[Etienne Hamel]

Hello, everyone. i've been sitting on a sword project for a while. i wanted to make it different and not necessarily historical and really make it my own. since i don't have what it takes to forge fittings, i was thinking about making tri plate construction fittings using a jeweller's saw since i just bought blades for it. i'd use 1/4'' plates and stack/rivet them together similar to a migration period style.

since i'm familiar enough to making japanese tsubas my idea was to make the center plates first because i'd hammer a raised rim on both and then use cardboard or something to make the templates for the other four plates. i bought solid rivets for that too. i'll probably have to go see a welder or something to peen the rivets and peen the tang over a 4 point star peen plate inspired by some migration era pieces.

my problem is with the direction of the shape, i'm not sure yet if i want it lenticular, or with ''flat ends'' (see the albion berserker). the shape is really the thing that's stopping me from starting the fittings so if anyone has some inspiration to get my gears going it'd be a fun thing (and interesting topic!!!).