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Post by yelraek on Sept 10, 2020 1:09:35 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2020 7:58:21 GMT
Holy hell, 600USD for a blade blank. What's next, an extra 200USD will allow a person to kiss their butts?
No thanks
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Post by yelraek on Sept 10, 2020 10:12:13 GMT
Holy hell, 600USD for a blade blank. What's next, an extra 200USD will allow a person to kiss their butts? No thanks Hey! That's just about the feedback I'm looking for. Well... kinda... An alternate solution would be appreciated as well. If 600 USD sounds unreasonable... what is reasonable? Where would reasonable be found?
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Sept 10, 2020 10:36:56 GMT
Holy hell, 600USD for a blade blank. What's next, an extra 200USD will allow a person to kiss their butts? No thanks Don't forget it's forged in Canada and it must be darn expensive to hide all their smiths from the cameras! The Windlass Damascus Viking Sword with hilt and scabbard costs regular $ 450 at MRL and $ 300 - 380 at KoA.
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Post by stormmaster on Sept 10, 2020 15:42:00 GMT
Its pretty cheap for a pattern welded blade but it also dsa so i dont think its a good buy imo, pattern welded blades usually run alot more if u commission one
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Post by yelraek on Sept 10, 2020 22:02:05 GMT
Holy hell, 600USD for a blade blank. What's next, an extra 200USD will allow a person to kiss their butts? No thanks Don't forget it's forged in Canada and it must be darn expensive to hide all their smiths from the cameras! The Windlass Damascus Viking Sword with hilt and scabbard costs regular $ 450 at MRL and $ 300 - 380 at KoA. I noticed the Windlass Damascus Viking Sword... Question about that. What is it only a Damascus pattern in the fuller?
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Post by yelraek on Sept 10, 2020 22:06:25 GMT
Its pretty cheap for a pattern welded blade but it also dsa so i dont think its a good buy imo, pattern welded blades usually run alot more if u commission one Why would you not think it's a good buy just because it's a DSA? And I mean that honestly... I'm tracking that there was a scandal with regard to their tang size... The SBG has an article that I've read on it... they seem to back up DSA. Honestly, I'm sketched out about the fit and finish of most blades... That's kinda why I'd rather a blade blank that I can then do up the sword furniture on my own. When others fit a handle on... you have no control over how much they're grinding down a tang to make their life easier.
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Post by MOK on Sept 10, 2020 23:06:46 GMT
I noticed the Windlass Damascus Viking Sword... Question about that. What is it only a Damascus pattern in the fuller? You see this in historical weapons as well - it was common practice for a while to weld monosteel edges to a pattern welded body, rather than make the whole blade out of either. Back then it was done for aesthetic but also pragmatic and economical reasons (monosteel being functionally superior but more expensive and not as fancy-looking), today it's purely for aesthetics and historical emulation. Even when monosteel wasn't yet available, the edges tended to be made separately with a much subtler pattern - fishbones, ladders and loops for the flats and fullers, simple straight lines for the edges. And of course the edges would get more highly polished, too, further enhancing the contrast.
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Post by stormmaster on Sept 10, 2020 23:24:05 GMT
Its pretty cheap for a pattern welded blade but it also dsa so i dont think its a good buy imo, pattern welded blades usually run alot more if u commission one Why would you not think it's a good buy just because it's a DSA? And I mean that honestly... I'm tracking that there was a scandal with regard to their tang size... The SBG has an article that I've read on it... they seem to back up DSA. Honestly, I'm sketched out about the fit and finish of most blades... That's kinda why I'd rather a blade blank that I can then do up the sword furniture on my own. When others fit a handle on... you have no control over how much they're grinding down a tang to make their life easier. well they say their blades are all made in canada, but i just dont think thats true, and with their past issues they have very low reliability in my eyes and the damascus just doesn't look great to me either
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2020 23:30:46 GMT
I got a pattern welded sword blade from China. There's a thread I posted in the reviews subforum and the customization subforum.
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Sept 11, 2020 1:23:57 GMT
Don't forget it's forged in Canada and it must be darn expensive to hide all their smiths from the cameras! The Windlass Damascus Viking Sword with hilt and scabbard costs regular $ 450 at MRL and $ 300 - 380 at KoA. I noticed the Windlass Damascus Viking Sword... Question about that. What is it only a Damascus pattern in the fuller? Windlass says that the whole blade is made of damascus steel. Probably the blade outside the fuller is polished and not etched so that the pattern isn't visible. But it can be etched to make it visible. Same with my Hanwei Godfred viking sword. I think it's cheaper to make a blade out of (industrial) damascus this way that should look like a damascus core with welded on hard steel edges like many antique swords have.
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Post by yelraek on Sept 11, 2020 1:25:57 GMT
I got a pattern welded sword blade from China. There's a thread I posted in the reviews subforum and the customization subforum.
That's a great looking job you did on the furnishings of that sword. Looked up Sinosword... do they only do oriental swords now? Now... I hope this doesn't sound terribly critical. You paid $300 for a really great looking blade, I certainly wouldn't take anything away from that. But it also wasn't completely to the speck you wanted. The blade I first posted... yeah, it's $600. But it does have the wider fuller you were looking for, and (by their site at least) they say it's 5.2 mm thick at the tang, and tapers to 3.2 mm... which is much closer to what you were looking for. Crazy long tang on it though... 13 inches....
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2020 1:37:46 GMT
The fittings are the work of our Jordan Williams. The sword blade was not to specs, but part of that I attribute to a language barrier and miscommunication. Still, I am pleased with the results.
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Post by yelraek on Mar 6, 2021 15:25:15 GMT
Bringing this thread back.
Looking to purchase a folded steel blade blank. Straight, 30 inch, fullered... Viking style.
Give me recommendations please!
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