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Tim Lison
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That's looking really nice. The guard has a very pleasant curve to it. I'm excited to see this come together! Moriarty is back!
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J.D. Crawford
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| Tim Lison wrote: | | That's looking really nice. The guard has a very pleasant curve to it. I'm excited to see this come together! Moriarty is back! |
That's right Holmes; I'm not ready to meet you at Reichenbach Falls just yet.
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Scott Kowalski
Location: Oak Lawn, IL USA Joined: 24 Nov 2006
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The blades looks great, I really like it's shape. I agree with Tim about the curve of the guard.
Chris Landwehr 10/10/49-1/1/09 My Mom
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Kai Lawson
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I can’t wait to see both! They’re both great, and deserve to be wielded in able hands.
"And they crossed swords."
--William Goldman, alias S. Morgenstern
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J.D. Crawford
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Here's another update. I know what I think, but I'll save my comments for a review at the end.
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Patrick Kelly
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I really like the lines and over all proportions of this one.
"In valor there is hope.".................. Tacitus
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Maciej K.
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Must say that in January I had a little accident and I hurt my eye... So, a whole month off work... I started some light work a few days ago but still have to be carefull...
Anyway - I hope everything will be fine and I will be able to work since next week finishing some swords :)
Medieval Swords - www.artofswordmaking.com
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Scott Kowalski
Location: Oak Lawn, IL USA Joined: 24 Nov 2006
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| Patrick Kelly wrote: | | I really like the lines and over all proportions of this one. |
I agree with Patrick. It is shaping up to be a fantastic looking sword. Do you happen to have a close up of the tip J.D. or Maciej?
Chris Landwehr 10/10/49-1/1/09 My Mom
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J.D. Crawford
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| Scott Kowalski wrote: | | Patrick Kelly wrote: | | I really like the lines and over all proportions of this one. |
I agree with Patrick. It is shaping up to be a fantastic looking sword. Do you happen to have a close up of the tip J.D. or Maciej? |
Scott, here's the tip in a bit more detail, but I suspect this perspective exaggerates the profile taper and shortens the tip section.
Maciej, as I said I'm not in a hurry. A Spring delivery would be fine. And we should talk about a scabbard first.
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Jeremy V. Krause
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Looks great Doug and Maciej!
As others have said, I really like the elegantly tapering blade and point section.
Is this late 11th.-12th. C.?
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J.D. Crawford
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| Jeremy V. Krause wrote: | | Is this late 11th.-12th. C.? |
Jeremy, according to Ian Peirce's book, Petersen's type Y pommel lasted through 10th to end of 11th century, and Geibig type 4 blade (which I think this is) from mid 10th to mid 11th. I would guess this one falls toward the end of these ranges.
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Maciej K.
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that would be correct about dating.
little update: our sword is based on original find from Zydowo (Poland), now in Szczecin museum. original sword was a bit smaller and customer wish was to make it proportionally bigger. Original sword weight is 868 g. (or 907g in other source) and it is almost 90cm long, balance ca. 18,5cm (not officially).
New sword is over 90cm long, weight is approx. 990-1000g (not assambled yet though) and balance wil be around 15,5-17cm (I think 16). This is perfectly at range for this and other swords of similar types with close length and weight. I am happy to make the blade stiff and keep these parameters which makes this sword very historical accurate.
Well, just a few days more of healing my eye, and we will see about that :)
Medieval Swords - www.artofswordmaking.com
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Scott Kowalski
Location: Oak Lawn, IL USA Joined: 24 Nov 2006
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Thank you for posting the picture of the tip Doug.
Chris Landwehr 10/10/49-1/1/09 My Mom
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J.D. Crawford
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| Maciej K. wrote: | | Original sword weight is 868 g. (or 907g in other source) and it is almost 70cm long. |
Is that length a typo Maciej? 70cm seems very short. The museum site says 87.5cm overall.
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Maciej K.
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| J.D. Crawford wrote: | | Maciej K. wrote: | | Original sword weight is 868 g. (or 907g in other source) and it is almost 70cm long. |
Is that length a typo Maciej? 70cm seems very short. The museum site says 87.5cm overall. |
Yes, of course Doug :) Sorry!
Medieval Swords - www.artofswordmaking.com
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J.D. Crawford
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And here's the final sword.
Details and pictures from http://artofswordmaking.com/gallery/viking-sw...late-10thc
Measurements:
total length 940mm
blade length 810mm
blade width 57mm
blade thickness at the base 4,5mm
grip 94mm
crossguard 138mm
pommel 72x30x20mm
balance 180mm
weight 960g
edges sharp
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J.D. Crawford
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| Nathan Robinson wrote: | | What a lovely sword. The hilt is especially graceful. That pommel! It's so nice to see one of these replicated to this detail. |
Isn't it? Much credit both to Maciej and the person(s) who made the original. Other than some general elongation (at my request) its pretty faithful to the original design. And I'm surprised it came out so light. Seems like the hilt components are more about manual ergonomics than raw balance. One imagines its pretty nimble and comfortable in hand.
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Jeremy V. Krause
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Congratulations Doug!
That's a really beautiful sword and as others have said- so nice to see this hilt-type recreated in such a skilled way. The fuller terminus is especially elegant.
It should be great to handle.
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J.D. Crawford
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| Jeremy V. Krause wrote: | Congratulations Doug!
That's a really beautiful sword and as others have said- so nice to see this hilt-type recreated in such a skilled way. The fuller terminus is especially elegant.
It should be great to handle. |
Thanks Jeremy.
BTW, Maciej is going to make a scabbard appropriate for the period and location.
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