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3:27 am
Got to playin a bit, wanted to make a sword along the lines of the one piece tactikool hawk I made, using a similar idea of
-one piece construction
-tough as heyul
-aesthetically pleasing
Here is what I have so far. Forged from some 5/16" thick 5160, the blade has a slight leaf shape. Let me know what you think 
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6:40 am
March 18, 2010
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Well, it's, ah............interesting. That's pretty cool Sam. I love to see people experiment.
“There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot,
but then there are others who, with the help of their art and their intelligence,
transform a yellow spot into the sun.” ~ Pablo Picasso ~
2:17 pm
A little bit about where I am coming from Grant, I like the Bronze age stuff alot, nice flowing lines and shapes and wanted to create something along those lines in steel. Let me get some grinding done on it......
3:09 pm
August 14, 2010
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I like the crunchy pommel.
Doesn't the bronze age stuff usually have the leaf/gladius shape where it gets wider about 2/3rds of the way out the blade?
Also, I misplaced my favorite MOB chisel and now I see it on your stump in the last photo. 😉 I guess this means it's new year's cleaning time in the shop.
3:40 pm
January 18, 2011
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Playing in the sandbox again? I love it. That's something that can't be taught, you either got that creative bone in your you don't.....Can't wait to see it finished!
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— Dr. Seuss
3:46 pm
Lewis yes it does have a very slight leaf shape that will be more evident once I bevel and grind everything.
YES I took it and any others! I love the MOB chisels, the ones I get are from the lynch collection, I buy them every time I see them.
Thanks Bruce!
7:06 pm
June 9, 2010
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Really like that move on the handle where you rolled the material over. Thats an air hammer thing, I think. Tippy tap tap.
8:15 pm
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April 26, 2010
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Sort of a neo-tribal spatha. I likes it!;)
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10:19 pm
Nuge, I did it on my 33, the high BPM works a charm!
thanks guys.
3:49 pm
June 9, 2010
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Yeah, I use that technique a ton. One of my favorite things about air hammers is how light they can hit. I miss that little 33lb. Most times I don't take it nearly as far, but it puts a nice lip on a piece for light to catch. One idea to jazz it up even more would be to chisel a design or some simple texture onto the flat before you roll it over. Your design then appears to come out of nowhere, if that makes sense.
4:38 pm
I am going to have to try that Nuge thanks!!! Would fit very well with the mysticism around swords to do some geometric designs underneath. I have seen this upset in alot of german art books on ironwork, as well as raising a lip all around on different shapes.
9:50 pm
January 18, 2011
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I have a bladesmith friend that used to use the fold over/spreading technique for the finger choil, It made for a comfy grip.....The pommel is killer.
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind."
— Dr. Seuss
4:30 am
Thanks Bruce!
Forging the bevels.
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Also a set of tongs I made for myself, and you can see another pair in the photo of the sword.
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7:18 pm
Started grinding:
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12:18 am
September 21, 2010
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Sam, that is an excellent sticker...
you know somethin...it does remind me alot of the old Persian swords and such... they had some very complex bronzes of several components..
- even the akinakes types swords are somewhat like it
http://members.ozemail.com.au/.....age12.html
I like the handle element... it came out very well
Greg
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