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Russ Ellis
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 Posted: Fri 06 Jul, 2007 2:06 pm Post subject: Latest from Jake Powning |
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I don't recall anyone posting this one before... check this out... He had mentioned this sword and the other one to me a while back. I wasn't terribly interested because at the time he was planning on making the fittings out of silver. I do like my swords to be functional even if they will not be used... instead of course he made the fittings of Bronze, which means it's totally functional... and amazing... 
Better pictures here:
http://www.powning.com/jake/availabl/availabl.shtml
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Gabriel Lebec
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That's beyond spectacular... definitely a special piece of work. Look at the presentation as well: that's quite a custom case. I saw this blade a little while ago but I cannot afford much right now. Someone is very lucky  .
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Addison C. de Lisle
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Yeah I've been ogling this one for the last several weeks (I believe it's been up for a month or more)....absolutely breathtaking. The attention to detail and worksmanship in Powning's pieces always amazes me every time I see his work, and makes me feel bad about my Albions, which takes quite a lot 
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Jean Thibodeau
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Well, that gives me a new definition for ENVY.  That is beyond impressive ! And if I understand correctly Russ you own this sword ........ jaw dropping on keyboard and the drooling is going to corrode my computer.
You can easily give up your freedom. You have to fight hard to get it back!
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Addison C. de Lisle
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Oh wow Russ, congratulations! You are a very lucky man
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Gabriel Lebec
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It was my understanding from Russ's post that he does not own the sword, because he originally thought the fittings would be silver, and he is now regretting a missed opportunity  .
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Jean Thibodeau
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| Gabriel Lebec wrote: | | It was my understanding from Russ's post that he does not own the sword, because he originally thought the fittings would be silver, and he is now regretting a missed opportunity . |
Missed the opportunity .......... Oh, LOUD cries of sadness and torment of sympathy if Russ missed out on this one as it does seem on a better second reading that this is the case. 
You can easily give up your freedom. You have to fight hard to get it back!
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Russ Ellis
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| Posted: Fri 06 Jul, 2007 9:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Gabriel Lebec wrote: | | It was my understanding from Russ's post that he does not own the sword, because he originally thought the fittings would be silver, and he is now regretting a missed opportunity . |
You are absolutely correct...
I saw this thing and thought to myself.... "DOHP!" or maybe that should be "DOPE!" Ahh well... here's to missed opportunities..
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Torsten F.H. Wilke
Location: Irvine Spectrum, CA Joined: 01 Jul 2006
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What kind of price might something like this fetch? It sure is a beaute...
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Joe Fults
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Very impressive.
"The goal shouldn’t be to avoid being evil; it should be to actively do good." - Danah Boyd
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Russ Ellis
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| Posted: Fri 06 Jul, 2007 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Torsten F.H. Wilke wrote: | | What kind of price might something like this fetch? It sure is a beaute... |
Honestly I really couldn't say. A few years back Jake was badly underpricing his work, but I suspect that he has remedied that since then. On the site it notes that this took him six months to complete... I suspect that the price is commeasurate wtih the labor involved.
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Lafayette C Curtis
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Somebody could die just from seeing the beauty of that sword!
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Hugo Voisine
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This sword is beyong gorgeous. It's absolutely perfect. It seems inspired by one of the swords you can see in Swords of the Viking Age, pages 102-103, and also the one on pages 96-97 (the "turtles-pommel" one).
The scabbard is soo nice also...
« Que dites-vous ?... C'est inutile ?... Je le sais !
Mais on ne se bat pas dans l'espoir du succès !
Oh ! non, c'est bien plus beau lorsque c'est inutile ! »
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Michael Eging
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This is a standard topic
