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John Lundemo
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 Posted: Thu 09 Feb, 2012 2:50 pm Post subject: Longship Armoury Batch 2 Update |
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Hey guys, check out what we have so far for batch number 2 of the Longship line. Need a final polish and some scabbards for a couple of them, but they're pretty much complete. So, whatcha think? 
P1010345 (Medium) by LongshipArmoury, on Flickr
P1010347 (Medium) by LongshipArmoury, on Flickr
P1010349 (Medium) by LongshipArmoury, on Flickr
P1010351 (Medium) by LongshipArmoury, on Flickr
P1010353 (Medium) by LongshipArmoury, on Flickr
P1010355 (Medium) by LongshipArmoury, on Flickr
P1010358 (Medium) by LongshipArmoury, on Flickr
P1010360 (Medium) by LongshipArmoury, on Flickr
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Bryan W.
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| Posted: Thu 09 Feb, 2012 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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Looking good John. Is that the tiger maple underneath that cool green dye?
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John Lundemo
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| Posted: Thu 09 Feb, 2012 8:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Bryan W. wrote: | | Looking good John. Is that the tiger maple underneath that cool green dye? |
Yep that's the stuff. It's probably quilted but Tiger is more descriptive.
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T.F. McCraken
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| Posted: Fri 10 Feb, 2012 6:10 am Post subject: |
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Oh WOW, I'm LOVING that two-hand saber! THAT is my new favorite blade!
Super sweet blades John!
Murphy 
aka "Murphy"
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J. Hargis
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Hello John,
Tasteful work. Can you briefly describe the bluing process you used, it's permanence factor, etc.
Regards, Jon
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Dave Goldie
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| Posted: Tue 14 Feb, 2012 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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| T.F. McCraken wrote: | Oh WOW, I'm LOVING that two-hand saber! THAT is my new favorite blade!
Super sweet blades John!
Murphy |
Second that opinion. I have always wanted something like that.
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John Lundemo
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| J. Hargis wrote: | Hello John,
Tasteful work. Can you briefly describe the bluing process you used, it's permanence factor, etc.
Regards, Jon |
It's just like gun blue, kind of antique patina. It's a solution that you dip your ferris metals in and blend with a fine matt pad. You can lighten it with steel wool, then oil it to maintain color. It's not like the permanance of say plateing or powder coating.
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Jean Thibodeau
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| Posted: Tue 14 Feb, 2012 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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| John Lundemo wrote: | | J. Hargis wrote: | Hello John,
Tasteful work. Can you briefly describe the bluing process you used, it's permanence factor, etc.
Regards, Jon |
It's just like gun blue, kind of antique patina. It's a solution that you dip your ferris metals in and blend with a fine matt pad. You can lighten it with steel wool, then oil it to maintain color. It's not like the permanance of say plateing or powder coating. |
Don't know the solution you use but I've gotten good results using Dijon Mustard, stippling it on multiple times and blending with a fine matt pad. Seems like the same process.
The results seem to vary depending on the steel composition to a degree with some steels changing colour more easily and the acid in the mustard eating into the steel more or less.
Lemon juice being my other favourite patinating solution.
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Ted Kokx
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Love'em by chance are they all spoke for?
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JE Sarge
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| Posted: Wed 15 Feb, 2012 7:08 am Post subject: |
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I won't pretend to speak for John, but I believe they are all spoken for. They are pre-orders in the Longship Line, as discussed in the same thread over on SBG. I know the below pictured Steerboard Type XIIa is mine - I've been following her progress from before she got her heat-treat. I cannot wait to see it once it's paired with it's matching scabbard. 
J.E. Sarge
Crusader Monk Sword Scabbards and Customizations
www.crusadermonk.com
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Matt Corbin
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JE,
That's a very nice sword. The anticipation must be killing you.
“This was the age of heroes, some legendary, some historical . . . the misty borderland of history where fact and legend mingle.”
- R. Ewart Oakeshott
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John Lundemo
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| Posted: Wed 15 Feb, 2012 8:01 am Post subject: |
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I believe the jian is not spoken for, but a quick not to James@longshiparmoury.com will conferm this. Thanks
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J. Hargis
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| Posted: Thu 23 Feb, 2012 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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I inquired:
| Quote: | Hello John,
Tasteful work. Can you briefly describe the bluing process you used, it's permanence factor, etc.
Regards, Jon |
John Lundemo & Jean Thibodeau, thanks to both of you for your responses.
It appears then there are a number of ingredients & techniques which can be used to accomplish the same goal. IMO, I've seem too many that are over done, or dare I say, poorly done. John, these have a richer, more saturated-into-the-metal look as opposed to many others which just seem to lay upon the metal in the hopes of making a piece look more historical.
Thanks gents.
Best, Jon
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