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Gprime
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Canada198 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-14 02:59:40
March 14 2012 02:54 GMT
#1
Hey guys, i was about to show my bro the pics of my latest sword via facebook, he complained that i should make a Tl blog instead. clearly a good idea, so here we go!

This tale, like many tales, starts a long time ago, in a workshop not-so-far away....
After a few hours of cutting and grinding a piece of soft steel, i had this. the edge was grinded amaturely and a large portion(about 14 inches) didn't have an edge at all. the cross-guard wasn't welded on, and it sat like this for quite some time.....
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anyways it was my first attempt at a real sword, and i wanted to finish it once my skills had improved a bit... there were other swords of course, in the mean-time...+ Show Spoiler +
[image loading] i call this one the chopper


anyways, as id said it just sat in my house rusting for quite some time, until a few days ago i was feeling industrious. here's the (more)finished product.
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swords are srs bsns...
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...mostly....
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bragging about the scabbard!(sorry about the low resolution)
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talking about the blade.
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you can take it anywhere :D!


Specs.
The blade is about 3 feet long and the sword weighs about 8 pounds total, making it light and easy to wield and carry. the pommel is a big steel sphere (actually a ball hitch ) and balances it out ( along with two 6 inch rectangular pieces welded into the handle.) its almost unnoticeably blade heavy, this is a preference thing, as i prefer slashing to stabbing. you may also notice that the crossguard isnt the same length, one side is slightly longer and is grinded down to even out the weight distribution and has a circular hole about a centimeter in diameter used to secure the sword into the scabbard.speaking of the scabbard, its two pieces of 1 by 6 pine, with a groove chiseled out of the inside of each piece and secured together with 12 wood screws. i used a plane to get the general shape and then sanded for a long time with two different grades of sandpaper.the handle is temporary, its simply red electrical tape over grinded down/welded steel, but electrical tape provides pretty good comfort and grip, so i'm happy with it for the time being. not sure what else to say about it. let me know what you think and ill try to answer any questions as best as i can.

****
diablo 3 killed my skill.
caradoc
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada3022 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-14 02:58:45
March 14 2012 02:57 GMT
#2
wow, you weren't kidding. so much finer than before. Awesome work.
Salvation a la mode and a cup of tea...
Gprime
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Canada198 Posts
March 14 2012 03:01 GMT
#3
On March 14 2012 11:57 caradoc wrote:
wow, you weren't kidding. so much finer than before. Awesome work.


thanks. i havnt chopped anything up with it yet aside from a box. but chopping up the box was pretty awesome.
diablo 3 killed my skill.
Dubzex
Profile Joined October 2010
United States6994 Posts
March 14 2012 03:15 GMT
#4
Pick up some watermelons and slice n' dice them.
"DONT UNDERESTIMATE MY CARRY OR YOU WILL BE CARRIED INTO THE ABYSS OF SUFFERING" - Tyler 'TC' Cook
RoTaNiMoD
Profile Blog Joined January 2004
United States558 Posts
March 14 2012 03:40 GMT
#5
This is pretty fucking cool. How did you get into making swords?
Gprime
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Canada198 Posts
March 14 2012 03:52 GMT
#6
Cool, feedback.
@Dubzex : yeah now that that idea has been planted in my brain i pretty much have to ...echem...execute it....
@RoTaNiMoD : thanks! and its something ive just kinda always done. started out with wooden spears and bows, moved on to hammering aluminum/iron piping until it became serrated, i did javelins for a while, and ive made a couple potato cannons. the pieces im making now are cut/welded/grinded steel, and require the most work.
diablo 3 killed my skill.
slam
Profile Joined May 2010
United States923 Posts
March 14 2012 04:21 GMT
#7
Hahaha, I like how you took the beanie off halfway through the photo-shoot.

On another note, awesome job!
I get it.
LonelyIslands
Profile Blog Joined September 2006
Canada590 Posts
March 14 2012 05:01 GMT
#8
Awesome job.
My heart and my mind will carry my body when my limbs are too weak
BadgKat
Profile Joined June 2011
United States156 Posts
March 14 2012 05:07 GMT
#9
Wow. Just wow. Looks like a dangerous hobby. But pretty cool.
Spieltor
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
327 Posts
March 14 2012 06:58 GMT
#10
well, i think Im glad its not a real sword. it'd be far more dangerous. grinding metal is a lot different than forging it.
"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have." -Thomas Jefferson
Gprime
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
Canada198 Posts
March 14 2012 21:52 GMT
#11
On March 14 2012 15:58 Spieltor wrote:
well, i think Im glad its not a real sword. it'd be far more dangerous. grinding metal is a lot different than forging it.


while i agree that my method of production is a far cry from the 'standard' means of producing a sword, ie, the smelting and forging process, id argue that the thing i've created is still a sword. it looks like a sword. it feels like a sword. it weighs about as much as a sword and is balanced like a sword. its a weapon made of the same materials as a sword for the same purpose (arguably) as a sword.

think of it this way. you can create a baby human the traditional (and awesome :3) way, or you can clone a human(equally awesome :O?) and end up with the same product in the end. id argue that my means of production is more efficient and modern (not to mention expedient)than forging, though i don't deny the traditional method ultimately produces a superior weapon in the end, provided you have the necessary skill. (id actually prefer to be forging swords, but i actually don't have a forge, and as of yet i have been unable to find a way to replicate the kind of heat a forge provides.)

also, neither method is all that dangerous as long as you take the necessary precautions and don't rush.
diablo 3 killed my skill.
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