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Thomas McDonald
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 Posted: Sun 29 Feb, 2004 7:39 am Post subject: A nice new one from Jake Powning |
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A very nice piece of work from Jake ! , Mac
Blade - three bar opposing s twist composite billet , 22 1/2" inches .
Grip - 6 1/2" inches
Hilt - is silicon bronze curly maple and scrimshawed moose antler.
Inscription - (on the moose antler spacer) "Bifrost", on one side, and "Heimdall" on the other.
(Heimdall being the gardian of the Asgard ,or the gatekeeper in the Norse myths, and Bifrost being the bridge between the world of men and the mythic otherworld.)
Weight - ?
Jake Powning's Site
'Gott Bewahr Die Oprechte Schotten'
XX ANDRIA XX FARARA XX
Mac's PictureTrail
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Patrick Kelly
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I really like this one. Jake is doing some very intresting stuff these days.
"In valor there is hope.".................. Tacitus
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Thomas McDonald
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| Posted: Sun 29 Feb, 2004 8:34 am Post subject: |
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Jake Powning
'Gott Bewahr Die Oprechte Schotten'
XX ANDRIA XX FARARA XX
Mac's PictureTrail
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Timothy Gulics
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| Posted: Sun 29 Feb, 2004 3:22 pm Post subject: |
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Cannot.. stop.. drooling..
I do not see mention of this one on his site. Is it new, sold, still available?
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Jay Barron
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Jake mentioned that it was going to someone in Scandanavia.
Constant and true.
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Scott Byler
Location: New Mexico Joined: 20 Aug 2003
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Yeah, I think it is going to the person that bought the carved seax he did a while back (if I didn't misunderstand what Jake said on another forum, anway.) Really a beautiful sword you made, Jake. Makes me want to take up pattern welding one of these days, just looking at it. 
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Joe Fults
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Sometimes people come up with things I cannot even imagine. This is one of those times.
"The goal shouldn’t be to avoid being evil; it should be to actively do good." - Danah Boyd
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Joel Chesser
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 My God the thing is stunning!
..." The person who dosen't have a sword should sell his coat and buy one."
- Luke 22:36
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Ciaran Flanagan
Location: Dublin, Ireland Joined: 25 Aug 2003
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Jake sure is one talented carver and bladesmith. It really brings out teh green eyed monster in me knowing that jake gets wood, does an dtemplate and then chizels therse pieces of art out time and time again. I wish I was that talented..
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Ciaran
A wise man is someone who has travelled to heaven and hell and knows the difference.
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Kenneth Enroth
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Wouldn't it be cool to be able to make swords like that. Amazingly, beautiful work. But why doesn't it have a fuller?
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Ciaran Flanagan
Location: Dublin, Ireland Joined: 25 Aug 2003
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| Kenneth Enroth wrote: | | Wouldn't it be cool to be able to make swords like that. Amazingly, beautiful work. But why doesn't it have a fuller? |
Curious question!! Why would it require a fuller? Its a short sword and probably would not require a fuller to lighten the blade.
Ciaran
Ciaran
A wise man is someone who has travelled to heaven and hell and knows the difference.
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Michael Shupe
Location: Lafayette, CO Joined: 20 Jan 2004
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Absolutely beautiful!! Hats off to Mr. Powning, this is the most distinctive sword and scabbard I've ever seen. How long did this take to craft?
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Kenneth Enroth
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| Ciaran Flanagan wrote: | | Kenneth Enroth wrote: | | Wouldn't it be cool to be able to make swords like that. Amazingly, beautiful work. But why doesn't it have a fuller? |
Curious question!! Why would it require a fuller? Its a short sword and probably would not require a fuller to lighten the blade.
Ciaran |
It's the first viking sword I've seen without a fuller.
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David McElrea
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Is it just me who can't get through to the website listed on Thomas' first post? I keep on coming up with "website coming soon".
David
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Thomas McDonald
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| David McElrea wrote: | | Is it just me who can't get through to the website listed on Thomas' first post? I keep on coming up with "website coming soon". David |
Hi Dave
The link works when I click on it ..... so I dunno ? Mac
'Gott Bewahr Die Oprechte Schotten'
XX ANDRIA XX FARARA XX
Mac's PictureTrail
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Roger Hooper
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| Thomas McDonald wrote: | | David McElrea wrote: | | Is it just me who can't get through to the website listed on Thomas' first post? I keep on coming up with "website coming soon". David |
Hi Dave
The link works when I click on it ..... so I dunno ? Mac |
I get the same thing as Dave.
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Thomas McDonald
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David McElrea
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Hi Thomas,
It still comes up with "this site planned for development"-- go figure!
David
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David McElrea
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Today it works!
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Thomas McDonald
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| Posted: Fri 05 Mar, 2004 7:24 am Post subject: |
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| David McElrea wrote: | | Today it works! |
Hi Dave
Now it's not working for me *g* ... go figure !
Jake explained on SFI that his domain name expired, or something, but that he would be fixing the problem !
Mac
'Gott Bewahr Die Oprechte Schotten'
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Mac's PictureTrail
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