Posts: 38 Location: Dover, PA, USA
Thu 19 Aug, 2010 11:59 am
Incidentally, this is as far as I’ve gotten with my interpretation. The cross is forged from twisted pattern-welded material, though you can't see that w/o polish and etch, and I also have a pommel of similar material (probably to light after turning on the lathe). The ring guards are just 8mm round steel. The rings are close to being duplicates side to side (not mirrored, or symmetrical). The tang needs to grow longer, and I need to continue grinding the blade to remove at least 10% more mass.
It’s been way to hot to forge lately, so no recent progress. I just had the camera out last night, documenting the sword find from the ancient Aluminum culture, so I threw this on the cabinet and took a shot of it.
Sorry, as usual, for the hijack.
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