly hand forged. I was amazed that it still held a very keen edge, under the rust, and was surprisingly springy. I came to the conclusion that with a little modification, this could be made into a wicked sword.
The sword we made came from a fresh piece of steel (5160 bar stock, don't remember how thick, maybe about 1/4 inch, probably thinner.) Took some effort to get the curve right. This blade has the same dimensions as the original scythe blade (If one were to cut the blade short to make room for a hilt, that is.)
Enough talking, here's the photo:
It looks a little different now, the oak handle started to loosen after a bit, so we replaced it with leather, which in my opinion accomplishes the 'peasant' look much better. I've also got a few trinkets that I've attached to it in my travels.
It's about 34 inches or so. (I'll get better measurements in a bit, it's in the bedroom and my wife is asleep.) And weighs just a hair over 3 pounds. Sharp as hell, too. It's got a good convex cross-section, and tears through damn near anything.
I used to have some cutting test vids, but they're long gone, I'll make some more once everything thaws out.
We took it first to the standard stuff, water bottles, thin plywood, etc. Then we got creative (And destructive. Earl promised if it broke he'd make me a new one.) Among things cut were old steel paint cans, a railroad tie (Bit surprisingly deep.) And a Windlass German Bastard Sword. The sword-on-sword test was the coolest. It put a perment 45-degree bend in the windlass and left a deep gouge across the blade (Edge of the falx on the flat of the windlass.) Very cool.
This beastie was made by Earl Blackmore and Elliot Rehm of Hellfire Forge. I'd like to say I helped, but I imagine I got in the way more than anything.