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Post by Jordan Williams on Aug 7, 2018 4:43:33 GMT
Alright, so I'm making a hilt for a sabre. I have the guard made up and ready to be finished, but I need to make the backstrap. I could just be lazy and make a grip and fix the whole thing with a nut, but that would look like trash. I have an idea of what I want, but don't know how to dish the end of the backstrap to make room for the end of the guard and grip. Any ideas? Here's what I'm trying to do, but for ease of manufacture it will be brass. And here's the guard just because I'm proud of it. imgur.com/V55M1gg
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Post by leviathansteak on Aug 7, 2018 5:00:23 GMT
Looks almost like you could use a metal ladle as a starting point...
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Post by Scott on Aug 7, 2018 8:04:39 GMT
Try raising it maybe, either make a stake or put a ball pein hammer in a vise and use that.
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Post by Ifrit on Aug 7, 2018 9:57:27 GMT
Make a wooden mock handle and hammer it to its shape then polish. It's all I can think of
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Post by L Driggers (fallen) on Aug 7, 2018 11:04:34 GMT
You are going to need a forming die and use real thin metal. The forming dies are the reason I stay away from sabres.
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Post by MOK on Aug 7, 2018 12:34:02 GMT
AFAIK, originally these were made with industrial dies and power hammers - insert a hot piece of metal, the machine goes BANG and all that's left is clean-up and polish. But it's a real pain to do all by hand, especially for one-off builds.
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Post by Jordan Williams on Aug 7, 2018 15:49:16 GMT
Try raising it maybe, either make a stake or put a ball pein hammer in a vise and use that. Between making a dishing stump and this suggestion I think I'll try this one when I have the time. Thanks for the comments guys, yeah I think in the 19th century most of them were made via casting (for the brass) or in molds, but I wouldn't be surprised if the smaller companies in the early days forged them.
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