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As described in a previous post today,
"Yangdu will be collecting $10 donations and assigning numbers between 1 and 50 to the donors.
Once $500 is raised, she will draw a number and tell me who is destined to own this Falcata.
It could be you. I will then send it to that person.
"You can double, triple, quadruple, etc., your likelihood of being "the chosen one" by making multiple donations.
This is encouraged, to speed up the process and get us to $500 quicker.
Someone making just one $10 donation, though, could still be chosen.
"...feel free to start sending $10 donations to Auntie Yangdu, with "Falcata" noted somewhere."
from this thread with original listing of this Falcata (with specs and comments)
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=617226
Here are some more photos of this Falcata:
Compared to the Farmcata, it's a beast
Vim's fancy "U.B." script
Vim's mark
I disassembled the scabbard (while leaving the two halves glued), and I thoroughly cleaned the wood using Warty's and DDean's method with Murphy's Oil Soap and SoftScrub (search the forum for details). I initially was going to refinish the wood myself, but I didn't put anything on it because I realized that the eventual owner would probably want to decide exactly what finish to use. So the scabbard is totally cleaned and ready for application of tung oil, linseed oil, or whatever is desired.
I didn't scrub the handle at this point, though, since it has some loosening laha in the gap between scale and tang, and I'll leave it to the next owner to address this as desired (adding some superglue or epoxy to the gap would probably be warranted).
Here is a photo of the scabbard in the disassembled state. It is currently held together by friction fit and can easily be disassembled for easier finishing of the wood. After finishing it can be epoxied together for a permanent bond, if desired.
Here is one option for the scabbard, with the silver bands removed, exposing the carving underneath the bands. If this look is preferred, then the top and bottom silver strips will probably have to be epoxied after finishing (since the bands won't be there to secure them in place).
Another idea for customizing is something I'd be tempted to do if I had a woodburning set: darken the background areas and lines.
By the way, this Falcata has not been used for cutting anything, nor has it been sharpened (other than what was done at the "factory"). So it has the original edge.
"Yangdu will be collecting $10 donations and assigning numbers between 1 and 50 to the donors.
Once $500 is raised, she will draw a number and tell me who is destined to own this Falcata.
It could be you. I will then send it to that person.
"You can double, triple, quadruple, etc., your likelihood of being "the chosen one" by making multiple donations.
This is encouraged, to speed up the process and get us to $500 quicker.
Someone making just one $10 donation, though, could still be chosen.
"...feel free to start sending $10 donations to Auntie Yangdu, with "Falcata" noted somewhere."
from this thread with original listing of this Falcata (with specs and comments)
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=617226
Here are some more photos of this Falcata:
Compared to the Farmcata, it's a beast
Vim's fancy "U.B." script
Vim's mark
I disassembled the scabbard (while leaving the two halves glued), and I thoroughly cleaned the wood using Warty's and DDean's method with Murphy's Oil Soap and SoftScrub (search the forum for details). I initially was going to refinish the wood myself, but I didn't put anything on it because I realized that the eventual owner would probably want to decide exactly what finish to use. So the scabbard is totally cleaned and ready for application of tung oil, linseed oil, or whatever is desired.
I didn't scrub the handle at this point, though, since it has some loosening laha in the gap between scale and tang, and I'll leave it to the next owner to address this as desired (adding some superglue or epoxy to the gap would probably be warranted).
Here is a photo of the scabbard in the disassembled state. It is currently held together by friction fit and can easily be disassembled for easier finishing of the wood. After finishing it can be epoxied together for a permanent bond, if desired.
Here is one option for the scabbard, with the silver bands removed, exposing the carving underneath the bands. If this look is preferred, then the top and bottom silver strips will probably have to be epoxied after finishing (since the bands won't be there to secure them in place).
Another idea for customizing is something I'd be tempted to do if I had a woodburning set: darken the background areas and lines.
By the way, this Falcata has not been used for cutting anything, nor has it been sharpened (other than what was done at the "factory"). So it has the original edge.
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