Posts: 1,001 Location: Roanoke,Va
Wed 26 Oct, 2005 2:39 am
Basket-heads check this out
Posts: 264 Location: Janesville, WI
Wed 26 Oct, 2005 6:26 am
Oh my is that purty. Do you have any more close ups of the hilt? The design looks very nice.
Posts: 1,001 Location: Roanoke,Va
Wed 26 Oct, 2005 9:28 am
I'll see what I have left in the way of close-up's, but I think that's the best one's due to the type of camera
I was using. Will pass along your compliments to the maker, thanks.
Cheers,
Bill
Posts: 252 Location: The Netherlands
Wed 26 Oct, 2005 9:33 am
That looks very nice indeed. Must be great to have a friend who's a bladesmith. :D
Posts: 4,194 Location: Northern VA,USA
Wed 26 Oct, 2005 10:06 am
Say, that does look really good! If you get the chance to get some close ups, that'd be great, but from what I can see that's quite a good looking piece!
Posts: 1,001 Location: Roanoke,Va
Wed 26 Oct, 2005 10:12 am
Thanks Bill. will pass along all feed-back to Will. You got to see some of his daggers at the cutting party. This is his first full fledged sword,from top to bottom. Has made a few sword hilts and tons of daggers,dirks and other asst. knives.
He is getting better ,IMO, with each new piece.
Cheers,
Bill
Posts: 386 Location: Agder, Norway
Wed 26 Oct, 2005 11:06 am
Wow... Very nice! Love that blade!
But... You've got to tell him he has to make a ribbon hilt :D
Cheers,
Henrik
Posts: 47 Location: Stanardsville VA
Wed 26 Oct, 2005 2:28 pm
Hi William,
Do you have any specs and the sword?
It looks very nice for a first b-h.
dave
Posts: 1,001 Location: Roanoke,Va
Wed 26 Oct, 2005 6:25 pm
Hey David....long time lad.
Unfortunately I don't, but if would you'd like to know more, PM me and I'll put you in direct contact with Will.
Waiting to get together with him soon and try it out as far as the cutting aspect. It handles quite well from just doing a few dry swings with it. I know he's happy with how it turned out. He's had the blade finised for a couple of weeks and others kept telling him to mount a more traditional Scottish basket to it, so he let his creative side come out with something a little different.
Cheers,
Bill
ps here's one more somewhat close-up shot showing the piercings in the bowl.
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Posts: 455 Location: Thailand
Thu 27 Oct, 2005 5:29 am
Hi Bill,
What I like is the imaginative way that the thistle is used as both a side branch and a link to the side knucklebow. Very cool, and it works!
--ElJay
Posts: 1,001 Location: Roanoke,Va
Thu 27 Oct, 2005 6:22 am
Hey Eljay,
Good to hear from. Will has always had a knack for taking original designs & adding bit of a twist
to them, mainly with his dirks & daggers. The positive feed-back from you, will surely be a blessing
to him.
Thanks much!
Bill
Posts: 1,001 Location: Roanoke,Va
Fri 28 Oct, 2005 3:33 am
Go some stats from Will last evening.
Overall lenght: 37"
Blade length: 31"
Blade width (at guard) 1 15/16"
Blade thickness: 2mm
P.O.B. : 3 1/4 from guard
Will sends his thanks to all for the grand positive feed-back and inquiries.
Cheers,
Bill
Posts: 1,001 Location: Roanoke,Va
Sat 29 Oct, 2005 8:04 am
Just a heads up, Will came by the house for dinner last eve and this sword may find it's way to E-bay sometime next
week. I'll keep ya'll posted if this happens.
Again, he sends his many thanks for all the positive feed-back.
Cheers,
Bill
Posts: 1,001 Location: Roanoke,Va
Tue 15 Nov, 2005 5:01 am
Just a little kicker for this before Will puts it on E-bay, it's still up for grabs.
We did some test cutting using pumpkins this past weekend and it went through the large orange menice's
effortlessly.
Bill
Posts: 1,001 Location: Roanoke,Va
Wed 16 Nov, 2005 12:12 pm
Just another heads-up, have seen where Will has listed this sword on E-bay.
For those that may be interested, the E-bay item # is
6579659623.
Bill
Posts: 1,001 Location: Roanoke,Va
Mon 21 Nov, 2005 6:37 pm
Less than a day of bidding left on this sword,folks.
Just trying to help my freind Will out on this.
Cheers,
Bill
Posts: 128 Location: Chesterland, Ohio
Mon 21 Nov, 2005 7:11 pm
That's one nice piece, Will. I hope your friend gets a good price.
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