Bush Sword in W2, Oak and hemp

[SBranson]

In the name of testing I allowed myself to play with this bush sword I recently made.

As the title states the blade is W2 with a peaked spine and strong distal taper from over 5/16" at the handle with tapered tang and taper to the point. Primarily flat ground then blended into a convex edge it cuts easily and deep.
The blade is 14" and the handle a full 6".
The handle is white oak that has been "aged" wrapped with hemp coated in epoxy and a turks head knot for a guard.

With the weight of all that steel it cuts easily but the length and tapers provide a nice balance with the center of balance about 2" in front of th handle.

An afternoon of cutting and burning windfall with no apparent effect on the edge. Still shaving sharp.

Fun times on a mild Christmas Eve.

Happy Holidays everyone!

This was a pretty light swing.

 

[Michael Starr]

Looking good, Stuart.
Love the hammy!

Merry Christmas to you and yours!

 

[Mike Quesenberry]

That's a great looking piece with the standard jaw dropping hamon:thumbup:. I'll bet it's a blast to swing, great job.

 

[RogerP]

Cool bush blade and nice pics - I'd love to be by that fire.

Roger

 

[Mike157]

Very nice work. This one appeals to me greatly. Thanks for the pictures. Mike

 

[InquisitorLord]

Great work! Awesome pics, thanks for posting!

 

[stabber]

Great work. Will make short job of clearing all brush.

 

[Will York]

That looks like a super nice bush whacker. Love the geometry and the grind(s) as you describe them--strong distal taper, flat ground to a convex edge.. Appears to incorporate some very effective elements. I really like the evolving utility/efficiency of what you're doing with sword formats. Wonderful piece here.

 

[ScottRoush]

I love bush swords and I love testing em. Woe to tag alder brush.

Beautiful hamon.... nice package altogether....

 

[John White]

Great, Stuart,

Chop out a couple forked branches and spit a boar over the coals,


John

 

[Lorien]

if that is not spoken for, drop me a pm

 

[canineforge]

Nice!! That is a lot of W2...and it looks great. :thumbup: Awesome job. Thanks for the pics and preformance report. W2 is great steel.

Lorien, hope this finds a place under your tree.

- Joe

 

[Shawn fu]

That is one beautiful hunk o steel-Sweet hamon,and the wrapped handle is a nice touch.

 

[SBranson]

Thanks guys. This is a fun one to swing around.

Lorien, I wanted to bring this over to "take for a walk".

 

[Lorien]

Lorien, hope this finds a place under your tree.

- Joe

thanks Joe! Not under the tree this morning, but when Stu gets tired of er, I got my foot in the door. Don't think he's too keen to part with it, just yet...

 

[Lorien]

whoa! Simultaneous posting! Yes, by all means come on over- I have a project in mind that you will have some fun with...

 

[KYJ]

Great piece !
Everyone who have this "Sword" must want to go into mountain.

 

[barrabas74]

I would love to have a Bush Sword like that, those have always appealed to me. Love your rendition!

 

[EScott]

I like it and looks fun to use too.

 

[Allen Newberry]

That looks like a good time!