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Addison C. de Lisle
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 Posted: Mon 25 Dec, 2006 11:32 am Post subject: Not quite medieval, but nevertheless... |
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I just finished making my brother's Christmas present the other day: a cricket bat for killing zombies.
Material: Ash
Length: 38"
Width: 4"
Weight: 2 pounds
Inscribed with the 23rd Psalm of David
Time spent: 10 hours
I started with a plank of ash around 40" by 6" by 1.5", and used a table saw to cut out the rough shape. I then used wood planes, draw knives, and sand paper to make the handle have an appropriate taper and oval cross section. Then I took a belt sander to the blade of the bat (40 grit). Then the whole thing was sanded down to a nice smooth finish, and drew the 23rd Psalm of David on the face (it's a transliteration, not actually in old Norse). Then I used 3 different chisels to engrave the runes, and wiped the whole thing down with black furniture dye and sanded it again so that it only picked up the runes and the grain. Then I splattered some red dye over it for the fake blood, scorched it with a heat gun, and antiqued it a bit with a hammer. Then I coated the whole thing with a mixture of beeswax and lemon oil. My (bad) pictures really don't capture all the details, but it's an attempt anyway. Hope you like it 
Edit: The pictures don't really pick it up, but there is a spine running down the middle of the blade of the bat, ending at the triangular thing at the end.
www.addisondelisle.com
Last edited by Addison C. de Lisle on Mon 25 Dec, 2006 11:38 am; edited 2 times in total
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Jakob Elbęk E. Pedersen
Location: Brabrand, Denmark Joined: 21 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon 25 Dec, 2006 11:37 am Post subject: |
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Scary stuff 
It would match up nicely with my machette with Zombie Killer inscribed on the blade
/Jakob
Quia Possum
(Because I can)
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Allen Andrews
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My son would LOVE that! He is a huge Shaun of the Dead fan  Well done, I really like the runes.
" I would not snare even an orc with a falsehood. "
Faramir son of Denethor
Words to live by. (Yes, I know he's not a real person)
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Jean Thibodeau
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| Posted: Mon 25 Dec, 2006 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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You could add obsidian chips " ą la " Aztec war club for that extra razor sharp Zombie decapitating edge.  
But seriously: A really nice piece of wood. 
You can easily give up your freedom. You have to fight hard to get it back!
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Addison C. de Lisle
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| Posted: Mon 25 Dec, 2006 7:12 pm Post subject: |
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Glad you guys like it
My brother loves it; he hasn't put it down since he got it this morning (gee that almost sounds like...hahaha)
www.addisondelisle.com
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M. Eversberg II
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How does she handle? Where's the PoB?
Nice piece of work though!
M.
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