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Nathan Robinson
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William Goodwin
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Just a quick thanks to Sean Flynt, Nathan and myArmoury for another great article. Yet, another plus
for what is already,IMO, the best resource for arms& armour enthusiasts of all levels of interest.
Bill
aka William
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Nate C.
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| Posted: Tue 14 Sep, 2004 11:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | I'd like to thank the Academy and all the little people...
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I promise not to go a-rieving and I SWEAR I won't antique this one! |
Is it just me or did you ...???  
Ah, the incurable tinkerers 
Nate C.
Sapere Aude
"If you are going to kill the man, at least give him a decent salute." - A. Blansitt
If they ever come up with a Swashbuckling School, I think one of the courses should be Laughing, then Jumping Off Something. --Jack Handy
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Sean Flynt
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Oh, I did, I did! Can y'all ever forgive me? I knew somebody would mention this but here's my excuse....I asked ElJay for some additional info about the weapon and, without a word from me, he encouraged me to experiment with antiquing the piece. So, with it's daddy's approval, I figured it was OK. Plus, something about the post-production black finish started to react with the brazing of the pommel to create a white crusty substance. So I felt the finish had to come off anyway. I just rubbed the hilt with steel wool and initially got bright steel highlights over black recessed areas and the finish was a dead ringer for the classic "black & white" armours of the era. Went ahead and cleaned it all off, though, and I'm pleased with the result (as is ElJay, by the way!) I still haven't gone a-rievin', though. Love the piece. It might have been an unusual blade choice ca. 1560, but not out of the question.
-Sean
Author of the Little Hammer novel
https://www.amazon.com/Little-Hammer-Sean-Flynt/dp/B08XN7HZ82/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=little+hammer+book&qid=1627482034&sr=8-1
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Nathan Robinson
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Bill Grandy
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| Posted: Thu 16 Sep, 2004 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Nathan Robinson wrote: | | I'm eager to see any projects completed or any plans to start projects using the techniques described in Sean's article |
Agreed! I love to see people's home projects. It's inspiring, for one, and it's great to see the usual production swords in a new light.
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William Goodwin
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| Posted: Fri 17 Sep, 2004 3:45 am Post subject: |
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Thinking Sean has seen this but, here's a brass swept hilt I did a month or so back.
Bill
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