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Ben Potter
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 Posted: Tue 03 May, 2016 5:27 pm Post subject: Privateer Armoury Forecastle line Tachi |
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"Tatchi"
35" overall
24" blade (spring steel 1/16" thick faux hamon/bevel)
1lb 6oz.
Maple grip
Steel fittings
Please note:
THIS IN NOT A REAL HAMON!
I have done quite a few real clayed hamons but this is not one of them.
Sometimes beauty really is only skin deep.
Ben Potter Bladesmith
It's not that I would trade my lot
For any other man's,
Nor that I will be ashamed
Of my work torn hands-
For I have chosen the path I tread
Knowing it would be steep,
And I will take the joys thereof
And the consequences reap.
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Shahril Dzulkifli
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| Posted: Mon 09 May, 2016 10:01 pm Post subject: Privateer Armoury Forecastle line Tachi |
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Don't tachis have longer blades and slightly-bent hilts?
“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength”
- Marcus Aurelius
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Ben Potter
Industry Professional
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| Posted: Wed 11 May, 2016 9:21 am Post subject: Re: Privateer Armoury Forecastle line Tachi |
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| Shahril Dzulkifli wrote: | | Don't tachis have longer blades and slightly-bent hilts? |
Longer blades certainly, They also are much thicker than 1/16", don't have slab handles, welded construction, or maple grips.
This is a Privateer Armoury Forecastle line piece which are not historical and designed to the customers specs. which is why tatchi is in quotes.
Ben Potter Bladesmith
It's not that I would trade my lot
For any other man's,
Nor that I will be ashamed
Of my work torn hands-
For I have chosen the path I tread
Knowing it would be steep,
And I will take the joys thereof
And the consequences reap.
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Mikko Kuusirati
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| Posted: Wed 11 May, 2016 10:52 am Post subject: |
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Looks like the sort of nasty little thing any Yellow Sea raider would be pleased with. 
How did you do the fake hamon, BTW, if you don't mind me asking? It's really good looking for what it is!
"And sin, young man, is when you treat people like things. Including yourself. That's what sin is."
— Terry Pratchett, Carpe Jugulum
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Ben Potter
Industry Professional
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| Posted: Wed 11 May, 2016 11:50 am Post subject: |
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Send me a pm and I'll give some more details.
Ben Potter Bladesmith
It's not that I would trade my lot
For any other man's,
Nor that I will be ashamed
Of my work torn hands-
For I have chosen the path I tread
Knowing it would be steep,
And I will take the joys thereof
And the consequences reap.
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J. Nicolaysen
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| Posted: Wed 11 May, 2016 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Ben, I like what you are doing here, the privateer armoury line is pretty cool!
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This is a standard topic