[Nathan Robinson]

Maurizio-

Please refer to where I state I was offended.

I am not offended and, as a matter of fact, simply said, "let's be careful with the hyperbole."

[Karl Schlesien]

"If I were to make this blade with a modern CNC, without replicating the smallest detail, I rape the memory of this old master."

Maurizio, I am understanding what you mean 'rape the memory'. It is that the translation is taken wrong in the English.
I think what the translation they need to hören in English is "being disrespectful or not to do justice to the masters work".

When talking in a different languge it is unfortunate to be taken wrong.

Ich verstehe, was sie sagen.

[Jean Thibodeau]

[Maurizio D'Angelo]

@ Karl, thanks for your clarification.
nun, auch ich verstehe, was sie sagen.

@ Jean, thanks, to prevent unnecessary overheating.

Took my vocabulary.
"A violation or infraction, as of a law, a legal obligation, or a promise, disrespectful of the law" . This is my meaning.
"To force (another person) to submit to sex acts, sexual intercourse Especially, commit rape on". This is not my meaning.

Now to eliminate stress.
In a reply to my old post at the end, I forget who, wrote: Just, two my cents.
I was angry, the meaning for me was: your speech is cheap enough that only two my cents.

[Nathan Robinson]

Neat debate about nothing.

Once again, I ask: who was offended?

[Jean Thibodeau]

[Nathan Robinson]

[Jean Thibodeau]

[Maurizio D'Angelo]

Nathan, first you say, "That's a strong statement. I Realize You're Not Being literal. If You Were, You'd Most Certainly be" Raping the memory "of All That Have put pen to paper Merely by typing your posts on keyboard for your view on this forum. "
I understand that those who spoke in my post, they may feel offended.

Then tell me: Who is offended?
For this, I respond and explain my thinking. But it's just my opinion, for what it is worth. But I agree, now, the hyperbole, I just like drawing them, not good for discussion.

I understand what you say, there are many shades of gray, but it's just what I wanted to know what people think about it. Puritans, practical, or what? Like the beautiful can be different through the ages. We consider a profile "normal" because we are only seeing one or because it is close to our ideal of beauty? I think an antique buyer. He knew all about swords and their performance, perhaps more than we claimed. Perhaps his idea of beauty was different?
It is clear that this discussion idealizes the concept of the sword, then in practice we could compromise, but that becomes an economic discourse, to what one can or is willing to spend. But money corrupts the concepts, here I am interested in how to make a sword as accurate as possible, avoiding wrong to want accurate.

P.S Correction:
before: you may feel offended.
now: they may feel offended.

[Diviccaro Roberto]

Maurizio
For a warrior the sword was the life or the death. The beauty was an extra.
Nathan don't know XOR so he speak about shades of grey. the real profile isn't a opinion but a fact.
So i say to you " April is close and you have a job. Then ....".
i repeat to you: "a businessman is a businessman not a student. the honesty isn't measured with $$$ or €"
ciao

PS: A c or' te chiamè?

[Maurizio D'Angelo]

[Maurizio D'Angelo]

I get an email from a professor friend of mine. In general says the same things said by Craig, Peter and Jean. If directed to those blades in particular, where you know the profile and history, think that it is better to replicate as they are, but made no mistake who replication could be interpreted as if it leads to valid reasons why he thinks should be. In this case, however, the burden of proof is borne by those who interpret. A comment that helps me decide what to do, I think a constructive message to the topic, so I decided to post here.

[Paul Hansen]

Really difficult topic...

On one hand we know that medieval swords were sometimes sloppily made, and/or with bad heat treatment. On the other hand, we know that these swords must have worked well in their day, to the satisfaction of people who should have been much more critical of bad quality blades than we should be.

One question is whether the "mistakes" a smith made with a particular blade were intentional.
The other question is whether we, as a society, but also as individuals, understand enough about swords to make the decision whether a certain "mistake" would have been intentional or not.

I know that I would not really trust myself with this decision, so all in all, if it were possible, I would prefer the Star Trek Replicator idea.
On the other hand, I think someone like Peter is in a much better position to make this judgment, and I would also follow his ideas if I were to commission a reproduction of a certain sword.

The truth is probably somewhere in the middle, as always.

[Torsten F.H. Wilke]

Ah, the joys of translating Romance language thought, oft brimming with fire and emotion, into standard mundane English

[Maurizio D'Angelo]

[Torsten F.H. Wilke]

Yes, I know...