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Post by Lukas MG (chenessfan) on Jul 1, 2014 9:23:34 GMT
Thanks. I've been working a lot on my footwork and historical fencing in general so yeah, I'm glad it shows
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Post by brotherbanzai on Jul 1, 2014 13:32:42 GMT
Very nice work chenessfan, the sword turned out pretty sweet.
I've noticed that in swords of this type (with a relatively long slender blade, long tang, and somewhat larger pommel) that the secondary node tends to move out from underneath the forward hand and toward the center of the grip. I found this to be a bit uncomfortable in use. However, I only rarely grip the pommel and I see that you usually are gripping the pommel. It occurs to me that gripping the pommel on this type sword could have the effect of mitigating or altering that effect by decreasing the oscillations in the pommel. If that is in fact the case, that could possibly be why the later style swords and the later descriptions of their use advocate gripping the pommel, where the earlier swords and texts generally don't.
Have you noticed this, or does your sword still have the secondary node under the forward hand, making the previous paragraph moot?
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Post by Lukas MG (chenessfan) on Jul 1, 2014 14:54:44 GMT
My sword has the secondary node under the forward hand, pretty much where the middle or ring finger ends up (I think I wrote 4cm in front of the middle riser). Note that due to the top riser, I don't grip the sword right below the guard but a bit farther down. Gripped right below the guard, the hilt note would only partly be covered by my pinky. Judging from Peter Johnsson's illustration it seems just in front of the middle riser is indeed the place to aim for: www.peterjohnsson.com/wp-content ... sNodes.png So you're right, on these long, slender swords, the hilt node does have a tendency to move towards the middle of the handle. Maybe because of this, many swords have a upper riser that forces one to grip a bit lower? Also has the benefit of the guard better protecting the fingers in Ochs. Looking through Goliath, most fighters do exactly that: wiktenauer.com/wiki/Page:MS_Germ ... 0_023r.jpg Your hypothesis that gripping the pommel has a positive effect on this is interesting... I've never considered it but it sounds plausible. The second hand effectively dampens grip vibration and leads to more force going into the target. The further down one grips the hilt with the lower hand, the better the vibrations are damped I think. So the pommel would naturally seem to be the best place for the off hand, more so if the hilt node is insufficiently covered by the forward hand.
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Post by brotherbanzai on Jul 1, 2014 22:30:20 GMT
Interesting, I'll have to be sure to take note of the location of the secondary node if I ever come across another sword of that type. I expect it's also affected by the thickness and distal taper of the blade.
I don't know that I'd go so far as to call it a hypothesis at this point, more just something that occurred to me as a possibility.
In any case, very nice sword. Had it been made for me, I would certainly have been pleased with it.
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Post by Lukas MG (chenessfan) on Jul 2, 2014 12:33:10 GMT
Thanks The hilt node is most definitively affected by thickness and distal taper, after all that's the foundation of any sword's performance, the hilt and especially the pommel are just for fine tuning. Interestingly, my Regenyei feder also has the hilt node in roughly the same location so this not only goes for sharps.
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Post by avery on Jul 2, 2014 13:57:20 GMT
Man, that's awesome work!
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Post by Lukas MG (chenessfan) on Jul 3, 2014 9:36:28 GMT
Thanks
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Post by Lancelot Chan on Mar 25, 2015 15:19:13 GMT
Good sword you made! Keep up the good work. Do you have a website?
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Post by Lukas MG (chenessfan) on Mar 25, 2015 17:00:06 GMT
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Post by bloodwraith on Mar 27, 2015 2:50:33 GMT
That's a beautiful sword, mate. It has everything I look for in a sword as well. I'd be proud to own something like that and you should be proud of your skills in making it. Also green is the best colour (I'm not biased at all).
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Post by Lukas MG (chenessfan) on Mar 27, 2015 8:25:24 GMT
Thank you! Glad you like it.
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