In progress... First double edge composite sword coming together

Scott, thanks for sharing these projects with us. They are very educational for the newer collectors and very interesting and entertaining for the more seasoned collectors.
 
Thanks Kevin... It's fun to do it and pushes me to push myself.

One more picture before riveting the pommel on. The twisted wire will slide up in between the two fittings. It is a tight enough fit that I don't think I will have to solder it .. but we shall see.

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Rolf... I'm assuming you mean next sword?

Well.. I just started a billet for a full length wrought iron san mai jian that I hope to have at Blade.. at least the blade part. I also have billet left over from this sword to make a gladius or ... maybe a fantasy short sword.. if all the welds are good.
 
FANTASTIC work Scott. Thanks for taking the time to show it.

That blade looks incredibly nice, and i'm sure holding it is much more impressive.

Peter
 
I think that it is obvious that not all knives or swords require a point.

And I am not sure why this one does. It looks good to me - and apparently others - the way it is, and there is apparently historical support for the design.

I like it.
 
The Virginian said:
I think that it is obvious that not all knives or swords require a point....

And I am not sure why this one does. It looks good to me - and apparently others - the way it is, and there is apparently historical support for the design.

I like it.
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That's what makes a horse race, Ken....I prefer a point, very much.....my style of sword fighting does not use a shield, but does use armor, and that informs my preference in a weapon.

The blade looks to be quite well constructed...for sure the material and those welds were not easy, well done!

If this sword was for sale at Blade, and you were in front of Scott's table, and liked the way it felt in your hand, would you buy it?

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
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There is a historical precedent for spatulate tips on these swords..as well as on Celtic and Germanic. Although this was not a replica... it was intended to represent a realistic sword of the era.

I personally like the look as do many of other folk who are interested in swords of this genre. I'm not sure if it was a factor or not.. but you would certainly be less likely to break this tip off in the heat of battle..and I'd rather have a sharp spatula than a broken tip.

I'm fine with you criticizing an entire culture of blades though. Won't change em at all! I personally hate big long curved swords. Swords should be straight damn it. :-)
 
ScottRoush said:
I'm fine with you criticizing an entire culture of blades though. Won't change em at all! I personally hate big long curved swords. Swords should be straight damn it. :-)
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Japanese swords can be straight-they are called Ken, Chinese swords can be straight, they are called Jian.

In the Japanese Sword Art I train in, Muso Jikiden Eishin Ryu Iai Heiho, we cut from the draw, in other words, there is no secondary movement from the scabbard. It's VERY hard to do with a straight blade. Also, compared to European swords, katana are fairly small, most blades top out at around 30".

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
Oh I know curved swords have a function.. I just don't like them. But I should add that this feeling doesn't apply to Japanese blades. The curvature is sublime in a katana. I was referring more to sabres, cutlasses, etc.

I have a 'jian' in the forge as I type.

ps... I'm jealous that you are able to train in an art like that. I find myself watching iaido Youtube videos hypnotized.
 
ScottRoush said:
Oh I know curved swords have a function.. I just don't like them. But I should add that this feeling doesn't apply to Japanese blades. The curvature is sublime in a katana. I was referring more to sabres, cutlasses, etc.

I have a 'jian' in the forge as I type.

ps... I'm jealous that you are able to train in an art like that. I find myself watching iaido Youtube videos hypnotized.
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Nicholas Suino is a very credible instructor and located in Ann Arbor...how far is that from where you are?

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
I offer swords with points and without. You guys just let me know and I will whip em up. If the cards are dealt fairly.... then I will have a very thin, pointy sword sitting alongside this one at Blade.

Unfortunately Steven.. Ann Arbor is so far it's as if it is a dream... even though the UP is only an hour away. I will have to be happy with the rapier fencing that I'm involved with. Thanks for pointing that out though... It has always been a mystery to me how Western folks find instructors for those disciplines.
 
ScottRoush said:
I offer swords with points and without. You guys just let me know and I will whip em up. If the cards are dealt fairly.... then I will have a very thin, pointy sword sitting alongside this one at Blade.

Unfortunately Steven.. Ann Arbor is so far it's as if it is a dream... even though the UP is only an hour away. I will have to be happy with the rapier fencing that I'm involved with. Thanks for pointing that out though... It has always been a mystery to me how Western folks find instructors for those disciplines.
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I look forward to seeing what you have at Blade, Scott....very much.

Tell the truth, you can search on the web

http://www.milwaukeekendo.org/

http://www.midwestkendo.com/official-midwest-kendo-federation-dojo-listings/

.....but word of mouth is really how people find instructors in many cases.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
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I value Steven's direct and honest opinions even though we often don't agree. I didn't really give the point much attention until he mentioned it.
 
STeven, anything found at Sutton Hoo would have been a rather early Anglo-Saxon version of the Germanic-Nordic "interpretation" of the Roman spatha, no? The deep fullers on this blade would appear to resemble a slightly later and more refined Nordic blade.
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Perhaps so, but when Scott Lankton made the Sutton Hoo sword back when I was a sprout....it had a pointy point...it looks...correct that way.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
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jdm61 said:
STeven, anything found at Sutton Hoo would have been a rather early Anglo-Saxon version of the Germanic-Nordic "interpretation" of the Roman spatha, no? The deep fullers on this blade would appear to resemble a slightly later and more refined Nordic blade.
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I get that, but there is evidence of "cross contamination" at the burial site of Eastern Swedish influence in all aspects.....so I'm not at all sure about what is what, but for sure the handle and blade construction of Lankton's Sutton Hoo and Scott Roush's example here are quite similar.....more similar than a Japanese sword and a Chinese sword from the same time frame.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
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