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Post by Kane Shen on Apr 4, 2022 22:02:50 GMT
Were the bevels milled in when they sold it? Or did you have to grind the bevels entirely yourself? How about the distal taper? Looking forward to seeing your post with more details. I have some images in the thread I just created in the Sword Customization forum. The central ridge was defined and the edges were about the thickness of a dime (1.6mm). The grinding work wasn't a big deal, but I had to take great care due to my inexperience. The polishing work, on the other hand, let's just say I had a few breakdowns. I'll document that work shortly. Great! Gonna check that thread out!
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Post by ggower on Apr 5, 2022 0:15:31 GMT
Definitely! I was chatting with you about your Long Leaf on FB the other day. Really nice find on AoC. That Warden is another amazingly cool piece. I'd love a beast of a two hander like that - congrats! You might try the Irish Ring Medieval Longsword if you get a chance. That's my favorite VA sword at the moment. Looks fantastic. Irish ring pommel swords have always fascinated us! VA has released a new model of leaf-bladed longsword with a 36” blade length, and the Irish ring pommel as well as the crossguard found on the Warden of the North. Ah, I'd forgotten that one. It looks like a lot of fun as well. I will say my VA swords are sharper than my Albions by a longshot. Very keen edges for sure.
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Post by unistat76 on Apr 5, 2022 10:03:36 GMT
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Post by unistat76 on Apr 5, 2022 10:05:14 GMT
Definitely! I was chatting with you about your Long Leaf on FB the other day. Really nice find on AoC. That Warden is another amazingly cool piece. I'd love a beast of a two hander like that - congrats! You might try the Irish Ring Medieval Longsword if you get a chance. That's my favorite VA sword at the moment. Looks fantastic. Irish ring pommel swords have always fascinated us! VA has released a new model of leaf-bladed longsword with a 36” blade length, and the Irish ring pommel as well as the crossguard found on the Warden of the North. I have to say, that sword really does it for me. I would definitely take it home to meet mom and dad.
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Post by Kane Shen on Apr 5, 2022 19:02:48 GMT
Looks fantastic. Irish ring pommel swords have always fascinated us! VA has released a new model of leaf-bladed longsword with a 36” blade length, and the Irish ring pommel as well as the crossguard found on the Warden of the North. I have to say, that sword really does it for me. I would definitely take it home to meet mom and dad. Wait until you put a ring on this one
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Post by unistat76 on Apr 5, 2022 22:21:35 GMT
I have to say, that sword really does it for me. I would definitely take it home to meet mom and dad. Wait until you put a ring on this one :D Lol
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Post by eastman on Apr 6, 2022 1:35:33 GMT
I have to say, that sword really does it for me. I would definitely take it home to meet mom and dad. Wait until you put a ring on this one
looks like someone already did
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Post by Kane Shen on Apr 7, 2022 0:30:07 GMT
Wait until you put a ring on this one
looks like someone already did
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Post by metinemre on Nov 30, 2023 6:13:59 GMT
Kane how`s the stiffness of the long leafblade from Va? More on stiff side or whippy? How would you describe it? You know if you hard tap the hilt does the blade whip?
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Post by AJGBlack on Nov 30, 2023 14:59:55 GMT
Kane how`s the stiffness of the long leafblade from Va? More on stiff side or whippy? How would you describe it? You know if you hard tap the hilt does the blade whip? You won't be getting a response any time soon as Shen was banned a while back. You can hit him up on his YouTube though.
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Post by Eric Bergeron on Nov 30, 2023 19:01:36 GMT
Kane how`s the stiffness of the long leafblade from Va? More on stiff side or whippy? How would you describe it? You know if you hard tap the hilt does the blade whip? You won't be getting a response any time soon as Shen was banned a while back. You can hit him up on his YouTube though. He's not banned, he was just on the site about an hour ago, he may have been temporarily banned back when you are thinking of it.
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Post by AJGBlack on Nov 30, 2023 22:38:54 GMT
You won't be getting a response any time soon as Shen was banned a while back. You can hit him up on his YouTube though. He's not banned, he was just on the site about an hour ago, he may have been temporarily banned back when you are thinking of it. Ah, my mistake. Thank you for the update!
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Post by ggower on Dec 1, 2023 0:45:27 GMT
Kane how`s the stiffness of the long leafblade from Va? More on stiff side or whippy? How would you describe it? You know if you hard tap the hilt does the blade whip? I'm not Kane but I have the same sword. It's not what I would think of as whippy at all. Seems plenty stiff to me but I'm not a cutting expert by any means.
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Post by metinemre on Dec 1, 2023 3:31:19 GMT
Kane how`s the stiffness of the long leafblade from Va? More on stiff side or whippy? How would you describe it? You know if you hard tap the hilt does the blade whip? I'm not Kane but I have the same sword. It's not what I would think of as whippy at all. Seems plenty stiff to me but I'm not a cutting expert by any means. Thank you. To call it a whippy if you hold it from the handle/hilt and tap the guard if the blade shakes makes waves like a whip then it is whippy.
See Skallagrim`s video. 8:15 ff
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Post by blackjack on Dec 1, 2023 21:31:12 GMT
"Looks fantastic. Irish ring pommel swords have always fascinated us! VA has released a new model of leaf-bladed longsword with a 36” blade length, and the Irish ring pommel as well as the crossguard found on the Warden of the North."
I have that sword on order from VA
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