Basket-heads check this out -- myArmoury.com

William Goodwin · Posted: Wed 26 Oct, 2005 2:39 am Post subject: Basket-heads check this out

This past Sat. while dropping off a model 1902 for reapirs with freind,distant relative, antique sword collector and budding blade smith, Will Goodwin, he sprang this on me. All hand made by him, blade is patterened after and original 1640 blade owned by another local collector. Hilt was (he said) influnenced a little bit my A-C mort. It is For Sale. Please have a look at the pics and give feed-back, so that I can pass it on to him. PM me if interested, and I'll put you in contact with Will.

Cheers,

Bill

Chris Last · Posted: Wed 26 Oct, 2005 6:26 am Post subject:

Oh my is that purty. Do you have any more close ups of the hilt? The design looks very nice.

William Goodwin · Posted: Wed 26 Oct, 2005 9:28 am Post subject:

I'll see what I have left in the way of close-up's, but I think that's the best one's due to the type of camera
I was using. Will pass along your compliments to the maker, thanks.

Cheers,
Bill

Thomas Hoogendam · Posted: Wed 26 Oct, 2005 9:33 am Post subject:

That looks very nice indeed. Must be great to have a friend who's a bladesmith. Big Grin

Bill Grandy · myArmoury Team

Say, that does look really good! If you get the chance to get some close ups, that'd be great, but from what I can see that's quite a good looking piece!

William Goodwin · Posted: Wed 26 Oct, 2005 10:12 am Post subject:

Thanks Bill. will pass along all feed-back to Will. You got to see some of his daggers at the cutting party. This is his first full fledged sword,from top to bottom. Has made a few sword hilts and tons of daggers,dirks and other asst. knives.

He is getting better ,IMO, with each new piece.

Cheers,
Bill

Henrik Bjoern Boegh · Posted: Wed 26 Oct, 2005 11:06 am Post subject:

Wow... Very nice! Love that blade!
But... You've got to tell him he has to make a ribbon hilt Big Grin

Cheers,
Henrik

David White · Posted: Wed 26 Oct, 2005 2:28 pm Post subject:

Hi William,

Do you have any specs and the sword?
It looks very nice for a first b-h.

dave

William Goodwin · Posted: Wed 26 Oct, 2005 6:25 pm Post subject:

Hey David....long time lad.

Unfortunately I don't, but if would you'd like to know more, PM me and I'll put you in direct contact with Will.
Waiting to get together with him soon and try it out as far as the cutting aspect. It handles quite well from just doing a few dry swings with it. I know he's happy with how it turned out. He's had the blade finised for a couple of weeks and others kept telling him to mount a more traditional Scottish basket to it, so he let his creative side come out with something a little different.

Cheers,

Bill

ps here's one more somewhat close-up shot showing the piercings in the bowl.

E.B. Erickson · Industry Professional

Hi Bill,
What I like is the imaginative way that the thistle is used as both a side branch and a link to the side knucklebow. Very cool, and it works!

--ElJay

William Goodwin · Posted: Thu 27 Oct, 2005 6:22 am Post subject:

Hey Eljay,

Good to hear from. Will has always had a knack for taking original designs & adding bit of a twist
to them, mainly with his dirks & daggers. The positive feed-back from you, will surely be a blessing
to him.
Thanks much!

Bill

William Goodwin · Posted: Fri 28 Oct, 2005 3:33 am Post subject:

Go some stats from Will last evening.

Overall lenght: 37"
Blade length: 31"
Blade width (at guard) 1 15/16"
Blade thickness: 2mm
P.O.B. : 3 1/4 from guard

Will sends his thanks to all for the grand positive feed-back and inquiries.

Cheers,
Bill

William Goodwin · Posted: Sat 29 Oct, 2005 8:04 am Post subject:

Just a heads up, Will came by the house for dinner last eve and this sword may find it's way to E-bay sometime next
week. I'll keep ya'll posted if this happens.

Again, he sends his many thanks for all the positive feed-back.

Cheers,

Bill

William Goodwin · Posted: Tue 15 Nov, 2005 5:01 am Post subject:

Just a little kicker for this before Will puts it on E-bay, it's still up for grabs.

We did some test cutting using pumpkins this past weekend and it went through the large orange menice's
effortlessly.

Bill

William Goodwin · Posted: Wed 16 Nov, 2005 12:12 pm Post subject:

Just another heads-up, have seen where Will has listed this sword on E-bay.

For those that may be interested, the E-bay item # is 6579659623.

Bill

William Goodwin · Posted: Mon 21 Nov, 2005 6:37 pm Post subject:

Less than a day of bidding left on this sword,folks.

Just trying to help my freind Will out on this.

Cheers,

Bill

M. Taylor · Posted: Mon 21 Nov, 2005 7:11 pm Post subject:

That's one nice piece, Will. I hope your friend gets a good price.