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Post by brotherbanzai on Apr 10, 2008 14:35:40 GMT
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Post by alvin on Apr 10, 2008 15:01:47 GMT
Oh... brotherbanzai! That is beautiful workmanship. Do you do this professionally? The castings are lost-wax process?
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Post by OldSchool on Apr 10, 2008 16:51:19 GMT
The PoP series is a great one. I always loved the look of his blades and I cant believe someone was able to recreate them! Those look absolutely amazing, +1 for you man, keep up the awsome work.
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Post by brotherbanzai on Apr 10, 2008 18:51:23 GMT
Thanks Oldschool ;D Thanks Alvin ;D That would be cool, but no I'm supposed to be a sculptor by profession (<--see avitar )but I generally eek out a living making molds and casting bronze for others . Yes that's correct, they are done with the lost-wax process.
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Post by swordboy bringer of chaos on Apr 10, 2008 18:56:39 GMT
what are your prices like
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2008 19:31:52 GMT
Wow awesome Brotherbanzai! +karma
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2008 23:38:55 GMT
*Mouth hangs open*
Adds a Karma
*Drool proceeds to trickle out of mouth*
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Post by Deleted on Apr 10, 2008 23:42:25 GMT
*Mouth hangs open* Adds a Karma *Drool proceeds to trickle out of mouth* i second that action....
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Post by Brendan Olszowy on Apr 11, 2008 0:42:20 GMT
Oh Man, I'll just take a big step back into my place. This puts my sword to shame. Could you please explain how you made the blades.
This is just madness. I wish I had casting technology.
WELL DONE
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Post by slav on Apr 11, 2008 1:05:12 GMT
Holy Crap!
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Post by brotherbanzai on Apr 11, 2008 1:46:36 GMT
Hey Swordboy, My prices a cheap compared to other bronze work, but expensive compared to everything else. (the bronze work I do for people costs $20-$25 an hour plus materials and it tends to be very time consuming)
Thanks sl4k, Simonsays, and Darkslyde! ;D
Don't be silly Brenno, the only thing these have over your awesome Dragon's Bane sword is the cool bronze fittings. I bought a plate of 1075 and then cut out the rough shape with a plasma cutter then I ground them down just like you do. Ah, the plasma cutter is what you're missing. It doesn't actually belong to me, I'm holding it as collateral from my old employer who still owes me a bunch of money (though it's been like two years so I might never see the money). Too bad you're on the other side of the planet, we could collaborate on a project.
Thanks Slavia ;D
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2008 2:08:29 GMT
Bro B: What are your prices like to get a sword made like this? This is almost worthy of jodysamson himself, how did your get such pronounced curvature to your blade? What is the width of your steel?
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Post by Brendan Olszowy on Apr 11, 2008 2:12:48 GMT
Well thats where I come unstuck, my stock is just leaf spring flat bar, which only comes in 70mm widths. I could heat up a flat bar and hammer a curve into it, but otherwise I have trouble in my scimitar ambition.
Maybe I could sculpt a cross and pommel in wax and post it over to you oneday BB. Not soon, but maybe oneday.
BTW how did you do your etching?
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Post by brotherbanzai on Apr 11, 2008 16:55:14 GMT
Thanks Bloodwraith, that's high praise indeed to be even remotely compared to Jody Samson. The curve is easy, it's just cut out of a piece of 12" wide steel. No forging whatsoever.
Price? Ahh, that's the rub. Just to pay for the time involved and the materials (without any kind of mark-up) a sword similar to one of these would cost $1500-$2000 (though, since I've already sculpted and molded the hilt parts for these particular swords they could be sold for less but still...). Who's got that kind of money to blow on a sword? So I just make them for myself.
Hey Brenno, there isn't anyplace down under where you can get wider steel? I had to have mine shipped from the other end of the country as I couldn't find anyplace else that had it.
Absolutely I could cast a cross and pommel for you one day.
Etching is super easy, but very time consuming. 1. Cover the entire side of the blade you are working on in a single layer of cellophane tape (this is tricky on a curved blade as you ideally don't want any overlaps or seams) 2. With a very sharp exacto knife cut the outline of the pattern you want to etch (you can draw it on there first but I prefer to wing it). 3. Go back and very, very carefully peel out the area you want etched leaving the area you don't want etched covered with tape. 4. Using a non-sulfur oil-based clay, build a little reservoir around your pattern. This takes a bit of patience as you have to carefully seal the bottom edge all the way around the inside of your little levee. 5. place the blade on a level surface outside where it won't be disturbed and there is nothing valuable you might spill etchant on. 6. Get a bottle of etching solution from Radio Shack (or order it online), it's used to etch circuit boards. Very carefully (wear gloves, eye protection, etc.) pour it into the little reservoir you've made about 1/4 inch deep. Careful this stuff is caustic! 7. Let it sit for as long as it takes to get the depth you want. I find an hour to an hour and a half works nice. You have to keep monitoring it though as at some point the tape masking off the areas you don't want etched Will start to lift and allow etchant underneath it. 8. soak up as much as you can with paper towels and dispose of the towels and the clay border. 9. Toss some baking soda on the blade to neutralize the etchant and rub it in. 10. hose off the blade and remove the rest of the tape. Toss on some more baking soda and scrub it in, then hose it off again. 11. Buff and you're done.
Fumes from the etchant will affect any un-masked nearby metal and if any seeps or drips under to the other side of the blade it will etch that too.
Well ok, so I guess it's not super easy. But it's not rocket science either.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 11, 2008 21:02:02 GMT
hey do u have a pic of these swords with something to reference the size?
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Post by Matt993f.o.d on Apr 11, 2008 21:53:34 GMT
Are you sure you havnt been doing this for years??!
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Post by Brendan Olszowy on Apr 12, 2008 11:18:13 GMT
Thanks for the etching tute. I have done some with wax but its a bit hit and miss. The tape is a greta idea. Some great Ideas. +1 /v45index.cgi?board=swordcustom&action=display&thread=1733&page=1
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Post by 293master293 on Apr 13, 2008 6:57:42 GMT
Best videogame sword replicas EVER!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2008 7:59:22 GMT
Bro B: How much would you charge for just one of the blades? As a DIY project piece?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2008 14:58:31 GMT
I'm not really a fan of these type of blades... but I am just amazed in what you did here. Excellent craftmanship, absolutely stunning!
+1 for you!
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