Just thought I'd share a little mini-project I completed recently.

I bought a set of unfinished Printed Armoury Dunvegan fittings from LG martial arts. These are designed for the HT EMSHS and are very reasonably priced at $55.

Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture of the fittings as they came. They had a cast finish with, I believe, two sprues per piece. They cleaned up in an afternoon with a dremel and sander. I polished them up to about 1200, then knocked it back with a scotchbrite pad. Both the guard and the pommel fit tightly on the HT EMSHS without adjusting, however the center of the guard was not in-line with the fuller, so I used a diamond file on the throat of the guard to adjust it.

Here they are roughly polished:
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Fully polished:
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I then decided to blue the hilt fittings in potassium nitrate:
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Here it is assembled:
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The grip was 3d printed out of abs plastic using the tool on Printed Armoury. Again, I didn't snap a picture of the final product, but here is a prototype:
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I wrapped it in stingray skin:
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Finished product, currently working on scabbards for this and two other swords:
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Let me know if you have any questions about the parts or the product. My only criticism is that the grip of the HT EMSHS is a little long, but that is no fault of Printed Armoury. While some of the polished sets are a little pricey, the unfinished sets are excellent value. This little project cost about $180 all told, and about a full days work (spread over three evenings). $55 for the PA parts, $6 for the grip + scrap leather I had around, $120 for the EMSHS blade incl. shipping. I think the result has been well worth the cost and effort. I look forward to completing the scabbard for this sword.

Looks wonderful, Ian. :D This is the same project I've been thinking about for a while now. Thanks for the inspiration!....McM

That looks very nice Ian. I really like how the stingray grip looks with the fittings and blade.

Handle hardware looks great.
Do the Tinker blades have a threaded end or can you peen it to the pommel?

It's a threaded-end tang. You could peen it with a bit of effort. Never done it myself, but I know it's possible. ;) ....McM