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Two new Migration Era patterns...
Here's some new blades I just heat-treated. They'll get some final touches yet but I'm very happy with the patterns. They're interrupted twist cores at 12 layers 15N20/1070 with a straight laminate edge in 1070. The top piece is a commission: hollow ground with a 13" blade (18" overall.) The bottom piece is a Maintz style gladius, flat ground with a 16" blade @ 21" overall. The gladius is going to be an art-piece with a Roman / Barbarian allegory that should stir up some fun. :evil
Last edited by J.Arthur Loose; 01-26-2005 at 03:53 PM. |
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Wow Jon, I can't wait to see those finished.
__________________ Dean McKay NT Yard'n Ape McKay With a Strong Hand |
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Excellent work as always. I'm still hoping to see you do a Viking spear some day
Michael |
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Spear. Definitely!
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Looking good!
Nice match-up between the bars, that ain't so easy to do. Spears are a pain in the anvil. I'm looking forward to the roman/barbarian allegory! Jeff |
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I like the way the pattern funnels down into the tang.
__________________ "Many are chosen, but few are Pict" "The doer alone, learneth" NT Neo-Devo |
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Very, very nice! I think these might be rather special when they are finished. I like the look of them already.
What materials do you have in mind for the fittings? Roger |
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Very Nice Jay.
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Thanks everyone...
Roger, on the gladius I have a perfect piece of bone I carved years ago. Haven't settled on the wood for the guard / pommel yet... thinking bloodwood or purpleheart as a red would go nicely with the bone & the bronze fittings I'll be using on the scabbard. The leaf blade is a commission that will have either a fluted or Urnes style carved mammoth ivory handle with silver fittings & a purpleheart sheath, or a red leather over softwood. Last edited by J.Arthur Loose; 02-16-2005 at 03:00 PM. |
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Sweeeeeet!
__________________ God bless Texas! Now let's secede!! |
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I think bloodwood after it's aged/oxidized a bit would look really good. How about some bone with bloodwood spacers btween the bone sections?
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