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Post by Uhlan on Jan 11, 2016 17:59:08 GMT
Wow! Very good! Don't you think air brushing may make it look a bit ,,plastic''? Too perfect? Doing it by hand with a soaked rag may make the risers come out better? I dunno, I would not like to f%^k this one up. It is too nice.
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Post by Bryan Heff on Jan 12, 2016 0:30:25 GMT
Insanely good....my goodness, this May end up being your finest work to date...and that is saying a lot.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2016 22:21:58 GMT
Ooh. That looks fantastic. 1st rate work! Perfectly suited to brenno's work! Never seen a scabbard better fit to a swords personality
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2016 1:02:40 GMT
It looks great. I can't wait to see it when it's finished.
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Post by Voltan on Jan 13, 2016 5:45:11 GMT
Looks amazing! Can't wait to see the final...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2016 20:18:10 GMT
Absolutely beautiful. It's perfect for that sword. Thats a real treasure
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Post by Mikeeman on Jan 13, 2016 20:25:17 GMT
So good I can't words.
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Post by Lukas MG (chenessfan) on Jan 13, 2016 22:10:15 GMT
I like that, good work. I only have one small nit-pick and that's the width of the scabbard at the mouth. To me eyes it makes the grip look a bit undersized. Leaving the "guard" free or some other mouth design might have been worth considering. But that is just personal preference, there is no denying the excellent craftsmanship displayed! The risers are wonderfully crisp.
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Post by Voltan on Jan 13, 2016 23:59:24 GMT
I was right...the zenith of your craft! Well done my friend.
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Post by Madmartigen on Jan 14, 2016 8:41:54 GMT
Very well done indeed. Splendid work, hat's off to you sir.
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Post by Bryan Heff on Jan 14, 2016 15:20:19 GMT
Great work....a scabbard deserving of the sword and vice versa.
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Post by Brendan Olszowy on Jan 14, 2016 15:20:30 GMT
Hi Findlithui Thats looking fantastic. Nice work with the riser shaping and all that stitching. My fingers hurt just looking at that. The chape too of course! Beautiful work. I use Titebond Original glue by the way (red packaging). :-)
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Post by Scott on Jan 14, 2016 23:37:21 GMT
Beautiful work. Any chance of a picture of the back of the scabbard?
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Post by chrisperoni on Jan 15, 2016 2:09:03 GMT
Awesome. In the truest meaning of the word
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Post by Lukas MG (chenessfan) on Jan 15, 2016 14:05:01 GMT
I like that, good work. I only have one small nit-pick and that's the width of the scabbard at the mouth. To me eyes it makes the grip look a bit undersized. Leaving the "guard" free or some other mouth design might have been worth considering. But that is just personal preference, there is no denying the excellent craftsmanship displayed! The risers are wonderfully crisp. WELL noted. The throat size was a compromise.... art vs physics :).
The blade itself looks like this:
There were two things that could have been done with the large blade projection to the bottom of the photo....
1) Do a "free mouth" - three sided core with split leather. 2) Do a "full" mouth, supported on all dimensions.
I considered #1. I could have reduced the throat size, split the wrap, laced it - and the blade would pass. But that option left me with a pretty large area - a portion of which was SHARP.
#2? Yes - it makes the throat fairly large. But the blade core is supported all around - no chance of an exposed sharp area, JUST about where one would grasp the core with the left hand, while drawing :).
So, I thought about it - a lot. In the end? I decided on a design that fully encloses the "sharp" on a draw. Besides - I've always wanted to create a dramatically shaped throat that mirrors the shape of the underlying blade :).
There WERE issues with this - but they occurred during the leather fitting at the top/inside throat. There is no WAY to avoid seams at that point. I probably spent 4 hours CAREFULLY fitting the leather to make those seams (which MUST show) VERY STINKING TIGHT. And I'm still a little pissed with 'em :).
Now - in the end... (and in use) - I can SAFELY grasp the core right about where those top curves are - and pull the blade FAST, without concern for a left hand cut :). To me? The physics came down to "man edhel ceritha?" - what would edhel do? I opted for "injure the foe - not yourself" :).
(Edit) You're good :). You are the first one to SPOT that compromise :). And you are absolutely right - it IS, in fact, a compromise that attempts to find the fine boundary between function and form :).
I see... I would have probably gone with a mouth that mimicked the cut out in the blade, before the edge starts. Maybe left the back free in that spot, too, avoiding a step down from scabbard to handle (the usual problem when making a scabbard for a sword without a guard and one reason I don't like that type of sword). So either a two- or three-sided core. When completely inserted, there would be no danger but you're right, one would have to be a bit more careful on the draw and if gripping the scabbard, move the hand a bit further down. Anyway, I completely understand your reasoning and the only thing that counts is that YOU are happy with it. You are the one using it after all ;) Again, good job!
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Post by Curtis_Louis on Jan 23, 2016 1:43:53 GMT
This turned out GREAT!!! I think it belongs on the "Big Screen". Beautiful work.
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Post by Madmartigen on Jan 24, 2016 8:08:45 GMT
Outstanding. Top notch design, very good work. Congratulations, it came out splendid.
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Post by Brendan Olszowy on Jan 27, 2016 6:03:40 GMT
Hey Findlithui Great work on the suspension. Ya shoulda asked - I could have sent you step by step photos of that type of suspension knot - I keep a record on some of my more complex knotting as I often forget how I did stuff by the time I want to use it again haha. Thanks for asking about the fire. Yes we dodged a bullet there. It burned 200,000 acres in just a couple of days, and got within about 10 miles of our home, which isn't much with the speed these things can move - it could have blown through to our place in just a few hours given the right wind conditions (the fire perimiter was 300km). In summer we have high temps, drought, and prevailing hot fast winds off the desert on most nights – making the perfect conditions for such fires. Also our Forests are mainly Eucalypts, which are super flammable (Eucalyptus oil is almost explosive). Our forests are designed to burn, and in fact many of our native seeds only germinate after forest fire. It was an amazing gift that we received unseasonable cool still conditions after those couple of days – even a little rain. Which held for three or four days allowing fire fighters to take control of the situation. The breeze even turned the fire back on it's self. Our good fortune was amazing. I hate to think what would have happened with our usual conditions. We even had a good rainfall last week which would have put out a lot of the smoldering embers – they can burn in the ground for months after. So yes, super grateful! Luckily no family or close friends in the devastation zone – though we are keeping some animals which lost their homes. And some family did have to evacuate and lived at our house for a few days til it was safe. We were all packed to evacuate too, and watering the heck out of our place. Talk about stressful! Getting back to normal now though, got some work done over the last week. View to the north View to the East View to the South - pretty green as we live in an irrigate pasture area. The dead tree in the middle got hit by lightning in spring :-)
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Post by Huer-Ta on Jan 27, 2016 15:20:48 GMT
Holy goodness Brendan, that's nuts! That sky looks straight out of a Frazetta painting. I'm glad you and yours made it through those fires safely
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Post by Croccifixio on Jan 28, 2016 10:04:42 GMT
Looks like you put the time to good use Brendan. Gorgeous XIV.
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