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Post by Rabel Dusk on Jul 19, 2019 23:17:18 GMT
I've maybe missed it, but I haven't come across much discussion of Leo Todeschini's Tod Cutler daggers. He makes some expensive stuff at Tod's Workshop, but he also has a website - Tod Cutler, where he sells great daggers at very reasonable prices. You can also find some of his daggers over at KOA. They are listed at pretty much the same price as MRL daggers, and are of a higher quality. I have bought 3 daggers and am very happy with them - a Rondel, a Baselard, and a Dudgeon. I highly recommend his stuff
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Post by Rabel Dusk on Jul 19, 2019 23:20:03 GMT
His website - Orders shipped from the UK to the US arrive in about a week, depending on how long they sit in customs. -- todcutler.com/
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Post by markus313 on Jul 19, 2019 23:22:41 GMT
Had two of those rondels and they are fantastic.
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Post by strigoil on Jul 19, 2019 23:27:36 GMT
Have one custom and two cutler daggers from him, as well as two scabbards..He's an amazing craftsman and an absolute gift to the medieval community, I always recommend him when appropriate, a real joy to work with.
Every time I go to his website it reignites frustration that I can't own a crossbow over here, I really want one from him.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 19, 2019 23:50:38 GMT
I have a rondel and a Scottish dirk. They are both wonderful and I am very pleased. There are two others I really want, although if I had the funds I would collect them all.
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Post by christain on Jul 19, 2019 23:54:35 GMT
I'ma gonna gotsta git me some o' them. Ballock dagger.... ....MMMM....
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Post by Zen_Hydra on Jul 20, 2019 2:21:56 GMT
I have a rondel and a Scottish dirk. They are both wonderful and I am very pleased. There are two others I really want, although if I had the funds I would collect them all. Do you have any other observations or thoughts on the dirk? I have one of the 15th century rondel daggers and a stiletto I'm very happy with. I've had my eyes on the dirk and the English/Italian baselard.
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Post by Rabel Dusk on Jul 20, 2019 4:05:55 GMT
I have one of the 15th century rondel daggers and a stiletto I'm very happy with. I've had my eyes on the dirk and the English/Italian baselard. I just bought the Tod Cutler English/Italian Baselard (there is also a Tod's Workshop version) and am very happy with it. 12 inch blade Blade, guard, grip and pommel are made of 1 piece of steel. The hilt is a wood and steel sandwich with a 7.2 mm steel center. It is a solid, slightly heavy, but well balanced dagger. The blade is very stiff. The flattened diamond cross section makes it better for stabbing. I have a medium sized hand, and for me, I could wish that the 4 inch grip was 1/2 inch shorter so that for the typical medieval ice pick grip, my hand would fit more snugly between guard and pommel. But it works great with a handshake grip, which is the one I favor with daggers. If you are thinking of getting it, I say go for it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2019 13:26:12 GMT
I have a rondel and a Scottish dirk. They are both wonderful and I am very pleased. There are two others I really want, although if I had the funds I would collect them all. Do you have any other observations or thoughts on the dirk? I have one of the 15th century rondel daggers and a stiletto I'm very happy with. I've had my eyes on the dirk and the English/Italian baselard. Some people might balk at the size of the grip on the dirk, but they are meant to fill the entire hand. The "two stones" portion is actually meant to be incorporated into the grip. Yes, you must grip the two stones. It's a fine dagger, large blade, capable of deep thrusts and some fairly decent cuts. If you choose the sharpening option, it won't come as sharp as most people would like, but it will only require some minor honing. I chose the natural option for the sheath and I am really pleased with it. I especially like the hearts motif on the pommel cap.
Two stones = a term for male anatomy that is censored here.
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Post by thomasthesecond on Jul 29, 2019 18:19:10 GMT
I've been wanting one of them for awhile. He offers an aunlaz dagger on his website, that's not available on KoA. I was lusting for the arms and armor variant for about a year before I was Tods, and his also has a scabbard.
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Post by Scott on Jul 30, 2019 2:14:42 GMT
Do you have any other observations or thoughts on the dirk? I have one of the 15th century rondel daggers and a stiletto I'm very happy with. I've had my eyes on the dirk and the English/Italian baselard. Some people might balk at the size of the grip on the dirk, but they are meant to fill the entire hand. The "two stones" portion is actually meant to be incorporated into the grip. Yes, you must grip the two stones. It's a fine dagger, large blade, capable of deep thrusts and some fairly decent cuts. If you choose the sharpening option, it won't come as sharp as most people would like, but it will only require some minor honing. I chose the natural option for the sheath and I am really pleased with it. I especially like the hearts motif on the pommel cap.
Two stones = a term for male anatomy that is censored here.
I wasn't aware they were supposed to be gripped, could you elaborate? Or a picture of how it should be gripped if that's easier?
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Post by Scott on Jul 30, 2019 2:16:29 GMT
I've been wanting one of them for awhile. He offers an aunlaz dagger on his website, that's not available on KoA. I was lusting for the arms and armor variant for about a year before I was Tods, and his also has a scabbard. I think the aunlaz was only added to the line up recently, it should show up on KoA sooner or later.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2019 12:19:41 GMT
Some people might balk at the size of the grip on the dirk, but they are meant to fill the entire hand. The "two stones" portion is actually meant to be incorporated into the grip. Yes, you must grip the two stones. It's a fine dagger, large blade, capable of deep thrusts and some fairly decent cuts. If you choose the sharpening option, it won't come as sharp as most people would like, but it will only require some minor honing. I chose the natural option for the sheath and I am really pleased with it. I especially like the hearts motif on the pommel cap.
Two stones = a term for male anatomy that is censored here.
I wasn't aware they were supposed to be gripped, could you elaborate? Or a picture of how it should be gripped if that's easier? Go to 2:32.
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Post by thomasthesecond on Jul 30, 2019 13:15:15 GMT
I've been wanting one of them for awhile. He offers an aunlaz dagger on his website, that's not available on KoA. I was lusting for the arms and armor variant for about a year before I was Tods, and his also has a scabbard. I think the aunlaz was only added to the line up recently, it should show up on KoA sooner or later. Yeah, kind of looks like it has weird or oddly shaped guards too. I'll find out soon enough though.
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Post by wlewisiii on Jul 30, 2019 15:27:05 GMT
The daggers are great but I really want one of his seaxen.
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Post by dc on Aug 25, 2019 20:44:20 GMT
I have two Tod Cutler daggers (and one of his semi-custom daggers) and am pleased with them.
It should be noted that they will have minor blemishes in the finish, or asymmetries in and not quite perfectly straight lines. Tod seeks a compromise between the perfection of modern manufacturing and the egregious flaws common in medieval artefacts. My assumption is that end result would approximate the work of an unusually precise and meticulous medieval shop.
Buy from Tod if you want a reproduction that looks like high-end work from the medieval era (but is made with modern steel better than anything available to medieval smiths). If you want or are expecting modern precision and perfection, you may be disappointed with Tod's work and should probably look elsewhere.
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Post by Tomt24 on Apr 19, 2020 19:01:19 GMT
The daggers are great but I really want one of his seaxen. I got the Cutler Seax. If you have any questions feel free to ask.
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Post by ThomasW on Apr 20, 2020 7:30:50 GMT
Tod does some very nice work. I've got a few pieces made by him, and they look like they were made by a craftsman of that period. That's something that's hard to capture. The blemishes/imperfections that are sometimes present are part of that, and do add something to the pieces in question.
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