Forged beta titanium single-edged sword

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Available for purchase, one big mean forged sword, resembling a Chinese dao. This very tough, springy blade is ready to take care of any job required of a sword. Its light weight and excellent balance make it lively and deft in anyone's hands.

The mildly convex blade is forged out of an aerospace structural beta titanium alloy, composition 89.5Ti 10Nb 0.5Fe, followed by heat treatment making the metal stiff yet flexible, and resilient against impact. Guard and pommel are solid copper, with steer leather woven grip.

During field testing, this blade crisply cut large standing bamboo, saplings, large vines and any other reasonably-sized greenery in one swipe. Yard work doesn't get any more boss than this! The blade alloy is absolutely impervious to corrosion.

This sword is festooned with hammer blows, forging artifacts, heat treatment colors, grit strakes and even a few minor scratches, the gist of which were attempted to be captured in the photographs below.

*Attention!* The price on this blade is discounted due to a very slight bow to the right in the blade. Although very faint and insignificant when chopping and cutting, please take notice that it is there.

Sheath is American Bison over cow, secured with aluminum sex bolts. It's basically a fancy case and does not come equipped with a belt loop.

OAL: About 32"
Hilt: 9" for easy one or two-handed use
Blade: About 23" to guard

Price: $950 shipped to USA (overseas shipping extra)
Money order or paypal: KLSAMEE@YAHOO.COM
For more general information, visit madscienceforge.com

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This thread includes more information about this sword and the round of blades with which it was made:
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/1263200-The-Undergrowth-Organizer-titanium-blade

This youtube video features this very same sword used as an exhibition of what a titanium alloy sword is like:
[video=youtube;e4FQkZBuF_0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4FQkZBuF_0[/video]

Thanks for looking!
 
Oops, good question.

The sword weighs 1 lb 14.2 oz.
Sheath is 1 lb, for a grand total weight of 2 lb, 14.2 oz.

Blade thickness at the guard is approximately 3/16" with a gradual distal taper.
 
Lycosa said:
Someone get this before Lorien does.
digg it, Sammy.
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you make a great point.
This is a great price, especially considering there is only one person that I know of who makes anything like it. This would be a lifetime sword, with no concerns about corrosion, while possessing incredible performance.
 
I want it but need to spend all my money on car repairs! Ugh. That really is a "knife for life," several lifetimes actually
 
Thanks fishface5, et al. A titanium wakizashi or katana is of course always on my mind, but there are other more pressing sword types that need to be made first.

Some troll on youtube has brought it to my attention that it seems like the blade could be warped from the bending while the blade was imbedded in the wooden block in the video, but this is not the case. If the metal could accept a permanent set from a minor bend like that, then I would have bent it the other way and removed the warp. The slight warp was locked into the blade during heat treatment, and it is too stiff and springy to change, but of course the sword had to get finished anyway. I'm glad I did because it's a charm.

This blade is pretty eccentric, and of course if an otherwise serious buyer opens the box and thinks the sword is really stupid and doesn't smash it up, they would get a refund. :)
 
Sharpening the metal is pretty easy, and all standard methods of sharpening seem to work fine. It's not extremely hard like a steel knife blade, more of a tough and impact-resistant alloy, which is important for a strong sword. It does tend to stay sharp even after a lot of use.
 
I know this sounds kind of dumb, but Man if you had a lifetime warranty or you start producing these full time and could offer such a thing, I would def be interested. I'm looking at a Busse wakizashi and rodent rucki now and saw this. I would love to get my hands on it(probably better if I didn't though[emoji6])
 
It's not dumb, awareunlikeyou, and it's hard to figure out a warranty because of the nature of the swords. As of now, each of these swords is completely unique, forged and ground over hours and hours from a most unforgiving metal, and so it's impossible to just replace one with another identical sword like a mass-manufactured product; the blades are like functional art objects that way. Even the beta ti alloy I'm currently using is a rare one-off, which will run out eventually, and I'll have to find another comparable alloy.

I'm extremely keen on making sure everyone is happy with their swords, which should last for many lifetimes over or I'll eat my hat, and of course I would address any problems say, if a part of the hilt came loose or if there was a major flaw (broken blade), etc. - how embarrassing would that be. There's no way I could stand to leave an unsatisfied owner in the wake my long-term pursuit, which is to make some of the toughest and quickest swords ever made, real swords of titanium alloy that should be among the best in the history of humankind, like the great weapons of old. An unhappy sword owner would undermine this goal which would be unacceptable!
 
You got it, BlackKnight86! :]
 
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