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Sam Salvati

Sam Salvati

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Both the blade and guard were forged seperately, never intended to put one on the other but WOW do they fit huh? Comments, critique, suggestions all welcome. Was going to go along a elvish/fantasy line with this blade, but wanted to try that S guard I had done to see how it would look.
 
Very nice.

My view from here -

It looks like the fingers won't have much room once you have put handle material on the tang.

Might be a PITA to finish the insides of the curls on the ends
 
Thanks Steve, I still have to bend the guard out or curl more material into that scroll to make a bit more room for the fingers I realised what you said that there won't be much room when I put them together, and so as not to have the end interfere with the pommel as well.
 
Keep it as forged finish (Brute de' Forge) IT would look SA-WHEEET!:thumbup::D But if thats not an option, an easy way to get the insides of the guard would be to sandblast it and maybe fire color in your home oven... (2 hours at 575º F will give it a royal blue color...:thumbup::D)
 
The front edge will be entirely polished and ground up to the hammer line bevel, then 1/3 of the spine will also be polished and ground with just a small bit of hammer marks left in the center, the guard and pommel will both be left in a semi polished (scotch brited) hammer finish.
 
Shaped like my yataghan sword bayonet !Except that the last 2/3 of the blade is T shaped.
 
Robert I have to get down to your place!

Thanks Bruce, I hope it still flows as good when the guard is adjusted and stuff.
 
Actually, Sam was trying to make a katana, but his forging skills still need some work;)
Stacy
 
Hey Sam
instead of piercing the tang through the gaurd at the pommel end, put a pommel on the tang, then bring that little curl up to just touch the pommel, that will give enough space inside the gaurd for the hand/handle, and allow you to keep the clean line of the gaurd uncompromised.

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Dan, they don't all gotta be katana .
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Katana, shamshir, cutlass, I never was a fan of curved single edged swords. Nothing against them, I'm sure they cut right along with the best of'em, and over the course of history, I doubt anyone could say with any sort of authority that double edged straight blades or single edged curved ones were responsable for more or less lives, battles, wars, etc.

It's more the asthetic for me on this one. I guess it would be best to say I've seen very much fewer single edged curved swords that I liked the look of than double edged straight ones. Ive seen so few actual examples of straight single edged or curved double edged blades that I'm still holding back before forming an opinion as to where my tastes may lie.
 
Dan Zawacki said:
Katana, shamshir, cutlass, I never was a fan of curved single edged swords. Nothing against them, I'm sure they cut right along with the best of'em, and over the course of history, I doubt anyone could say with any sort of authority that double edged straight blades or single edged curved ones were responsable for more or less lives, battles, wars, etc.

It's more the asthetic for me on this one. I guess it would be best to say I've seen very much fewer single edged curved swords that I liked the look of than double edged straight ones. Ive seen so few actual examples of straight single edged or curved double edged blades that I'm still holding back before forming an opinion as to where my tastes may lie.
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I understand what you are saying, but there is no need to use so many words to say it looks like crap Dan sheesh i can take a hint :D .

Just kiddin', I agree, while I like curved swords, straight swords seem to get the blood pumping a touch more sometimes. They just look so cool, almost every one I have ever seen, you gotta take a look at some of Vince Evans' or Ric Furrer's curvy swords sometime though, I think it would make a convert of you :).

sunshadow said:
Hey Sam
instead of piercing the tang through the gaurd at the pommel end, put a pommel on the tang, then bring that little curl up to just touch the pommel, that will give enough space inside the gaurd for the hand/handle, and allow you to keep the clean line of the gaurd uncompromised.

-Page
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That's exactly what I was gonna do :). With it as is, if the tang were to peirce through the guard by the pommel with the grip wood on there just would not be enough room, bent out like you said to just touch the pommel though will be the little extra it needs without messin' with the flow.

bladsmth said:
Actually, Sam was trying to make a katana, but his forging skills still need some work;)
Stacy
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:mad:;)
 
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