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Posts: 149 Location: scotland

Sun 23 Dec, 2007 5:55 am

Crusader Sword- Castle Keep

This is one i have just finished before the break,A type X / XII.
steel cross and pommel,beech grip with hemp binding and calfskin,finished with brass collars.

Weight 2.4 Lb
Overall Length 37 1/2"
Blade Length 31 3/4"

Point of Balance 5 1/4"

Hand Forged,hardened and tempered EN45 Sprint steel,52 Rockwell
Another one for production in the New Year.
Seasons Greetings to all at myArmoury.

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Geoff Wood

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Posts: 634 Location: UK

Sun 23 Dec, 2007 6:52 am

Nice to see that pommel type. Looks good!
Geoff

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Justin King

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Posts: 551 Location: flagstaff,arizona

Sun 23 Dec, 2007 6:57 am

You've made me envious again...that wide fuller looks difficult to get so smooth but gives the blade a visual grace.

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Steve Grisetti

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Posts: 1,812 Location: Washington DC metro area, USA

Sun 23 Dec, 2007 7:18 am

A simple overall form, very finely executed. I like it. Well done, Rob!

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Tim Lison

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Posts: 1,606 Location: Chicago, Illinois

Sun 23 Dec, 2007 10:02 pm

Rob-

Your work just keeps getting better! Excellent. Just excellent.

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Rob Miller

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Posts: 149 Location: scotland

Mon 24 Dec, 2007 7:09 am

Justin King wrote:

You've made me envious again...that wide fuller looks difficult to get so smooth but gives the blade a visual grace.

that is true,you will know that grinding a wider fuller is hard work to clean up,even fine grit scratches need to be completely polished out,this blade has a satin finish after the polish,although i am not completely happy with satinising,i think if the fuller is first polished and then the edges are ground and polished last then the finish is crisp.I pull the fuller out to almost the width of the blade at its end and grind the edge afterwards to give a nice deep fuller and also help a bit with the overall taper of the steel

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