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Post by soulfromheart on Mar 9, 2021 9:30:06 GMT
Funny that you say that because aesthetically, Liu Ye Dao (Qing Dao ?) are actually one of my favorite style.  Too bad I was too much into katanas before...never bought one and my wife will totally kill me if she sees another sword/knife coming.  (As I am waiting for my Elgur Swordmakery 2 orders from a year and half ago, yes, I am totally dead now.   ) |
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Post by Kane Shen on Mar 9, 2021 22:19:44 GMT
Funny that you say that because aesthetically, Liu Ye Dao (Qing Dao ?) are actually one of my favorite style. Too bad I was too much into katanas before...never bought one and my wife will totally kill me if she sees another sword/knife coming. (As I am waiting for my Elgur Swordmakery 2 orders from a year and half ago, yes, I am totally dead now. ) Yeah Liu Ye Dao means willow-leaf saber in Chinese. I'm not sure if it's synonym with Qing Dao (Manchurian saber) though they do look very similar. I think the willow-leaf might tend to be a bit longer and slimmer in the profile and a bit lighter so it orients more towards civilian context rather than being more of a military saber as the Manchurian. And a year and a half waiting time? Wow, they must be quite popular. I looked up ElGur and they do make beautiful swords, so no wonder =D |
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Post by Dandelion on Mar 10, 2021 12:38:49 GMT
Copy & paste from Holger on FB: "My sword ordered from Purna is here; after a little more than two weeks. Amazing fast processing and delivery, and evn more amazing work. Specifications ae spot on as i ordered them! The blade has heft and presence, though you almost dont feel any weight; balance is very good. It has a considerable yet not overacting distal taper (what i personally dont like), just about right. The blade geometry is awesome too; it features a light hollow grind from the spine to where the edge grind begins; saves quite some weight, the sword is spot on 1260 g. The razor sharp edge itself shows no secondary bevels. This thing is literally twitching, jerking in the hands and asks for WORK! Minor flaws: the screw-on pommel was loose when delivered; no big deal, the wooden grip scales are double pinned to the full tang and wrapped in leather, so some epoxy did the job. Some small pitting in the handsculpted and handcast brass parts, overall a lot of little glue residues peeking through the grip wrap. I STRONGLY recommend the man!"    |
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Post by soulfromheart on Mar 10, 2021 13:44:56 GMT
I have to say, this is absolutely awesome ! Congrats ! |
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Post by Dandelion on Mar 10, 2021 14:21:48 GMT
I have to say, this is absolutely awesome ! Congrats ! The man nailed it 99%! |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2021 19:01:05 GMT
That scabbard looks so fitting for that sword. It all just flows together naturally. Makes me want to get a similar kind of design one day
I wonder if he does monthly payments 😂
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Post by Dandelion on Mar 10, 2021 19:14:23 GMT
Because the pommel is not actually securing anything (Because it is double pinned anyway) you might be able to just loctite the threads and it will not come loose again anytime soon. The pommel got epoxied right away! 😎 |
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Post by Kane Shen on Mar 10, 2021 20:23:57 GMT
Copy & paste from Holger on FB: "My sword ordered from Purna is here; after a little more than two weeks. Amazing fast processing and delivery, and evn more amazing work. Specifications ae spot on as i ordered them! The blade has heft and presence, though you almost dont feel any weight; balance is very good. It has a considerable yet not overacting distal taper (what i personally dont like), just about right. The blade geometry is awesome too; it features a light hollow grind from the spine to where the edge grind begins; saves quite some weight, the sword is spot on 1260 g. The razor sharp edge itself shows no secondary bevels. This thing is literally twitching, jerking in the hands and asks for WORK! Minor flaws: the screw-on pommel was loose when delivered; no big deal, the wooden grip scales are double pinned to the full tang and wrapped in leather, so some epoxy did the job. Some small pitting in the handsculpted and handcast brass parts, overall a lot of little glue residues peeking through the grip wrap. I STRONGLY recommend the man!" I have to say the sword looks beautiful and wicked at the same time. Nice photography! Is the grip for two-handed usage? |
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Post by Kane Shen on Mar 10, 2021 20:25:22 GMT
I have to say, this is absolutely awesome ! Congrats ! Would love to see some showcasing on your end, too, should the photo-op arises. =) |
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Post by Dandelion on Mar 10, 2021 22:22:39 GMT
The pommel got epoxied right away! 😎 Awesome! Would we possibly be able to get a photo of the distal taper? Like a spine view? It looks like he really did a good job with that important detail. If that is your bidding, my brother nathaniel... by the way, we see on Zombie Tools swords that you can get along with a good grinding job, without the infamous distal taper. But one has to admit that this thing here handles much more lightly, even for me, one handed is possible. Holger would be devastating with such a quite light, well balanced and relative compact, effective blade... and his mass behind it!  |
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Post by Kane Shen on Mar 10, 2021 22:23:14 GMT
Awesome! Would we possibly be able to get a photo of the distal taper? Like a spine view? It looks like he really did a good job with that important detail. That is some FINE distal tapering! 👍 |
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Post by Dandelion on Mar 10, 2021 22:33:02 GMT
Awesome, that is exactly what I wanted to see from him! Congrats Ms. Dandelion. Now you have a piece as lovely as you. Hey, dont make the big guy jealous... you wont like him when he gets jealous...   |
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Post by Dandelion on Mar 10, 2021 22:34:32 GMT
That is some FINE distal tapering! 👍 Yes, as i said: he nailed it 99%; looking at the blade concept he nailed it 100% with the hollow grind and the taper. |
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Post by soulfromheart on Mar 11, 2021 18:24:27 GMT
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Post by Dandelion on Mar 17, 2021 17:02:22 GMT
Whohooo... behold the PURNAMAN! The guy is awesome! We have a new challenge for him though: Holger was/is playing around with the ZT Harvester as a base...  |
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Post by Kane Shen on Mar 17, 2021 17:13:32 GMT
That's an absolutely awesome distal taper ! Congrats ! Nice photography, soul! The inlays have clean and crisp lines. I didn’t know the blade is this long, it would the blade alone is as long as your entire viking-era sword. |
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Post by Eric Bergeron on Mar 17, 2021 18:16:48 GMT
Looks amazing Soul :)
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Post by gonzalez_p on Mar 20, 2021 17:32:02 GMT
That's amazing !!!
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Post by soulfromheart on Mar 20, 2021 18:28:33 GMT
Thanks for the kind comments everyone ! The blade was indeed unexpectedly massive ! (almost as long the viking sword and almost twice as wide as a katana blade) |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2021 8:59:53 GMT
That is astonishing. "What's this? A ranger caught off his guard?" "You will suffer me." |
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