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John Lundemo
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 Posted: Mon 02 Oct, 2006 8:45 am Post subject: Odin zweihander |
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Hi There are a few pictures of a new Odin zweihander over at SFI. I regret I cannot post them here myself, but if you guys were to check it and maybe post em here I would appreciate your comments. I took the idea for this one from some pictures provided by a few members of myArmoury and they are greatly appreciated. 
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Gary Venable
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| Posted: Mon 02 Oct, 2006 9:25 am Post subject: |
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Here are the images. Beautiful work John I love the way the blade just seems to flow.
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Patrick Kelly
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That's an interesting take on that style of weapon John. I like the work on the ricasso especially.
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Sean Belair
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| Posted: Mon 02 Oct, 2006 11:08 am Post subject: |
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i wish i'd gotten a chance to handel the finished piece, so sweet.
rock on man
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Hugo Voisine
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| Posted: Mon 02 Oct, 2006 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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Very graceful beast, if you ask me. I like the fleur-de-lys details on the guard coupled with the green grip...
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Christopher Finneman
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| Posted: Mon 02 Oct, 2006 6:31 pm Post subject: |
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whats the website for this?
Thanks
Christopher
Proudly it stands until the worlds end. The victorious banner of love.
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Chad Arnow
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| Posted: Mon 02 Oct, 2006 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Christopher Finneman wrote: | whats the website for this?
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If you click on this button at the bottom of John's post ( ) it'll take you to his website. Odinblades is also listed on our links page.
ChadA
http://chadarnow.com/
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Steve Grisetti
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| Posted: Mon 02 Oct, 2006 6:41 pm Post subject: |
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Wow! Very impressive work, John. I like the ricasso and the shape of & cutouts in the cross.
"...dismount thy tuck, be yare in thy preparation, for thy assailant is quick, skilful, and deadly."
- Sir Toby Belch
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Artie Albano
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| Posted: Mon 02 Oct, 2006 7:15 pm Post subject: Re: Odin zweihander{John} |
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Thanks for getting these pix posted for me as I forgot.
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Sean Belair
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| Posted: Mon 02 Oct, 2006 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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just to let you know, the sword is based off a historical design odin-ised with some detail on the recasso.
the disk shape on the blade comes from the original.
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Michal Plezia
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I really like the hilt.The best zweihander I've ever seen.
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Polish Guild of Knifemakers
The sword is a weapon for killing, the art of the sword is the art of killing. No matter what fancy words you use or what titles you put to
it that is the only truth.
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Joel Whitmore
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| Posted: Tue 03 Oct, 2006 5:37 am Post subject: Any stats on this beauty? |
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What an wonderfully done sowrd of this type. IS the handle wood or leather covered? Any stats on this beastie?
Joel
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John Lundemo
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| Posted: Tue 03 Oct, 2006 8:29 am Post subject: Re: Any stats on this beauty? |
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| Joel Whitmore wrote: | What an wonderfully done sowrd of this type. IS the handle wood or leather covered? Any stats on this beastie?
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Hi The grips are woodcore with leather cord and thin leather wrap. Here's a few stats:
67" total length
48"blade
13" guard
6.125"balance
7lbs I had a lower weight here on my scale in the shop, closer to 6 1/2 depends on where you balance sword on the scale.
3/8th" thick at shoulder. This allows for a high raised ridge and diamond cross section with no apple seed for cutting. It is also quite alot stiffer than some of the other zweihander I made. Lots of distal taper too. The tang gets some taper too. The guard and blade as Sean said are based on historical samples. I got them from some members here and I am greatful. Thanks
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Patrick Kelly
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| Posted: Tue 03 Oct, 2006 10:51 am Post subject: |
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John,
I really enjoy weapons that are made with a bit of artistic flair without compromising function. Your work is some of the best I've seen in this regard. This sword has many historical elements yet enough creative license to make it uniquely yours. Very nice.
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William Knight
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It's awesome to see a Zweihander that's decorative without being impractical and long without being heavy or unbalanced--I'd love to see how it handled.
How long does the fuller run along the blade, since it's in shadow in the image?
-Wilhelm
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John Lundemo
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| William Knight wrote: | It's awesome to see a Zweihander that's decorative without being impractical and long without being heavy or unbalanced--I'd love to see how it handled.
How long does the fuller run along the blade, since it's in shadow in the image?
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Thanks folks. The fuller tapers to a point about 3" or less from tip, if I remember correctly.
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John Lundemo
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| Posted: Thu 05 Oct, 2006 5:17 am Post subject: |
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| Sean Belair wrote: | i wish i'd gotten a chance to handel the finished piece, so sweet.
rock on man |
Yeah Sean I think you woulda liked the end result. No matter, you can help me make the next one;)
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John Lundemo
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| Patrick Kelly wrote: | John,
I really enjoy weapons that are made with a bit of artistic flair without compromising function. Your work is some of the best I've seen in this regard. This sword has many historical elements yet enough creative license to make it uniquely yours. Very nice. |
Well thanks. I tried to make it more historical than artistic, due to the many examples I had pictures of for help. Somehow it just ended up alittle Odinized again. The customer had actually asked for one like the first Scott Brandt one, but with a flamberge blade, I talked him into this;) I could do a flamberge I think but would not even care to try that.
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Sean Belair
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| Posted: Sat 07 Oct, 2006 9:17 am Post subject: |
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i had the pictures i took sent to me. it will give you an idea what went into the cross guard.
sorry they only go so far but school called me back before completion
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Chris Lampe
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| Posted: Sat 07 Oct, 2006 11:44 am Post subject: |
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Sean,
Very cool "in progress" pics! Having absolutely no fabricating skills, I find it fascinating to see the process by which people create things.
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