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Post by Brendan Olszowy on Jul 14, 2008 13:37:13 GMT
Beautiful. And I like the tip in metal. Thats a sensible way of doing it. Did you permablue it?
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Post by rammstein on Jul 14, 2008 13:54:44 GMT
Shootermike, thanks for the correction. I knew 1350 was a broad guess, turns out I'm off by about 50 years then ;D. Oh well, learned something new! Longsword, your longsword (that slides off the tounge stangely...) would be appropriate for this type of integral suspension brian's been doing  Brian - you know my usual response to your work and nothing's changed - you've got some insane skills both in manufacture as well as in art. Keep up the phenominal work, you're making everyone extatic ;D! |
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Post by Brian of DBK on Jul 17, 2008 17:31:09 GMT
Shootermike, thanks for the correction. I knew 1350 was a broad guess, turns out I'm off by about 50 years then ;D. Oh well, learned something new! Longsword, your longsword (that slides off the tounge stangely...) would be appropriate for this type of integral suspension brian's been doing Brian - you know my usual response to your work and nothing's changed - you've got some insane skills both in manufacture as well as in art. Keep up the phenominal work, you're making everyone extatic ;D! I'm just wondering when I'm getting that scabbard order from you Ramm?   |
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Post by rammstein on Jul 17, 2008 17:54:04 GMT
Haha! Oh believe me, when I've got money to spend I would be positively HONORED to have you make me a scabbard |
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Post by Brian of DBK on Aug 8, 2008 1:50:13 GMT
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Post by rammstein on Aug 8, 2008 2:08:02 GMT
Holy mother of god... Brian, I don't know what more to say my friend, but keep it up! It's not that you're really getting "better" (I think you're already at the top lol) it's that each piece of work you make is just getting more and more original. Your pieces really have their own distinct personality, and I applaude you for that. +1 as always, for my favorite scabbard maker ;D! edit: Yikes, you'll have to wait an hour, I owe RW one first  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2008 2:15:34 GMT
I want a western sword now, just so I can get one of these beautiful works of art.
Great work, I love the subtle outline detail tooling.
Debbie
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Post by ShooterMike on Aug 8, 2008 3:54:58 GMT
WOW.... Just WOW. I am just about speechless. I knew it was gonna be a beauty... But just... WOW. How does it get any better? How are you gonna top THAT!? Heh, heh, heh. It looks like it was transported from a cutler's shop in 1200 Europe somewhere. |
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Post by Brian of DBK on Aug 8, 2008 4:15:21 GMT
Thank you gentlmen (& ladies), you're too kind. I'm not sure how I'm going to top it either.
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Post by kidcasanova on Aug 8, 2008 4:57:31 GMT
Thank you gentlmen (& ladies), you're too kind. I'm not sure how I'm going to top it either. Always the modest one! ;D +1 my friend. Does Gus still make the 1312? It sure is a gorgeous piece... |
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Post by Brian of DBK on Aug 8, 2008 22:24:37 GMT
Handmade scabbards are extremely satisfying work, and when I finish one I can't help but think "man, that is really cool looking!". The worst part of it is, I have to come to the realization that it isn't mine, and I have to ship it off to probably never see it again in person. Every scabbard I do has some heart & soul in it, and that is hard to let go. But, the money is good too |
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Post by enkidu on Aug 9, 2008 1:16:44 GMT
Hahahahahahaha ! God your good Brian !
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Post by Brian of DBK on Aug 16, 2008 4:22:10 GMT
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Post by Brendan Olszowy on Aug 16, 2008 13:31:31 GMT
SSSSSwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeettttttttt.........
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Post by rammstein on Aug 16, 2008 18:12:24 GMT
Hey brian great work!
Question though - it looks like the first half of the belt (the short side not the long side) is a bit shorter than normal - is this ok? Does it work? I've never had to build a suspension so this is an honest question.
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Post by Brian of DBK on Aug 16, 2008 18:20:42 GMT
Hey brian great work! Question though - it looks like the first half of the belt (the short side not the long side) is a bit shorter than normal - is this ok? Does it work? I've never had to build a suspension so this is an honest question. It's roughly 4" from the scabbard. It works perfectly. It's really a preference to which side of the waist you want to 'connect' the two halves together, and let the excess hang. Mike and I decided to do each version of this to see which one works better. To me it really seems to work the same, and both are very functional. In fact, I prefer the thong over the buckle. |
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Post by ShooterMike on Aug 18, 2008 19:36:21 GMT
Sorry to be "late to the party" in praising this one, especially since it's my scabbard. I think this one is the best looking yet. On the first two, I told Brian just how I wanted them. On this one, he talked me into letting him do what he thought was best, and then surprise me. As far as I am concerned, this is the best approach. Any more scabbards I have made will go like this: "Hey Brian, here's this cool sword. Will you make me a beautiful 1?00s scabbard for it? Pick the colors and other details that look best to you, please." Then I will just sit back and wait for a pleasant surprise, kinda like when I was a kid at Christmas. ;D |
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Post by Brian of DBK on Aug 19, 2008 20:05:34 GMT
I'm really thinking out of the box for the 1557 scabbard. Being one of the more "look & see me" scabbards, I'm really putting a lot of thought into the colors, and a few more lines/curves perhaps.  |
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Post by ShooterMike on Aug 19, 2008 22:18:50 GMT
This one's gonna be a beauty. I can hardly wait to see what you come up with...  |
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Post by Brian of DBK on Aug 20, 2008 21:00:42 GMT
Stay tuned. Tooling work complete. Colors going on tonight.
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