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Victor Sloan
Location: North Carolina Joined: 15 Feb 2014
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 Posted: Fri 07 Mar, 2014 9:04 am Post subject: Two Sword Designs: Suggested Makers? |
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Hello all! I have for you today two drawings of sword designs which I would like to present, paired with a question: Which swordsmiths would you suggest for these designs?
The first is a sword I drew designed by my best friend. It is a tactical hand-and-a-half saber. Blade length of about 30 or 32 inches, handle of about 10 inches, making the grip about 7 inches. We would like for it to have a POB of about 3 inches. Plain steel with cord-wrapped handle. I suppose the base of blade would be between 2 and 3 inches wide with distal taper down to 1.5 inches or so before the point. Slight blade curve.
As for my sword, I wish it to actually be similar to a swiss saber bastard sword-- Leather-wrapped wooden upper grip, the rest of the handle is solid steel-extended pommel style. Blade specs about the same as my friend's sword, except I want a fuller stretching from the guard to to last third or quarter of the blade, where the back edge will be sharpened the rest of the way down. I also want the entire hilt assembly to be about 10 or 11 inches in length, leaving the grip length at about 7 or 8 inches--enough for one hand to cover the leather-covered grip and the rest of the steel extended pommel for my second hand. POB of around 3 inches. Also slight blade curve.
Sorry for the long explanations, but what do you all think? Who would be a good fit to make these swords?
We eventually want to make these ourselves, but my friend does not want to wait to have his sword until we have the time and resources to gain the skill to make these.
Looking to start HEMA!
Last edited by Victor Sloan on Fri 07 Mar, 2014 9:35 am; edited 1 time in total
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Victor Sloan
Location: North Carolina Joined: 15 Feb 2014
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| Posted: Fri 07 Mar, 2014 9:52 am Post subject: |
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Awesome thanks! Odin Blades is definitely a good fit for the bill! Thanks! I could definitely have one similarly done to mine by going for the Verrimus, but completely custom is probably the way to go.
Looking to start HEMA!
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Robin Smith
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Yeah... Let me just tell you from experience, you can't really dictate where the PoB is gonna be. That is entirely dependent on the blades geometry and the mass and length of the hilt. If you are gonna be demanding about the blade being such and such shape and length, and the hilt being shaped just so... Well the PoB is gonna end up wherever it ends up.
Now, the PoB can be controlled by the smith to some degree by adjust the geometry... Which by the way, it appears you are misusing the term Distal Taper. What you are talking about is Profile Taper. Distal Taper is the tapering of the thickness of the blade, usually measured in fractions of a centimeter....
...So back to the smith and geometry. Now, a good smith can move the PoB around some by playing with the geometry and mass in the hilt. But he only has so much he can do without causing problems (poor harmonics, tip gets to thin, etc...)
So the moral of the story... Don't have your heart set on "3 inches" for the PoB
A furore Normannorum libera nos, Domine
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Edward Lee
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I'd say odinblade and Longship too, they have an Elven sword that is similar to the one on the drawing.
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Victor Sloan
Location: North Carolina Joined: 15 Feb 2014
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| Posted: Sat 08 Mar, 2014 3:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Robin Smith wrote: | Yeah... Let me just tell you from experience, you can't really dictate where the PoB is gonna be. That is entirely dependent on the blades geometry and the mass and length of the hilt. If you are gonna be demanding about the blade being such and such shape and length, and the hilt being shaped just so... Well the PoB is gonna end up wherever it ends up.
Now, the PoB can be controlled by the smith to some degree by adjust the geometry... Which by the way, it appears you are misusing the term Distal Taper. What you are talking about is Profile Taper. Distal Taper is the tapering of the thickness of the blade, usually measured in fractions of a centimeter....
...So back to the smith and geometry. Now, a good smith can move the PoB around some by playing with the geometry and mass in the hilt. But he only has so much he can do without causing problems (poor harmonics, tip gets to thin, etc...)
So the moral of the story... Don't have your heart set on "3 inches" for the PoB |
Oops! Thanks for the correction! And for my sword design, I figured the guard and extended pommel would set it about right based on the blade geometry I have in mind. I figured that, for my friend's tactical, giving it a relatively thick guard and tang. And I suppose the 3 inch PoB is much more of a guideline than a solid set. I'm just looking for something with some blade presence but very maneuverable and alive in the hands.
Thanks for letting me know! Alas, I will be missing out on that beautiful blade.
| Edward Lee wrote: | | I'd say odinblade and Longship too, they have an Elven sword that is similar to the one on the drawing. |
Thank you for the info!
Looking to start HEMA!
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Craig Peters
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Victor,
I see that your signature says "Looking to start HEMA", which presumably means you would like to join a club to train. If so, I am wondering why you are planning to order a sword clearly based upon a more fantasy-style design, rather than a historical sword, whether blunt or sharp.
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Victor Sloan
Location: North Carolina Joined: 15 Feb 2014
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| Craig Peters wrote: | Victor,
I see that your signature says "Looking to start HEMA", which presumably means you would like to join a club to train. If so, I am wondering why you are planning to order a sword clearly based upon a more fantasy-style design, rather than a historical sword, whether blunt or sharp. |
My friend wants a purely fantasy sword but with functionality. My sword does have some historical precedents--the swiss saber is similar in design, but I prefer the longsword hilt. Either way, I understand your point. Sadly there are no clubs in my area either. The closest club to me is 2.5 hours from me one way.
Looking to start HEMA!
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