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Post by Draven on Sept 1, 2017 16:23:49 GMT
Howdy folks! Here is an arming sword I assembled from a H/T blade and printed armoury fittings. The fittings were the unfinished/rough cast ones. I'm quite pleased with the result! If I recall right, it weighs 1066g or about 2lb 5oz. A scabbard will be made eventually! Pete
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Sept 1, 2017 16:46:05 GMT
Maise!
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Post by William Swiger on Sept 1, 2017 16:50:00 GMT
Looks very nice.
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Post by harrybeck on Sept 1, 2017 17:05:48 GMT
Ooooooooohhhh
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Post by pgandy on Sept 1, 2017 18:23:53 GMT
Man, that looks good. Two questions; what did you use as an overcoat on the grips, shellac, lacquer? And where is the PoB?
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Post by Draven on Sept 1, 2017 20:00:32 GMT
Tapadh leat :D Man, that looks good. Two questions; what did you use as an overcoat on the grips, shellac, lacquer? And where is the PoB? The grip is sealed with cyanoacrylate (CA superglue) - it can be had in a variety of viscosities from fairly thick to very thin, thin works better for my purposes. It quickly dries hard and clear (water tends to fog it, in my experience) and is easy to polish. I use it for hardening cord wraps and sealing grain on porous wood, it does both quite well :) The PoB is right at 6"
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Post by legacyofthesword on Sept 2, 2017 4:35:12 GMT
Wow, that looks great!
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Post by Bryan Heff on Sept 2, 2017 12:38:33 GMT
Great job, looks awsome
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Post by Robert on Sept 2, 2017 12:41:57 GMT
I was thinking of doing the same thing! It came out really nice, this motivates my to try it on my own.
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Post by christain on Sept 2, 2017 19:28:59 GMT
You nailed that! Looks awesome. I wish the H/T line had a Scottish sword in the lineup. I'd be all over it. I wonder if the single-hander blade would fit my basket hilt? Hmmmm........I might see a project in the works myself!
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Post by Draven on Sept 2, 2017 22:27:24 GMT
Thanks again folks!
legacyofthesword, that effigy served as some inspiration :D
Robert, go for it, just post pics :D I've seen remarkably few pictures of swords made with these fittings!
Christain, thanks! I agree, Scottish weapons seem to be generally under-represented except for dirks, basket hilts and claymores. I suppose it's possible (or likely) that Scottish swords were generally similar to English (or Scandinavian, depending on the time frame) swords, but I don't imagine the Scottish stylings of the 1400s+ just came out of nowhere. They are quite distinctive, after all.
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Post by LG Martial Arts on Sept 4, 2017 1:37:14 GMT
Very nice work!
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Post by Draven on Sept 6, 2017 0:01:34 GMT
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Post by mb3 on Sept 6, 2017 10:52:58 GMT
I realy like that guard. Your sword has nice clean lines, looks fast.
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