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Bryce Felperin
Location: San Jose, CA Joined: 16 Feb 2006
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 Posted: Thu 12 May, 2011 1:19 pm Post subject: Tod Comes Through Again! |
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Well Tod did it again! He has made me an outstanding Bollock dagger that I have been awaiting from him and I get to add to my collection once it arrives. The pictures are his and so I share them with you, my brothers in the community. I just had to clean the drool off my keyboard and rush out the payment so I am still hopped up as we speak with excitement and happiness. This is without a doubt, the best piece of my collection, or will be once I get my sweaty paws on it when it delivers!
As Tod says in his email: "The inscription says 'The right hand of God makes wonder', the blade is about 330mm x 8mm thick by 22mm wide and is hollow ground until 75mm from the tip and then a diamond. The fittings are brass and the handle is ebonsied elm, with the by-knife handles being ebony."
Note the detailed brass work, the great leather work, the fantastic detail on the guard, the ebony wood carving, the pommel...whoops, I had to wipe the drool off my face again...enjoy the pics my brothers!
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William Frisbee
Location: South Shore, MA Joined: 07 Nov 2005
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Holy Mary Mother of God... that is just stunning.
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Bryce Felperin
Location: San Jose, CA Joined: 16 Feb 2006
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Thanks, I'm still stunned myself! I gave Tod free reign with just a few parameters (Bollock Dagger, Black) and he did the rest. This project has so far exceeded my expectations that words can't describe how happy I am with it!
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David McElrea
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I think that is about the most beautiful dagger I've ever seen...
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Julien M
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I'd been impatient to see Tod mount these castings since I saw them posted on his facebook page.
Not desapointed! This is splendid.
One thing that really keeps me guessing is how to mount a tapering pommel on the top of the handle...
J
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Bryce Felperin
Location: San Jose, CA Joined: 16 Feb 2006
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| Julien M wrote: | I'd been impatient to see Tod mount these castings since I saw them posted on his facebook page.
Not desapointed! This is splendid.
One thing that really keeps me guessing is how to mount a tapering pommel on the top of the handle...
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You got me wondering too Julien. I don't have it yet, so I can only surmise that he either has it 1) attached through a peen, 2) glued in place, 3) there a couple of pins/nails at the bottom of the pommel that go into the top of the handle to secure it or 4) all or some of the above. I have to say that I've never seen this done ever on any piece I have seen and I'm most interested in examining it also. Just another thing to add to my expectations and curiosity when I get it. :-)
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Jack W. Englund
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DROLL. SLOBBER WANT !!!!
Jack
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Jean Thibodeau
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| Bryce Felperin wrote: | | Thanks, I'm still stunned myself! I gave Tod free reign with just a few parameters (Bollock Dagger, Black) and he did the rest. This project has so far exceeded my expectations that words can't describe how happy I am with it! |
Exceeding expectations seems to be what Tod does best as with my Eared Dagger the work is jaw dropping good and that is just about exactly what I did and first saw the pics scrolling down to them.
Giving him free reign seems like a very good idea and one is always surprised in a good way. ;) :D
You can easily give up your freedom. You have to fight hard to get it back!
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Joe Fults
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Very nice as usual.
"The goal shouldn’t be to avoid being evil; it should be to actively do good." - Danah Boyd
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Christopher Gregg
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Nicest ballock I've ever seen! :eek:
Christopher Gregg
'S Rioghal Mo Dhream!
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Matt Corbin
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WOW!!! :surprised: I'm beginning to suspect that Tod actually has a time machine and just goes back and picks up originals whenever a new order comes in.
“This was the age of heroes, some legendary, some historical . . . the misty borderland of history where fact and legend mingle.”
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Tim Lison
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Very, very nice! How about a pic with the blades in the scabbards? I'd like to see how it looks...
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Lukas Schramm
Location: Cologne, Germany Joined: 29 Aug 2010
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I've been a long time lurker on this forum. But this piece is worth my first post here! ;)
This dagger is absolutely stunning! I honestly don't know what else to say...
Greetings
Lukas
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David Wilson
Location: In a van down by the river Joined: 23 Aug 2003
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Wow.....
Tod's work is always amazing. This is just incredible.........
David K. Wilson, Jr.
Laird of Glencoe
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Johan Gemvik
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Oho! He really went overboard with this one!
Drool...
A++ and another + in my book. Looks like a typical top quality Tod knife, only better. Didn't think that was possible but obviously it was. ;)
"The Dwarf sees farther than the Giant when he has the giant's shoulder to mount on" -Coleridge
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Leo Todeschini
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Thanks all.
A client sent me pictures of this knife late last year and I had never seen anything like it. Unfortunately he decided not to order the piece, but I couldn't get it out of my mind and so in about February I made the masters. At the same time I knew I had a bollock set to make for Bryce and a friend of mine so a little serendipity meant I could justify putting the time into the project.
I was a little cruel to Bryce. As he said it was a pretty open brief and so I didn't fill in the gaps; all he knew before yesterday was that he was getting a set and the pictures I sent are the first time he has had any idea of what the set would be like.
I am glad he likes it.
The original piece has a totally wierd blade and I was not quite brave enough to try this out for this one and I suspect it is not to everybodies taste, so I had my first go at a reinforced blade. I believe I have one to make with the original blade form so I will post that up in due course.
Tim Lison wrote | Quote: | | Very, very nice! How about a pic with the blades in the scabbards? I'd like to see how it looks... |
Regards
Tod
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I feel compelled to add a comment even though I'm no expert in medieval weaponry, or daggers for that matter.
Tod, simply put, you are a master of your craft.
Matt's comment regarding a time machine does not seem all that unreasonable to me. ;)
Bryce, you have my envy and admiration. Thank you for sharing.
...and that, my liege, is how we know the Earth to be banana shaped. - Sir Bedevere
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Chad Arnow
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| Bryce Felperin wrote: | | You got me wondering too Julien. I don't have it yet, so I can only surmise that he either has it 1) attached through a peen, 2) glued in place, 3) there a couple of pins/nails at the bottom of the pommel that go into the top of the handle to secure it or 4) all or some of the above. I have to say that I've never seen this done ever on any piece I have seen and I'm most interested in examining it also. Just another thing to add to my expectations and curiosity when I get it. :-) |
I have a dagger repro made by another company that has a similar look in the construction. The handle is peened, then a pommel goes over the peen and top of the grip. Perhaps this one is put together in a similar way.
Beautiful piece. It's really great. :)
:)
ChadA
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