Eric Bergeron
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Post by Eric Bergeron on Dec 22, 2020 19:31:52 GMT
it also came out to 685grams which is 1.5lbs so this thing should be lightning fast too.
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Post by lebleuchevalier on Dec 22, 2020 19:43:43 GMT
Yes it is confirmed that it is indeed one solid piece of wood carved to appear as 3 separate pieces, yes it looks amazing for his first attempt at a gladius, I do agree the tip I wish was little longer but that is my fault for that it looked longer in the drawings then i wanted so I had him change it but it needed to be about half an inch longer and I think it would be typical size. Doesn't really matter though, that thing is going to be very stabby. I just approached him and asked for one too, but a different type. So, it's all your fault. |
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Post by Eric Bergeron on Dec 22, 2020 19:50:20 GMT
Yes it is confirmed that it is indeed one solid piece of wood carved to appear as 3 separate pieces, yes it looks amazing for his first attempt at a gladius, I do agree the tip I wish was little longer but that is my fault for that it looked longer in the drawings then i wanted so I had him change it but it needed to be about half an inch longer and I think it would be typical size. Doesn't really matter though, that thing is going to be very stabby. I just approached him and asked for one too, but a different type. So, it's all your fault. I did warn him he would be getting at least one other person wanting one :) |
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Post by lebleuchevalier on Dec 23, 2020 14:35:14 GMT
Had a nice chat with Purna today. He has agreed to make a gladius for me, although it's actually a spatha.
We won't wear this dude out. He is very content with what he does, but he did tell me that he cut himself badly two years ago and pledged to never make anything he doesn't want to. That's a wise policy if you ask me. He shared that he is 40 years old and figures he has 10 years of work left in him. He has three people who work under him, whom he is teaching the craft. He hopes to be a well known sword maker within our group. I assured him he is well known to us already.
He loves to receive commissions and is very excited to start new projects.
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Post by Eric Bergeron on Dec 23, 2020 16:37:40 GMT
Had a nice chat with Purna today. He has agreed to make a gladius for me, although it's actually a spatha. We won't wear this dude out. He is very content with what he does, but he did tell me that he cut himself badly two years ago and pledged to never make anything he doesn't want to. That's a wise policy if you ask me. He shared that he is 40 years old and figures he has 10 years of work left in him. He has three people who work under him, whom he is teaching the craft. He hopes to be a well known sword maker within our group. I assured him he is well known to us already. He loves to receive commissions and is very excited to start new projects. That is so nice to hear about his story & background. Such a great and humble man. |
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Post by soulfromheart on Dec 23, 2020 17:34:53 GMT
Had a nice chat with Purna today. He has agreed to make a gladius for me, although it's actually a spatha. We won't wear this dude out. He is very content with what he does, but he did tell me that he cut himself badly two years ago and pledged to never make anything he doesn't want to. That's a wise policy if you ask me. He shared that he is 40 years old and figures he has 10 years of work left in him. He has three people who work under him, whom he is teaching the craft. He hopes to be a well known sword maker within our group. I assured him he is well known to us already. He loves to receive commissions and is very excited to start new projects. That's what came out of my chats with him as well. His passion is still burning strong and he is really happy with getting custom works.
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Post by LoE on Dec 23, 2020 17:57:09 GMT
So the Superfast is from Purna's personal blade? I didn't know that! The Superfast comes in 3 versions (I believe):
- 12" full tang
- 12" stick tang
- 15" full tang
Would you know which one? I'd planned on the 12" stick tang. |
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Post by soulfromheart on Dec 23, 2020 18:42:40 GMT
It's the 12' super fast, not sure if stick or full tang however, sorry. Will ask.  |
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Post by LoE on Dec 23, 2020 19:36:05 GMT
Appreciate that.
Purna (and his business) deserve kudos. The good thing is these posts show up in Google searches.
I'll be purchasing another khukuri from him soon. If I find his personal blade is a stick tang 12" Superfast, well then that's perfect, because that's what I wanted next anyway. Would be pretty cool to find out that's what he prefers himself!
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Post by lebleuchevalier on Dec 23, 2020 23:30:09 GMT
Appreciate that. Purna (and his business) deserve kudos. The good thing is these posts show up in Google searches. I'll be purchasing another khukuri from him soon. If I find his personal blade is a stick tang 12" Superfast, well then that's perfect, because that's what I wanted next anyway. Would be pretty cool to find out that's what he prefers himself! He told me today he is most proud of the superfast and that he pioneered the design. It came up when we were discussing intellectual property theft. He is very protective of his designs. I think the full tang is mostly in mind for the Western audience, who is suspicious of small tangs. |
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Post by Brother Nathaniel on Dec 23, 2020 23:51:28 GMT
I have been thinking about this for a while now...
Ya know the whole "full tang" thing and overall the size and dimension of the tang is probably the most overused and most convoluted topic that gets repeated within our community.
It's a solution to an incomplete equation.
I mean all this concern over the hypothetical tang being "strong enough" but strong enough for what?
"Well for hard use and cutting"
Ok, what hard use and cutting are you planning on doing with it?
*Crickets*
I mean I recently read an account of an adolescent rhino being dropped, nearly 100% decapitated by a Tulwar(Without damage to the tulwar, mind you) and it's a partial tang held in with pitch.
Just a pet peeve of mine.
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Post by Eric Bergeron on Dec 23, 2020 23:55:14 GMT
It's funny cause my first kukri I got from Kailash blades is a stick tang and it is probably my favorite of the ones I got from kailash, the others being full tang and it just doesn't have the same feel to them I guess.
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Post by lebleuchevalier on Dec 24, 2020 0:04:43 GMT
I mean I recently read an account of an adolescent rhino being dropped, nearly 100% decapitated by a Tulwar(Without damage to the tulwar, mind you) and it's a partial tang held in with pitch. Just a pet peeve of mine. I really think we have a bias when it comes to tang dimensions and our ideas about strength are convoluted. Many historical full tang weapons were tapered throughout the tang. Some weapons had small tang and were not peened, e.g. the tulwar, which was held together by pitch!
All I can say is... techniques vary.
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Post by Eric Bergeron on Dec 24, 2020 0:31:05 GMT
Also I think the stick tang gets a bad rap because of the early days of collecting swords and still now a days people pass off horrible rat tail tangs and we've been engrained into thinking we need full tang to overcome the "rat tail" and in reality if the stick tang is done correctly like in kukri's and talwars you don't need it to be full tang.
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Post by Jash on Dec 25, 2020 0:19:42 GMT
I fully agree. If I recall, similar scenario with the katana? The second peg was added for those who did not have proper technique? Myself included, I prefer my stick tang khukuri's over my full tang. It really changes the balance and overall feel. Very nice gladius indeed! Not even for a first attempt, just nice in general. To be honest, the shorter point bugs me a tad. However, the single piece handle with choice of wood is just beautiful! Will be nice to see this pictured next to your new Albion |
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Post by Eric Bergeron on Dec 25, 2020 13:31:09 GMT
Had Purna fix the tip of my gladius as I had given the wrong measurements for it, now I think it looks a lot better.   |
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Post by lebleuchevalier on Dec 25, 2020 13:38:51 GMT
Bang, on the money!
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Post by Eric Bergeron on Dec 25, 2020 13:47:13 GMT
Yup goes to show you when looking at measurements to make sure you double check if they are in MM or CM haha :) |
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Post by Brother Nathaniel on Dec 27, 2020 19:47:55 GMT
Man this ended up really good for a first gladius, quite incredible. I love that wood grain too.
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Post by Jash on Dec 28, 2020 22:54:36 GMT
There we go!! |
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