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Post by william m on Nov 21, 2014 9:56:40 GMT
Alright so I gave it a quick test with some 230 grit wet/dry sandpaper and it worked pretty well. I don't even think that they dyed the leather as this looks and behaves more like a spray paint!!
Very nice work on the grip Gonzalez, looks very tidy and you have gotten the string look down perfectly. I was also thinking of the same design of raisers as you have done. How does it feel? I was also thinking of just having it plain with a raiser on the two ends, so something similarly to my Albion knight.
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Post by JGonzalez on Nov 21, 2014 14:36:23 GMT
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Post by william m on Apr 20, 2015 15:53:14 GMT
Very nice Gonzalez! I have finally gotten around do looking to finish off the sword. For a while now I have been working on the blade by thinning it down and removing the triangular cross section near the tip. Sword grip with leather raisers. I also thinned and reshaped the grip too. Smothered it with wood glue. I used veg tan leather plus I took my time thinning out the joins, which took seemingly forever with my basic tools. This pic shows me using string tightly wrapped around the grip. All wrapped up now. This is the scary part as you don't know how it is going to turn out!! Luckily it seems to be pretty nice! I am going to do some work on the joins as there are a few bits where the leather crinkled up a little. Tonight I shall dye the leather grip and tidy it up. Will post pictures once that bit is done. :)
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Post by william m on Apr 22, 2015 7:52:46 GMT
OK so the grip is dyed and looks pretty good, but now I have a chance to properly handle the sword and I am concerned that the grip is now too thick with the raisers and leather. It feels OK in my hand but is thicker than the grip on my Albion knight. Looking at the photos below do you think the grip is too thick for my hand size? Also is there an optimal width where say for example a good grip is where all the fingers can just about touch the palm when holding the sword in a hammer grip. Hammer grip
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Post by MOK on Apr 22, 2015 11:23:18 GMT
Well, there are no hard and fast rules, as such. But it's not rocket science - if it feels good and gives you a firm grip, then it is good.
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Post by william m on May 20, 2015 7:36:05 GMT
OK so I have decided to scrap the grip and work on making it thinner. Grumble.. I hate the skivving of the leather..
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Post by Huer-Ta on May 20, 2015 13:42:46 GMT
Dang man, I think the original grip you made looked great. It looked like it fit your hand pretty good and personally I think a little fatter grip works well for this sword type. Are you changing it for aesthetic reasons or did it not feel comfortable in your hand?
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Post by william m on May 20, 2015 15:29:45 GMT
The grip feels OK but the sword is still quite heafty in the swing and I feel as if there is too much pressure on my arm because I can't grip completely, though it is OK in a handshake grip. So it is OK but just doesn't quite match up to the grip that is on my albion knight. The knight has a thinner grip, so I think that must be it!
Either that or the central raisers are not suitable and I made them too chunky.
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Post by MOK on May 20, 2015 22:47:22 GMT
On the other hand, I find a fairly pronounced barrel shape, tapered in thickness and width towards both ends and somewhat more so towards the pommel, goes very well with this type of sword. Prominent central risers can help with that, as long as the placement fits your hand. Personally I like the centermost one to be palpably large, enough so that it actually gives a little extra bit of leverage, fitting snugly between the middle and ring fingers, and if there are others they should either fit outside same fingers so they don't chafe or be small enough to not affect my grip.
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