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Bjorn Hagstrom
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| Antal László wrote: | | That looks brilliant! Both the original project and the secondary too! I personally like the beaten up look. What is the more serious project you mentioned earlier? |
My upcoming project will be to make as good a reproduction I can of the hammer from Higgins armory collection (that is featured in the article about the medieval pollaxe on this site)
That's why I needed a dry-run of octagonal haft. Now I'm experimenting with ways to get those characteristic studs/rivet-/nail-heads that will need to be added.
There is nothing quite as sad as a one man conga-line...
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Radovan Geist
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Looking forward to see the result! Previous two projects turned up really well. Re. rivets/nails: couple of times I was wondering if these are actually rivets, or nails. I would assume it´s nails: so many rivet-holes would considerably weaken the wood. On the other hand, rivets would hold the langets (and hammer-head) in place better, than nails. Maybe a combination of both?
Anyway, when I need an antique-looking nail with massive head, I usually cut it from a bolt with thick hexabonal head (smth like this: http://d10b75yp86lc36.cloudfront.net/Monotaro...701-02.jpg) and then heat it to burn zinc coating and/or to blacken it.
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Bjorn Hagstrom
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| Radovan Geist wrote: | Looking forward to see the result! Previous two projects turned up really well. Re. rivets/nails: couple of times I was wondering if these are actually rivets, or nails. I would assume it´s nails: so many rivet-holes would considerably weaken the wood. On the other hand, rivets would hold the langets (and hammer-head) in place better, than nails. Maybe a combination of both?
Anyway, when I need an antique-looking nail with massive head, I usually cut it from a bolt with thick hexabonal head (smth like this: http://d10b75yp86lc36.cloudfront.net/Monotaro...701-02.jpg) and then heat it to burn zinc coating and/or to blacken it. |
I have seen x-rays of polearms, and both rivets and nails have been used. My initial approach will be using horseshoe-nails, but I will have to make some tests on scraps first to see if it works out. But the forming of a bolt is a great idea also!
There is nothing quite as sad as a one man conga-line...
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Radovan Geist
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Thank you for info on rivets and nails - that´s what I have guessed.
Horseshoe-nails are good, too. Or decorative blacksmith nails (like this one http://euroferm.sk/produkty/kovane-polotovary...lineckok8/) I use them but they have a slightly different shape.
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