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Russ Ellis
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Amazing as always...
Jacob never ceases to amaze...
TRITONWORKS Custom Scabbards
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Russ Ellis
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Jean-Carle Hudon
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| Posted: Fri 15 May, 2009 4:07 pm Post subject: lottery |
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Russ,
seeing Jake's work makes me pray that my lottery ticket numbers will someday pay off... when they do he's got himself a customer for life....JC
Bon coeur et bon bras
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Chris Artman
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Absolutely beyond words.... I wish I didn't need to save for a downpayment on a house...
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David Wilson
Location: In a van down by the river Joined: 23 Aug 2003
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Oh.
Wow. WOW.
Wow.
Words fail me....
David K. Wilson, Jr.
Laird of Glencoe
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Douglas G.
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Russ, Mi Bonum Amicum!
Your taste in beautiful things is yet again made evident. The pleasure of seeing things as lovely as these
has a wistfull quality about it, to try and not see you favorite swords as though they came out of a BUDK catalog
afterwards
ZOWIE!
Doug G.
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Jeff Marlin
Location: Illinois Joined: 01 May 2009
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That viking sword
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does
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It's rare enough to find a maker who can duplicate the 3-D shapes of the viking hilt elements convincingly to a schooled eye, but the decoration on both sword and scabbard take it to a whole other level.
That's the part where if you're going to do it at all, you better be able to do it with conviction. Making a dead style of art live again, not by copying, but with a true new work in that style.
Only a handful out there can pull it off, and Jake is one of them.
The other neat thing is how the relatively plain look of the pattern-welding works with the overall business of the rest of the package. I think a very patterned blade here might have been overkill
I stand amazed.  .
"With love and action shall a man live in memory and in song."
"Farmer, those are hideous weapons!"
Last edited by Jeff Marlin on Fri 15 May, 2009 6:46 pm; edited 1 time in total
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R D Moore
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| David Wilson wrote: | Oh.
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Me, too! The market seems to be comming back a bit. How long is his waiting list at this time?
"No man is entitled to the blessings of freedom unless he be vigilant in its preservation" ...Gen. Douglas Macarthur
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Artis Aboltins
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That goes beyound simply "excellent" or similar expletetives - it is a true art, and I just wish I had the funds to order something of such magnitude...
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Sean Costello
Location: Australia Joined: 07 Feb 2009
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Oh  , Damn my casual wage! It's always annoying when you want something nice for your kit or just for the sake of owning a piece of art like this and you can't even afford the more expensive Windlass or Hanwei swords.
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John Gnaegy
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Thanks for posting those pictures, the pieces are magnificent.
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