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Post by theonebastardsword on Sept 4, 2022 1:50:04 GMT
My bastard sword has a curved crossguard but was wondering about the possibility on changing the guard to a straight design. Is it any possible on a sword with a peened blade?
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Post by AJGBlack on Sept 4, 2022 2:09:08 GMT
It takes a decent amount of work, but doable. You'll have to remove the pommel and grip. It also depends on the pommel type and how it's been peened. You'll want to remove the grip first. If the peen is proud of the pommel you can likely just grind it off and then gently (Gently!) hammer the pommel from the tang side and break away what's left if the existing peen if any. If the peen is flush to the pommel, it's the same procedure. If you have a rotary tool, like a Dremel, you can use a diamond grinder tip and grind out the peen as well. You'll want to check the part of the guard that sat against the grip, is it may be peened in as well. If it is, you're going to have to do some careful hammering to get it free.
Depending on the sword there could also be some epoxy or glue to deal with. A heat gun will be your best friend, as well as acetone.
Hope that helps!
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Post by durinnmcfurren on Sept 4, 2022 2:12:53 GMT
More to the point, you have to somehow either hammer the peened material away so that you can pull off the pommel, grip, and guard, or else you have to just cut the peen or grind it down. The issue then is that once you put the new parts on, you have to re-peen, and since you've lost material, you will have to shorten the grip so that enough of the tang will stick out to re-peen. Historically, this is something that was actually not uncommon. Swords that needed replacement parts would have their grips slightly shortened in the process. However, this is not something that can be done super easily without specialized knowledge and tools, and there's always the possibility that you will really screw something up if you aren't careful, or just end up with something that isn't super tight, etc. Oh, and if there was glue used as well, then you have to heat things up to get rid of the glue, which usually requires special breathing protection.
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Post by theonebastardsword on Sept 4, 2022 2:17:35 GMT
unfortunate. The blade is the windlass classical bastard sword. Can't the crosscard be carefully sliced and oppeneed and a new one fitted in in some fashion?
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