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Post by Brendan Olszowy on May 5, 2008 15:07:41 GMT
Hey Y'all I've finally decided to have a tinker with Windows Movie Maker, and it's not so scary. This is my first effort, a cutting vid for my recently created "Dragon's Bane" Sword. After starting off lightly with some soft milk bottles to get my eye in, I got into some 1.25 litre soft drink bottles, and some 3 litre OJ bottles. You may notice I wuss out on some of the secondary 'left over base' cuts - wouldn't you too if you'd spend 30 hours making a sword? lol Don't want to hit that stand... The one half way through that just smashes is a sundried tomato jar that has been in the sun for a while, it just explodes. Yeah, I eat sundries by the kilo. Enjoy:
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2008 15:40:29 GMT
Looks like it cut real well. Looks great and works too... ;D Can't ask for more than that. Job well done. See a sword project just isn't finished till you share a cutting video! thanks for sharing.
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Post by YlliwCir on May 5, 2008 15:57:56 GMT
A job well done, Brenno. You've become quit the accomplished movie maker as well as sword artisan. +1
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Post by Brendan Olszowy on May 5, 2008 18:02:47 GMT
Couldn't resist making a another movie. I had a fair bit of footage of the Wallace Landesknecht, so I'm up through the wee hours putting this together; all for you. Enjoy:
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Post by randomnobody on May 5, 2008 22:06:59 GMT
The Dragon's Bane makes a pretty sound. I like it. Nice work on the movie making.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2008 22:27:00 GMT
Verrrra guid, laddie! I dinna know ye're sa handy wi' a blade. Remind me ne'er t'give ye any guff! Och, an' that Drangon's Bane, now. 'Tis a fine blade, sure, despite the Sassenach fittin's. +1 t'ye, an' more's the power t'ye, lad.
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Post by ShooterMike on May 6, 2008 0:01:12 GMT
Very nice, very nice... the both of 'em. (In my best snobbish Hollywood voice) "I like your color and composition. The hidden message was at once subtle and overt, and the sparing use of dazzling sunlight was just maahhvelous." ;D
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2008 2:19:54 GMT
PONY!! I saw that pony. I am sooo green right now from envy. Horses in your backyard and you make whatever sword you want. Darn you for living the dream!!
I reaaally love the sound Dragon's Bane makes, and now that I've seen it with some context I like it even more than just from the pictures. Very elegant but by no means dainty!
The Wallace video made me want to raid and pillage. I subconsciously clenched my fist with martial anticipation. Do a video with a watermelon and the Wallace! Pleeez!?
(PS I bragged about this in another thread but the mountains where Braveheart was filmed are just 3 miles away right now! Wicklow Mountains just sout' o' Dublin)
Keep the videos coming!!
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Post by Jeff K. ( Jak) on May 6, 2008 2:21:03 GMT
They're both beuatiful swords, incredible job Bren! I think you need to set up more targets HEH! or were you slaying the bottles and their ghosts as well! ;D I like the way you handle the Wallace...very powerful. Looks prety maneuverable for a large sword. Again, well done mate!
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Post by Brian of DBK on May 6, 2008 3:08:46 GMT
Sweet vids Brenno. I dig your creativity.
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2008 11:30:38 GMT
The Dragon's Bane makes a pretty sound. Yeah - doesn't she sing like a beauty... very nice Brenno!
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Post by Brendan Olszowy on May 21, 2008 19:00:10 GMT
Fable Blades Fantasy Tactical Wakizashi (Fan-Tac-Wak) See Classifieds For Sale for all the info.
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Post by Deleted on May 21, 2008 20:10:05 GMT
Interesting looking blade Brenno. Seems to cut just fine. Great job.
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Post by Brendan Olszowy on May 22, 2008 1:18:51 GMT
Did you like that music. A blend between Metallica and a Symphony Orchestra. Thrash that Cello.
The Fan Tac Wak does cut well, with light weight being it's only shortcoming. It requires a strong grip and wrist.
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Post by Brendan Olszowy on Jul 24, 2008 6:36:51 GMT
My contribution to the Rapier Arguments going on:
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2008 8:13:30 GMT
Nice cutting with the rapier.
My only question is what type of wound does a cut bottle translate to?
Would be interesting to see how it cuts tatami.
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Post by Brendan Olszowy on Jul 26, 2008 13:52:08 GMT
I don't know, but I'm not putting my hand up to volunteer to find out. haha
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Post by axeman on Jul 26, 2008 13:57:46 GMT
I don't know, but I'm not putting my hand up to volunteer to find out. haha ;D GOOD ANSWER
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Post by Tom K. (ianflaer) on Jul 26, 2008 16:50:16 GMT
well, a plastic bottle has a much harder skin than you or I and has only a slightly lesser resistance as you cut through it so I would think that any cut that goes through a plastic bottle should cut human flesh pretty handily. I can't say much as to bone based on bottles but I bet it would at least bite the bone. seems to me any cut that we have to debate how much it cuts the BONE is a pretty serious wound that could certainly be life-threatening.
also about a month ago I was sharpening and polishing my Kaze (I know we aren't talking about katanas here but stay with me a sec.) and I bent over to pick up a dropped piece of sand paper while still holding it cradled in my arms. well, the tip shifted just enough that it slipped off of my arm and dropped about 4 inches. the tip was not even particularly sharp at that point but it still sliced a line down my arm like I was made of butter. it's a very good thing that the angle of the cut to my arm was very shallow (almost in the same line) because that cut was a bit more than a quarter inch deep. because of the angle it stayed just below the surface of my skin and caused no serious harm, but had this cut come in at a 90 degree angle to my arm I woul have been off to the hospital for stitches instead of having a nasty scratch. needless to say I have modified my sharpening practices and now let clamps on my work bench hold the sword and I pay a bit more attention when I am holding it.
the point of that story is to illistrate just how easy it is for a sword to cut human flesh. the cut I took from it seemed to be made effortlessly from the slightest of movement, I am horrified to imagine what that cut would have been like had the sword been swinging with force. . . can we say "half arm Ian"? yikes!
So yes, I think Brenno has shown us that a rapier CAN cause a deadly cut. Probably won't be decapitating anyone but certainly a cut to be feared.
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Post by Brendan Olszowy on Oct 14, 2008 15:16:55 GMT
My HeMan Power Sword is sold and on it's way over to France. I made a little cutting vid of it a few days ago, before the final sanding back.
I made this sword so long ago but had never actually cut anything with it! It's very point heavy, thanks to the undersized pommel. Still it felt very manageable cutting single handed, due to it's very light overall mass (2lb8oz). But having the POB at 8" means it is a cutting biased blade, and it works well.
I do have plans churning for a bigger and better He Man sword. Next time it will be a two hander. Separate guard, and much bigger pommel - a little more anime'. Oh yes, I can't wait.
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