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Russ Ellis
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PostPosted: Fri 01 Oct, 2004 11:07 am    Post subject: So this showed up in the mail yesterday...         Reply with quote

I haven't taken any pics of my own (yet) but here are ones from Jake's site. It's the first sword featured the "scandinavian bastard." It's a big beast but so far handles pretty well. I haven't got to play with it much yet but believe me I will Happy

http://www.powning.com/jake/commish/swords.shtml


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William Goodwin




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PostPosted: Fri 01 Oct, 2004 11:12 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

All I can say is.......WOW.......Congrats Russ.....and yes more pics,please.


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PostPosted: Fri 01 Oct, 2004 11:13 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Congrats Russ!
(I'm assuming this is your sword and not a customer's)

Jake's work really intrigues me. That "Hildisvini" scramasaex keeps tempting me!

"In valor there is hope.".................. Tacitus
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PostPosted: Fri 01 Oct, 2004 11:19 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Very nice Russ.

I have Jake working on a comission for myself as well.

It's gonna be a "big un" as well...
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PostPosted: Fri 01 Oct, 2004 11:29 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Absolutly stunning. Your a lucky man.
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PostPosted: Fri 01 Oct, 2004 11:32 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

I really like this sword, but carve grip doesn't really do it for me. It's impressive, certainly, but I just don't care for it. The pommel, though, I love.
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PostPosted: Fri 01 Oct, 2004 12:34 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Patrick Kelly wrote:
Congrats Russ!
(I'm assuming this is your sword and not a customer's)

Jake's work really intrigues me. That "Hildisvini" scramasaex keeps tempting me!


Hey Patrick,

Yes I should have specified. This one is mine, my first fully custom sword. I'm trying to decide how to duplicate Jake's carving work for the scabbard. It should be quite the challenge.

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PostPosted: Fri 01 Oct, 2004 12:46 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Congrats Russ,
Very cool,
Some very nice stuff pictured on Jakes site, Cool
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PostPosted: Fri 01 Oct, 2004 12:51 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Bill Grandy wrote:
I really like this sword, but carve grip doesn't really do it for me. It's impressive, certainly, but I just don't care for it. The pommel, though, I love.


To be honest I wasn't completely sold on it either. It's if not completely ahistorical at least certainly atypical. However Jake wanted to do it in a bad way and I know how it is when someone doesn't let you finish the job that you think you should finish on a piece of work. Plus I can't help thinking that doing a scabbard to match that carving will be a fun challenge.

Expect a full report maybe even a review soon!

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PostPosted: Fri 01 Oct, 2004 1:14 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Russ Ellis wrote:
Patrick Kelly wrote:
Congrats Russ!
(I'm assuming this is your sword and not a customer's)

Jake's work really intrigues me. That "Hildisvini" scramasaex keeps tempting me!


Hey Patrick,

Yes I should have specified. This one is mine, my first fully custom sword. I'm trying to decide how to duplicate Jake's carving work for the scabbard. It should be quite the challenge.


Excellent! Congrats once again. There's nothing like that first one.

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