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Martin Erben




Location: Germany, Düsseldorf
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PostPosted: Sun 26 Feb, 2012 5:03 pm    Post subject: Making a Messer         Reply with quote

Hello friends,

after learning so much from this side and its members I wanted to contribute a little to the site too.
Last week I started forging an new Messer blade.
I found inspiration on hermann historica with Lot Nr.3611 from the 61st auction (a german Messer from the early 16th century).
While I loved seeing other projects I thought I showed you how I make my swords.
The first attached picture is the raw forged blade and the second picture is the blade after first rough grinding.
I will do more grinding tomorrow and if there is interest, I will post more pictures of my progress.



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Henrik Zoltan Toth




Location: Hungary
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PostPosted: Mon 27 Feb, 2012 1:52 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Nice project! I make one too! Forged from a leafspring, 2x normalized.

I'll finish mine probably this evening.

Good luck, go on!

Zoltán
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Scott Woodruff





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PostPosted: Tue 17 Apr, 2012 12:54 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Martin, how about an update? Is it finished yet?
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Martin Erben




Location: Germany, Düsseldorf
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PostPosted: Wed 18 Apr, 2012 1:28 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Hi Scott,
thanks for asking, but my time schedule has has been changed terribly so I did not have enough time to do what I wanted (making a forestry bachelor is extremely time consuming...).
All I did until now is finishing the machine-grinding and some raw filing. The Blade now weights just over 1000grams and starts to feel alive. I will be home next weekend and upload some pictures of the current state.
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Martin Erben




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PostPosted: Sat 05 May, 2012 11:52 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Hi,

here is a picture of the current state of the blade. I had to bend the blade near the grip to straighten it, so that is why it is coloured in this parts.



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