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Randal Graham
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PostPosted: Mon 19 Jan, 2004 6:58 pm    Post subject: something new..... ?         Reply with quote

( I secretly made these just to annoy Patrick...)

or maybe something old... or maybe, hell, I don't know WHAT to call it... I guess my favorite term applies.. "Interpretive reproduction"...

In any case, hope ya'll dig it...

http://www.albionarmorers.com/images/inhouse/randals2.jpg

http://www.albionarmorers.com/swords/graham/ravencow.htm

Ra

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PostPosted: Mon 19 Jan, 2004 7:00 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Those are Marvelous, Mr. Graham!

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PostPosted: Mon 19 Jan, 2004 7:02 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

By the way, would you happen to be considering something in the future similai to your 15th century civilian? I truly admire that sword!

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PostPosted: Mon 19 Jan, 2004 7:07 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

I have two back-orders to finally finish, a few pices to mount-up and get back to customers, then yeah, among other things, there is gonna be a couple of longswords. I never liked em much till I started hanging out with Peter Johnsson... damn him...

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PostPosted: Mon 19 Jan, 2004 7:29 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Randal Graham wrote:
I have two back-orders to finally finish, a few pices to mount-up and get back to customers, then yeah, among other things, there is gonna be a couple of longswords. I never liked em much till I started hanging out with Peter Johnsson... damn him...

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Outstanding!

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PostPosted: Mon 19 Jan, 2004 7:41 pm    Post subject: Nice         Reply with quote

Those are pretty damn slick Randall.
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PostPosted: Mon 19 Jan, 2004 8:33 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

The curly maple is an especially nice touch.
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PostPosted: Mon 19 Jan, 2004 11:03 pm    Post subject: Re: something new..... ?         Reply with quote

Ahh!
So that´s how they turned out.
I remember the long-seax very well from my last visit. Nice touch with that clean maple grip. Matches the forged texture in the blade beautifully.
...A black whish is that they are still around in february, so I can see them Big Grin

Splendid work Randal!
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PostPosted: Tue 20 Jan, 2004 6:34 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Thanks Peter...

there should be other stuff to look at then... mmmmm, damascus...... :0) I'll get to be a bad influence on you for once !

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PostPosted: Tue 20 Jan, 2004 11:12 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Neat stuff, Randal. Love the very clean lines to it all. I've been thinking of something similar to the longsax form myself. Just with maybe a touch of curvature in the blade. Curly maple and probably brass or bronze fittings, just enough width to make a proto guard to keep the hands off of the blade. Oooo.. Getting that itch to get to the forge again. Need to buy some steel yet, though, so I can play with that temperline thing. Happy
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PostPosted: Tue 20 Jan, 2004 4:35 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Scott, I used W-1 for those pieces, there would have been a hamon there somewhere on wide blades like that no matter if I wanted them or not, cause it's a nice shallow-hardening steel, makes um just the way they likely really were, hard edge, kinda hard jacket, nice soft chewy insides :0)

The seax has been really getting under my skin lately, gonna have to do some more yet I think. God, do they EVER cut...

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PostPosted: Wed 21 Jan, 2004 12:12 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Joe Fults wrote:
The curly maple is an especially nice touch.


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PostPosted: Wed 21 Jan, 2004 8:56 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Randal Graham wrote:
Scott, I used W-1 for those pieces, there would have been a hamon there somewhere on wide blades like that no matter if I wanted them or not, cause it's a nice shallow-hardening steel, makes um just the way they likely really were, hard edge, kinda hard jacket, nice soft chewy insides :0)

The seax has been really getting under my skin lately, gonna have to do some more yet I think. God, do they EVER cut...


Nice stuff Randal.......

swords are fun
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