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Walter Turkiela
Location: STERLING HEIGHTS MI Joined: 30 Sep 2010
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 Posted: Thu 30 Sep, 2010 3:21 pm Post subject: I am looking for the dimensions of a Macuahuitl (aztec) |
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I really want to try to make a Macuahuitl, but I have no idea on the specs of it. Does someone with experiance in this know the dimensions of this sword, so I can get started on it right away. or is there anyone who owns the sword, that could measure it out for me. I would be most thankful to you:) I THANK YOU~Walter
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Arne Focke
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I am no expert on that subject, but on drawings it looks like the lenght should be around one meter, give or take a few centimeters. Of course they may be presented larger than life on these drawings if the artist wanted to show them more clearly.
So schön und inhaltsreich der Beruf eines Archäologen ist, so hart ist auch seine Arbeit, die keinen Achtstundentag kennt! (Wolfgang Kimmig in: Die Heuneburg an der oberen Donau, Stuttgart 1983)
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Nathan Robinson
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Walter Turkiela
Location: STERLING HEIGHTS MI Joined: 30 Sep 2010
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I looked at all these pages,but coulden't find the dimensions only the length. I need the whole scope of the sword.
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Chad Arnow
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| Walter Turkiela wrote: | | I looked at all these pages,but coulden't find the dimensions only the length. I need the whole scope of the sword. |
If you know the length, you can extrapolate other dimensions with some simple math, assuming the photo is not skewed.
Using a simple example, assume you've been told an item measures 12 inches. Now, measure the item's image on your screen. Let's say it measures at 6 inches. Now you know that the photo on your screen is 1/2 the size of the original. Now measure some other dimension in the image on your screen, like the width. Multiply that measurement by 2 and you have the real width. You'll get pretty close.
I've done this kind of thing many times. You really just need to know 1 real dimension and the dimension of the image. Find the ratio of one to the other and extrapolate the rest. Very simple.
Obviously, this doesn't help with dimensions like thickness, but for most swords you should be able to get width and length for any part of the sword that way.
ChadA
http://chadarnow.com/
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Dan Howard
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Dimensions aren't all that important unless you are trying to make an exact copy of a surviving artefact. It is fairly clear from various sources and illustrations that the size and style of the weapon varied substantially.
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This is a standard topic