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William Goodwin
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Posted: Tue 03 Oct, 2006 5:42 pm Post subject: Va. ren-faire display/demo photos |
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This past week-end the traveling Va. Ren-faire came to Salem, Va (again) Our local group (Roanoke Valley Sword Guilde)
had a tent there and provided a display of mostly vintage & a few reproduction swords. Plus we did cutting demos/history presentations thru the day. The crowds were great, the weather great.... a good time for all. So here are some pics from both days. Unfortunately forumite,friend and group member Chris Goerner could not attend...missed ya' . Also RVSG -bladesmith Will Goodwin showed off his new creation.....eyes - ears open basket heads....this sword is up for sale (PM me if interested and I'll put you in contact with Will).
anyway....let the pics do the talking now
Cheers,
Bill
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Bill Goodwin, Gary Hall, Will Goodwin, Evan Goodwin
Roanoke Sword Guilde
roanokeswordguilde@live.com
"I was born for this" - Joan of Arc
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Jonathan Hopkins
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Posted: Tue 03 Oct, 2006 5:53 pm Post subject: |
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Bill,
Thanks for sharing. It looks like a fun time! Will's basket hilt looks great--the blade looks quite broad. How prolific is he? I think the only other sword I have seen by him is the thistle proto mortuary. Can you describe the sword being held in the fifth photo from the top?
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William Goodwin
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Posted: Tue 03 Oct, 2006 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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Thank Jonathan,
That's my son Evan with his Hanwei/CASI Dark Sentinel. A fun sword and great milk jug slayer.
Will G. just gets better and better with each piece. He make more daggers,dirks,knives than anything
due to the size of his forge & shop.
here is a pic of some of his other wares he had there for sale.
Bill
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Roanoke Sword Guilde
roanokeswordguilde@live.com
"I was born for this" - Joan of Arc
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Chris Goerner
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Posted: Wed 04 Oct, 2006 2:58 am Post subject: |
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Bill,
Sorry I had to miss this event Looks like you had a nice display put together. I ran into Will at the Salem Gun Show and got to see that baskethilt. His work is getting better all the time.
Chris
Sic Semper Tyranus
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William Goodwin
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Posted: Wed 04 Oct, 2006 3:08 am Post subject: |
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Thanks Chris and again we missed you being there.
Here's a couple more shots from both days....
Evan passing on the knowledge to the next generation....
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ECW cavalry
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Gary showing use of blade & targe
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me & the Mrs.
Roanoke Sword Guilde
roanokeswordguilde@live.com
"I was born for this" - Joan of Arc
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Henrik Bjoern Boegh
Location: Agder, Norway Joined: 03 Mar 2004
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Posted: Thu 05 Oct, 2006 2:11 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Bill,
Thanks for posting these pictures. Looks like you had a great weekend!
That broadsword looks very interesting I really like the blade! The original broad, three fullered "Grosse Schotten" looks as if they mean serious business, and this one certainly captures that look!
I like the hilt as well. The overall design and the "simple" decoration states that it's made for serious fighting by a warrior rather than slinging from the hip in its' scabbard all through the battles! I like the way the guards terminate by the pommel; a different and interesting feature.
Will seems to understand how a basket hilted sword should look My compliments!
Cheers,
Henrik
Constant and true.
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Bill Grandy
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Posted: Thu 05 Oct, 2006 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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Awesome, Bill! I wish I had more time these days to come check these things out, but work just keeps me too busy. (Bah, listen to me whine as if I had a real job!) And Will's baskethilt really does look fantastic!
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Steve Grisetti
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Posted: Fri 06 Oct, 2006 12:29 am Post subject: Re: Va. ren-faire display/demo photos |
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William Goodwin wrote: | ... Also RVSG -bladesmith Will Goodwin showed off his new creation.....eyes - ears open basket heads....this sword is up for sale (PM me if interested and I'll put you in contact with Will).
anyway....let the pics do the talking now. |
Will's basket hilt does look nice. I am not currently in the market for another sword (well, theoretically, I am ALWAYS in the market for another sword, but my significant other tells me I'm not ). But, I think it would be of interest to the community here if you could post a bunch of photos of the sword and its details. It would also help with the sale. Just a suggestion.
"...dismount thy tuck, be yare in thy preparation, for thy assailant is quick, skilful, and deadly."
- Sir Toby Belch
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William Goodwin
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Posted: Fri 06 Oct, 2006 3:05 am Post subject: |
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Henrik,
I'll pass your pleasent comments on to Will.....thanks!!
Bill G. (the other) Yes, it would be grand if you could packu-p the crew & come back down. Would have been great
to have you there demonstrating your prowess with a rapier.....
Steve,
Think I only have one more pic of Will's sword. The grip is ray-skin...the blade he fashioned from an old cross-cut saw
blade and is the same thickness and has the same flex as the original he patterned it after that belongs to other group member Gary. Other specs I don't have as to why I would put any interested parties in contact with Will for further details.
Thanks to all for view & the feed-back...........
Cheers,
Bill
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Roanoke Sword Guilde
roanokeswordguilde@live.com
"I was born for this" - Joan of Arc
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Kenneth Armstrong
Location: Alexandria, VA (for the moment) Joined: 24 Aug 2006
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Posted: Fri 06 Oct, 2006 4:14 am Post subject: |
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Bill Grandy wrote: | Awesome, Bill! I wish I had more time these days to come check these things out, but work just keeps me too busy. (Bah, listen to me whine as if I had a real job!) And Will's baskethilt really does look fantastic! |
Teaching noobs such as myself to move the blade before the feet at the VAF should be considered a real job!
Roanoke Bill,
I hope that you guys get to do something like that again next year, I would definetely like to check it out!
Kenny
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