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Post by soulfromheart on Feb 28, 2021 18:17:15 GMT
This is coming very nicely ! For the handle, did you opt for leather-covered wood or something for exotic ?
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Post by Kane Shen on Feb 28, 2021 20:36:28 GMT
I think you may be personally putting Purna's kids thru college If each and every one of us worked as hard as this man does, the human race would have already colonized Mars decades ago.
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Post by Kane Shen on Feb 28, 2021 20:52:55 GMT
Another day, another epic commission project from Purna. Since the last incident of the screwed-on pommel (possible to end them rightly), everybody has been laser focused on the hilt construction. Am I the only one obsessed with the distal tapering XD
From the 2 swords I commissioned, I can see that Purna is capable of delivering swords with extreme distal tapers. Both swords tapers distally from 5-6mm down to around 2mm. However, if you make a parameter that must be delivered, I think in the end he might charge you a premium for extra belt sanders--that was what happened to me.
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Post by Eric Bergeron on Feb 28, 2021 21:40:27 GMT
This is coming very nicely ! :D For the handle, did you opt for leather-covered wood or something for exotic ? :) Leather covered wood, nothing exotic this time :)
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Post by Eric Bergeron on Mar 1, 2021 21:50:56 GMT
Some more updates, sword is assembled and just needs the grip to be finished and final polishing, as you can see from the photo the balance is about 4" or so from the guard.
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Post by Kane Shen on Mar 2, 2021 0:48:11 GMT
Some more updates, sword is assembled and just needs the grip to be finished and final polishing, as you can see from the photo the balance is about 4" or so from the guard. The balance seems pretty great so far. From the photo, it seems more like 5"-6", but it's still very historical. It's going to be brought further back once he's done more grinding on the blade for sure. Sounds like a fun sword! BTW are these single edged Viking-Era swords the progenitors of falchions?
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Post by Eric Bergeron on Mar 2, 2021 2:56:08 GMT
Some more updates, sword is assembled and just needs the grip to be finished and final polishing, as you can see from the photo the balance is about 4" or so from the guard. The balance seems pretty great so far. From the photo, it seems more like 5"-6", but it's still very historical. It's going to be brought further back once he's done more grinding on the blade for sure. Sounds like a fun sword! BTW are these single edged Viking-Era swords the progenitors of falchions? My understanding was it evolved from the longer seax blades, not sure about Falchions but anything is quite possible.
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Post by Eric Bergeron on Mar 3, 2021 20:18:50 GMT
Well on the final polish of the blade, a crack was noticed so he has to start over from scratch, bummer as it was almost complete too, but better to have a fully functional blade then one with a crack in it :)
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Post by Kane Shen on Mar 3, 2021 20:22:00 GMT
Well on the final polish of the blade, a crack was noticed so he has to start over from scratch, bummer as it was almost complete too, but better to have a fully functional blade then one with a crack in it OMG! But it's good that such an issue has been discovered before it gets ugly.
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Post by Eric Bergeron on Mar 3, 2021 20:26:11 GMT
Well on the final polish of the blade, a crack was noticed so he has to start over from scratch, bummer as it was almost complete too, but better to have a fully functional blade then one with a crack in it OMG! But it's good that such an issue has been discovered before it gets ugly. Yes and I'm hoping he can reuse the guard and pommel so that will save some time on hand making them again if he's able to use them.
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Post by Kane Shen on Mar 3, 2021 20:27:56 GMT
OMG! But it's good that such an issue has been discovered before it gets ugly. Yes and I'm hoping he can reuse the guard and pommel so that will save some time on hand making them again if he's able to use them. Yeah it's not a complete lost for sure. These things happen, discovering on time means luck is on your side.
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Post by soulfromheart on Mar 3, 2021 20:39:14 GMT
Ouch ! :S But yes, better to see it before shipping. Did you aim for a certain weight ?
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Post by Eric Bergeron on Mar 3, 2021 20:43:50 GMT
Ouch ! :S But yes, better to see it before shipping. ;) Did you aim for a certain weight ? :) I gave him a little room I said between 1100 grams to 1200 grams, and he was 1150 grams on that first sword before the finding of the crack in the blade.
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Post by L Driggers (fallen) on Mar 3, 2021 22:07:11 GMT
Might want him to do the grip right, they weren't pinned on.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 4, 2021 3:50:25 GMT
Might want him to do the grip right, they were pinned on. What you mean? I have no idea how scales are done, so it's a topic of interest for me
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Post by L Driggers (fallen) on Mar 4, 2021 4:51:13 GMT
Might want him to do the grip right, they were pinned on. What you mean? I have no idea how scales are done, so it's a topic of interest for me Messed up on my message they weren't slabs pinned on to the tang. The grips completely encase the tang usually a hole is drilled through the wood and slipped on to the tang. Compression from the pommel and guard hold the grip in place. Like this.
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Post by pgandy on Mar 4, 2021 12:40:30 GMT
Thanks Driggers. Something didn’t set right with me when I saw the hilt but chalked it up to being under construction. But that’s it. I’ve never seen riveted scales on a viking sword.
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Post by Eric Bergeron on Mar 4, 2021 20:23:12 GMT
He certainly works fast, new blade already forged out and next to the cracked blade.
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Post by Adventurer'sBlade on Mar 4, 2021 21:03:05 GMT
What you mean? I have no idea how scales are done, so it's a topic of interest for me Messed up on my message they weren't slabs pinned on to the tang. The grips completely encase the tang usually a hole is drilled through the wood and slipped on to the tang. Compression from the pommel and guard hold the grip in place. Like this. That's the historically correct way. And arguably the better way. But some people might choose to commission full pinned slabs.
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Post by Eric Bergeron on Mar 4, 2021 21:20:45 GMT
Since I didn't commission this as a historical construction, he is pinning the blade and leather wrapping it, I have my Albion & Balaur Arms for historical versions of a viking sword.
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