Breda/Seward Fighter Collaboration

Thank you Mark and Tad! Here are some more pics from the project.

Welding a handle on the stack of steel we are going to use for the fittings.
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Given'er the gas and waiting for the billet to come up to temp.
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The billet inside the forge
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Drawing the billet out on the LG #50
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The billet was twisted after reaching the desired number of layers. Sorry I didn't get any pics of the twisting.
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The Damascus is done, now back to the blade. Here it is sitting on my fancy sanding fixture hand sanded to a dirty finish.
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Getting the shoulders filed in for the guard fit up.
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A chunk of the Damascus for the guard, surface ground, and the slot layed out ready for drilling.
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The guard almost seated on the shoulders.
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Fits like a glove!
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It's beginning to take shape.
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Continuing to shape the guard with the small wheel. In shaping the guard I left a little extra meat so Ben can fit the collar.
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Etched my name on the spine.
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And a quick peak at the Hamon.
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I sent the blade, guard, and a piece of damascus for the collar to Ben. I'm really looking forward to seeing what he does and to see final product! Thank you for following along.
 
Another superb collaboration! :)

Great job buddy.....your work is always excellent. :cool:
 
I've got a couple of rifles and shotguns that need checkered..... ;)

Nice work buddy. :cool:
 
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