Oh wow, maybe I am not thinking along the best lines here. Perhaps I should consider sending the blade of the Grosse Messer and a piece of that cocoabola wood to you Kirk. Perhaps, also send you my Godfred Viking Sword.

Sincerely,

Bob

Sam, Mike, Bob and Jean....

You guys are great!

Thanks for the words of encouragement. I have been away from the forum for awhile on school business. I'm so busy right now that I could not take any commission work. I do have a baskethilted saber I am trying to finish. It was almost done and then I decided to put new fullers in the blade... so I am currently trying to figure out how to do that with a dremel tool. I will post pictures and my experiences when it is done.

Thanks again guys... I'm glad you're here.

ks

Hi Jean...

To get the channel started in a straight line, I took clamps and clamped steel billets (from Home Depot) on the blade the width of the fuller. I used this as a sort of template to confine the grinding stone of the Dremel. It made a perfectly straight groove in the middle. Once the groove is there the dremel tool will follow it. You just need to make sure that it is cutting into the groove, pulling the dremel toward the center of the groove, rather and out of it. In such case it is relatively easy to keep it in place. Then it is just a matter of taking full cuts along the groove moving the edges wider and wider. You can use a permanent marker line to help keep the edge of the fuller straight. Then part of the right size oak dowel rod wrapped in very coarse sand paper or emery will polish the grinding marks out.

ks

Hi Jean...

I have thought about using stacked cutting wheels in that fashion but never tried it.... good to hear that it works.

ks

Thank you Kirk, for your very nice response! That's OK, it was just having thought about it, I felt I really should offer you the work if you wanted it, money up front of course, if there is one thing I abide by, it's paying private persons and businesses in an absolute prompt manner! I've read that swordsmiths have been burned and I think that is atrocious, it surely violates "my" principles of honor! I have seen your work and thought well I bet Kirk could do something interesting with this Grosse Messer by Cold Steel (of whom have still not responded to any of the emails). But that is OK really, because I will have fun doing something with the blade. I was a cabinet maker for 7 years and have done a lot of custom stuff, so I will just apply the principles and I am sure I will come up with a nice hilt on this blade, it will be fun and it will be a learning experience. I just thought you deserved 1st consideration!

Thanks again Kirk and a big sword salute to you!

Bob

Bob;

That Grosse ( Grosse which means big in French and not disgusting as in gross in English. ) Messier with a bit of work could become a small Falchion.

That's an Excellent idea Jean! Thanks!

Bob

I know this is an old post, but wow!
I am getting that sword and would very much like to do something similar.