Hollow grinding a conan sword, need feedback...

If the warg sword was made (other than in the movie) I am not aware of it. I made one pretty similar years ago, but the danged thing was heavy and awkard, so I discarded the idea. If I were to attempt it again, I'd make the blade no more than 25". And yes, I too know the story behind the John Carter sword, and I totally agree, it's a heck'va overall package.
 
Here's my favorite zombie killer, and once I contact the maker and if I get his permission to copy his design for my personal use, my next project, and it looks like a great forging funtime.
Just a very cool blade.
 

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Now that you mention it, it does have that look. The Bat'leth is the sword of Star Trek, Next Generations Tv show. I never thought it was all that practical. But, what do you think about this? Another post that's years old. Some guys can just pick up a piece of steel and produce a design other folks never thought of; poor me, I seem to be stuck with more traditional blades. Still, I can enjoy looking. I wish I'd had the forethought to capture the makers names, I'll make a point of doing that from now on.:)
 

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Holy Crap!! Those Zombie Killers are awesome! Pure Business!! No Glam! Get the F**K out of the way! The book 'World War Z' talks about the practical tool the Marines invented to efficiently be-head zombies... something that was part shovel head, part spike... i can't remember exactly. Great book though.... the oral history of the zombie apocalypse!
 
David Stifle said:
Now that you mention it, it does have that look. The Bat'leth is the sword of Star Trek, Next Generations Tv show. I never thought it was all that practical. But, what do you think about this? Another post that's years old. Some guys can just pick up a piece of steel and produce a design other folks never thought of; poor me, I seem to be stuck with more traditional blades. Still, I can enjoy looking. I wish I'd had the forethought to capture the makers names, I'll make a point of doing that from now on.:)
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Blade is remniscent of a Nepali kora/kuhda used to behead sacraficial goats and water buffalos.
 
On the 8th day, the Maker created Scotch Brite Belts!!! ;)

Thank you so much for your recommendation David Stifle!! The belts were exactly what I've been looking for...helping me get the satin finish and smooth out my imperfections. Just Awesome!!

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Crimson: We can make that happen. I'm going to be working on a batch in the next few weeks, I'll keep you updated.

mgysgthath: I made these castings by first sculpting them in clay, then making molds and casting waxes (for lost wax casting method). I take the cast waxes to a local foundry and they coat the wax with liquid ceramic and silica (called slurry)... after a few coats the they have a hard ceramic shell...then they heat it up and dump the wax (wax is now lost)...and there is a perfect void left for the molten bronze. They pour that in...then crack the shell off and clean it up...and boom..you have a perfect solid cast with a hole down the middle for the blade. If you're interested, I can show some detailed pics.

Thanks for the nice comments!!
 
Here's a pic of my master sculpt on a blade blank:
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Here is the mold box used to create two-sided molds. Notice that the blade blank is still in master sculpt. When I pour wax into the mold, I'll leave the blade blank in there and the wax will form around it, then I'll remove the blade blank and have a perfectly formed hole for the real blade:
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Here is the wax sculpture on a real blade to see how it fits:
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I don't have any pics of the foundry work (there's lots of that on the net... search for lost wax bronze casting)
 
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