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Thomas McDonald
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 Posted: Sat 03 Dec, 2005 3:27 pm Post subject: A new Scottish Ribbon hilt by Vince Evans ! |
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A beautiful example of a Scottish 'beaknose' ribbon hilt from the amazing Mr. Vince Evans ! Mac
33-1/4" 5160 Blade, Blued Steel Basket, Leather Over Wood Grip, Antiqued Brass Fittings. Weight 3 lb 3 oz, POB 5-1/8".
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Steve Grisetti
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| Posted: Sat 03 Dec, 2005 3:43 pm Post subject: Re: A new Scottish Ribbon hilt by Vince Evans ! |
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| Thomas McDonald wrote: | | A beautiful example of a Scottish 'beaknose' ribbon hilt from the amazing Mr. Vince Evans ! Mac |
Yours, Mac? (asked with great envy)
"...dismount thy tuck, be yare in thy preparation, for thy assailant is quick, skilful, and deadly."
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Kenton Spaulding
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Wow, that is very cool. Would you happen to know the width of the blade, Mac? Looks quite wide to me. Very striking (no pun intended).
Kenton
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Thomas McDonald
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| Posted: Sat 03 Dec, 2005 3:52 pm Post subject: Re: A new Scottish Ribbon hilt by Vince Evans ! |
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| Steve Grisetti wrote: | | Thomas McDonald wrote: | | A beautiful example of a Scottish 'beaknose' ribbon hilt from the amazing Mr. Vince Evans ! Mac |
Yours, Mac? (asked with great envy) |
Hi Steve
It's a long story .... but I'm afraid I must join you in that great queue of envious souls on this one ! Mac
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Thomas McDonald
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| Kenton Spaulding wrote: | | Wow, that is very cool. Would you happen to know the width of the blade, Mac? Looks quite wide to me. Very striking (no pun intended). Kenton |
I seem to recall Vince telling me that the blade was just about 2" inches wide at the hilt !
Aye, "striking" indeed ..... a real "Butch" blade on this one, for sure ! Mac
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E.B. Erickson
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Cool! I was wondering when Vince was going to try one of these (I'm assuming that this is his first ribbon)!
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Thomas McDonald
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| E.B. Erickson wrote: | | Cool! I was wondering when Vince was going to try one of these (I'm assuming that this is his first ribbon)! --ElJay |
Hi Eljay
Actually this is his second ribbon basket hilt .... the first baskethilt he ever did, back in the 80's, was a ribbon hilt !
He once joked to me, after all these years of perfecting his craft & researching, that he would not be too keen on seeing it again ;-)
When we were in Scotland recently, Vince spent some extra time studying the finer details on these style hilts, as he wanted to be sure to "get it right" ! ( we got to handle some truly wonderful examples).
He'd forged out the blade well beforehand but purposely held off constructing the hilt until his return, with the information fresh in his head !
Just a beautiful piece of work .... a real manly sword if there ever was one !
Mac
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Henrik Bjoern Boegh
Location: Agder, Norway Joined: 03 Mar 2004
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WoW! 
I've been quite obsessed about the beaknosed ribbonhilts lately, and this is stunning!
That Vince Evans is one incredible artist! I love that broad blade...
Please post if you get more pictures of this one, Mac!
This is the type of thing that makes it hard waiting for ones own ribbon hilt...
Cheers,
Henrik
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Jay Barron
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Wow! That's great. It reminds me very much of a fancier version of my Al Massey baskethilt.
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David Wilson
Location: In a van down by the river Joined: 23 Aug 2003
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*sigh* Oh yes... and I actually got to handle that one last month.... it was beautiful (this was before bluing), both in appearance and handling... that broadsword blade really *is* broad, a real cleaver, but so well balanced, I cannot even describe....
I wanted it too.... oh well, probably best I didn't get it (I'm still paying off another one....)....
David K. Wilson, Jr.
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Thomas McDonald
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Hey Dave
Yup, *sigh* about sums it up ..... at least you got to see & handle 'er, *Bigger Sigh* !
Vince did send me a couple of in-progress shots ..... even in it's unfinished state, lacking additional rear guards, grip wrap, and fine tuning, it looked Amazing !
Mac
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Greg Griggs
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Dave & Mac,
As my lovely Linda is ofttimes saying to me (especially about a sword I swoon over); "Get over it!", HAH! Ahhh yes, sword envy, one of the seven great sins. That is a beautiful ribbon hilt, and anyone who didn't want that thing would have to be out of his mind. Wonderful work, Vince!
Not one shred of evidence supports the notion that life is serious.
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Awesome, just awesome. I really hate using that word, sounds like I'm some young kid seeing a great toy, but that's really the only way I can describe it.
David, you are one lucky man having been able to actually handle it!!
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Thomas McDonald
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| Greg Griggs wrote: | Dave & Mac,
As my lovely Linda is ofttimes saying to me (especially about a sword I swoon over); "Get over it!", HAH! Ahhh yes, sword envy, one of the seven great sins. That is a beautiful ribbon hilt, and anyone who didn't want that thing would have to be out of his mind. Wonderful work, Vince! |
Hi Greg
Linda's advice is sound as a pound, but still ....... *sniff*
Amazingly, my wife,Margery, actually told me she was sorry that we did not have the extra money for it, as she thought it was quite wonderful ..... How's that for having an understanding better-half :-)
Awesome is just not a big enough word, nope, not a big enough word ! Mac
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Greg Griggs
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Aye Mac,
Ye' do have a winner there with Margery. I'm truly in the same boat, for if we weren't saving for the UK trip next summer, and had the spare cash, Linda would jump at the chance to let me purchase a few new swords that I like overly much. (To be totally honest, she likes them every bit as much as I - but don't tell anyone because I promised to keep that quiet, lol).
BTW - Sometime in the future I would like to pick your knowledge of the Scottish countryside to get some ideas for our trip.
Thanks!
Greg
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Thomas McDonald
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| Greg Griggs wrote: | BTW - Sometime in the future I would like to pick your knowledge of the Scottish countryside to get some ideas for our trip.
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Anytime, Greg ! :-) Mac
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Jean Thibodeau
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Mac;
Wow, that's some view and I guess no need for burglar alarms on that side of the buildings.
Oh, not a good choice for the occasionally suicidal !
You can easily give up your freedom. You have to fight hard to get it back!
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M. Taylor
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Mac, that picture is extraordinary! What a view. Where was this? I'm still jealous of your the trip you took and thoroughly enjoyed the pictures.
As usual, Vince's work is so impressive. Someday...someday. Sigh...
"Only people not able to grow tall from their own efforts and achievements seek to subdue their fellow man."
"Only people not being able to find comfort in their own mind seek to silence others. " - Per Bylund
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Thomas McDonald
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| M. Taylor wrote: | Mac, that picture is extraordinary! What a view. Where was this? I'm still jealous of your the trip you took and thoroughly enjoyed the pictures.
As usual, Vince's work is so impressive. Someday...someday. Sigh... |
Hi M.
'In the Land of Mordor where the shadows lie'
I took that shot when I was taking the one Ring into Mordor ...... ;-)
Seriously, thanks .... I snapped that view from the walls of Stirling Castle !
Mac
A view of the Castle's west side.
http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/stirlin...eline.html
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Alex McCracken
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Hi Mac,
My wife almost fell off the side of that castle when she was
a kid, hiding from the orcses, I mean her family. That's one
mean hill, that's for sure. Great pics as always, and a
really beautiful sword by Vince, as always. 
Alex
Pray, n:. To ask that the laws of the universe be
annulled in behalf of a single petitioner
confessedly unworthy.
Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)
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