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Michal Plezia
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 Posted: Sat 14 Jun, 2014 1:41 am Post subject: 15th century messer by Elchon's Workshop |
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Hello again.
I want to share with you my latest project.
It's a messer inspired by 15th century finds.
The overall lenght is circa 61,4 cm, weight 0,6 kg. It's made from very tough nz3 tool steel (it is sometimes used for jack hammer chisels). The handle is water buffalo horn.
The blade was made by grinding, but I used some hot forging for the crossguard, nagel and pommel.
Some work-in-progress pics:
A short movie : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXAuLtV4xKM
Than I've decided to change the simple nagel for the more interesting st. Jacob's shell 
This picture clearly shows the size of the messer.
And finally the messer is finished. Here are some pics. After taking pictures I decided to round the upper corners of the pommel a bit for more comfortable grip. Anyway the difference is very slight, so the pictures are true to the current state in 99,9%  . I'll take new pictures when I finish the scabbard.
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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Radovan Geist
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a nice one! I really like those clean and simple lines. Just a technical question: in the first picture I see three holes in the tang. Then, the finished messer has 3 rivets plus nagel - did you drill the hole for the nagel after the final assembly?
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Michal Plezia
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Radovan - I drilled it before assembling scales. This part of the tang wasn't tempered as much as a blade, so it was quite soft. It could be drilled using the special drill with cemented carbid tip. The reason why I did it at this stage is because I wanted a close fit of the nagel to the cross guard.
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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J. Hargis
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| Posted: Mon 16 Jun, 2014 11:00 am Post subject: |
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Michal:
Simply splendid. Elegant in design, but obviously quite functional.
Excellent work, sir.
Regards, Jon
A poorly maintained weapon is likely to belong to an unsafe and careless fighter.
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Jimmy Reinstatler
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That looks awesome. Someday, when I have the extra money I may have to hit you up to make me something similar.
For love and honor.
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Joe Fults
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That is very nice.
Well done and congratulations.
"The goal shouldn’t be to avoid being evil; it should be to actively do good." - Danah Boyd
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Robert Rootslane
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| Posted: Tue 17 Jun, 2014 3:03 am Post subject: |
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A most avesome knife!
May i ask how thick is its spine?
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Michal Plezia
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| Posted: Tue 17 Jun, 2014 12:55 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks guys. I'm glad you like it.
| Robert Rootslane wrote: | A most avesome knife!
May i ask how thick is its spine? |
It is circa 4,6 mm at the guard, but it has some distal taper.
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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Michal Plezia
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| Posted: Thu 06 Nov, 2014 7:06 am Post subject: |
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I had some time to finish the scabbard. It is made of wooden core and tooled calf leather. The piece is finally finished and complete
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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Maciej K.
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| Posted: Thu 06 Nov, 2014 10:40 am Post subject: |
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Hi Michal
excellent work.... work of Art.
best wishes
Medieval Swords - www.artofswordmaking.com
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