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Michal Plezia
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 Posted: Mon 12 Mar, 2007 1:23 pm Post subject: My new XV century bastard sword :) |
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After 5 months of waiting mr.Szanek finally finished my sword.I am very excited!It fells so light and quick both in one and two hands...The quality is in my opinion very good...I can't wait some test cuts 
And now some pictures.
First the orginal(thank you myArmoury for lots of info-it helped me choose this beautifull style)
And here you can see my presssssiousss 
those black plates on the last pic are parts of a brigandine which I am working on 
www.elchon.com
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.
Last edited by Michal Plezia on Mon 12 Mar, 2007 1:36 pm; edited 1 time in total
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Ann Lievens
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Looks really nice man
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Jean Thibodeau
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| Posted: Mon 12 Mar, 2007 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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Great looking sword and it looks very much like the original.
It's really great when you have a custom sword made and it actually looks like what you wanted. ( And I mean that the subtleties seem to match the original as far as I can tell from the pics: It could have been copied but without a good eye for proportions ).
You could write an official review of it for the site ? ( Just a suggestion. )
You can easily give up your freedom. You have to fight hard to get it back!
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Michal Plezia
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| Posted: Mon 12 Mar, 2007 1:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Ann Lievens wrote: | | Looks really nice man |
Thanks Ann -it looks much better in real.I am not good in photography and in artificial light pictures aren't as good as in daylight..
www.elchon.com
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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Ann Lievens
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| Posted: Mon 12 Mar, 2007 1:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Michal Plezia wrote: | | Ann Lievens wrote: | | Looks really nice man |
Thanks Ann -it looks much better in real.I am not good in photography and in artificial light pictures aren't as good as in daylight.. |
that's alright, the photo's look GREAT!! and after seeing the photo's i can see why you would like to do some test-cutting  and you're right, the quality looks much much better then most swords you see from this type.
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Michal Plezia
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| Posted: Mon 12 Mar, 2007 2:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Jean Thibodeau wrote: | Great looking sword and it looks very much like the original.
It's really great when you have a custom sword made and it actually looks like what you wanted. ( And I mean that the subtleties seem to match the original as far as I can tell from the pics: It could have been copied but without a good eye for proportions ).
You could write an official review of it for the site ? ( Just a suggestion. ) |
Thanks Jean.
Official review?Ok...I can try(even with my bad english and little experience )
www.elchon.com
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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Sean Belair
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| Posted: Mon 12 Mar, 2007 2:16 pm Post subject: |
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that is a sick sword. i realy like the grip
i was under the impression the origianl was hollow ground, do you know if it was and is yours?
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Jean Thibodeau
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| Posted: Mon 12 Mar, 2007 2:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Michal Plezia wrote: | | Jean Thibodeau wrote: | Great looking sword and it looks very much like the original.
It's really great when you have a custom sword made and it actually looks like what you wanted. ( And I mean that the subtleties seem to match the original as far as I can tell from the pics: It could have been copied but without a good eye for proportions ).
You could write an official review of it for the site ? ( Just a suggestion. ) |
Thanks Jean.
Official review?Ok...I can try(even with my bad english and little experience ) |
Just get in touch with Nathan or Chad an they will guide you through the process: Don't worry about the English, they can do a little editing / polishing of your text. When you write a review you are not on your own and they will help you with any of the details you are not familiar with. ( I've been told by some who have written reviews or feature articles that it didn't hurt a bit and was actually fun to do. Also nice to have it in the features section where the review will remain easy to find as opposed to an old topic post fading into the mass of old posts. )
You can easily give up your freedom. You have to fight hard to get it back!
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Michal Plezia
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| Posted: Mon 12 Mar, 2007 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Sean Belair wrote: | that is a sick sword. i realy like the grip
i was under the impression the origianl was hollow ground, do you know if it was and is yours? |
I don't know if the original is hollow ground.My is diamond type.
By the way-I just realized that on one of the pictures you can see total mes in my room (which lately is more like workshop ) and an empty can of 1liter beer  What a shame 
www.elchon.com
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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Joe Fults
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| Posted: Mon 12 Mar, 2007 4:40 pm Post subject: |
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Looks pretty good, and new toys are always fun.
Enjoy yourself.
"The goal shouldn’t be to avoid being evil; it should be to actively do good." - Danah Boyd
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Chad Arnow
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| Posted: Mon 12 Mar, 2007 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Sean Belair wrote: | that is a sick sword. i realy like the grip
i was under the impression the origianl was hollow ground, do you know if it was and is yours? |
Oakeshott doesn't mention hollow-grinding on that sword in his article in Blankwaffen. He describes a sister sword in detail in one of his articles, but notes the blade faces are "flat and not hollowed." He called the rest, including that original "similar" to that sister sword. That doesn't mean it's not, but I think he would have mentioned that.
ChadA
http://chadarnow.com/
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Bill Love
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What a work of art!
"History is a set of lies agreed upon."
Napoleon Bonaparte
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Michal Plezia
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| Posted: Tue 13 Mar, 2007 2:06 pm Post subject: |
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Thank all of you It is certainly the best sword in my collection
www.elchon.com
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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This is a standard topic
