More Geek Stuff - With Pictures

[Laredo7mm]

Here is one I "modeled" up to test out an idea I have had for a few years for making a Medieval Stilleto. It has an X-Cross section blade and fluted handle. Of course the actual blade and fittings would be out of damascus, but it is still cool to see what it will look like in 3-D. Now I just need to make it.


Editied to Add: OK, I am not a big enough Geek to figure out how to attach files, but I will upload them when I get home tonight.

Edited Again: Geekness prevails, I figured it out.

 

[Chiro75]

How on earth would you grind something like that? And how did they do it back in the Renaissance or whenever these were in vogue? Sheesh! Do you somehow extrude it in that shape, weld 4 bars together at the center and clean it up, or what (probably or what)?

 

[Laredo7mm]

I would make the blade from one piece of twisted damascus and then mill in the V's and then grind in the taper. Then you should be able to see the star patterns come out in the valleys.

I don't think that "back in the day" when these were popular, that they made them with an "X" cross-section. That is just what I thought would look cool. I do believe they were typically three or four sided, but tapered similar to mine. They were solely thrusting weapons, and not cutting. Basically a glorified ice pick.

Well, I have thought about it for two years, so maybe I can get her done in by 2007.

 

[Dan Gray]

Steve you use a bastid file to do it with

Sean cool looking

 

[Chiro75]

Sean, it sounds like a big project, but you can pull it off. Is there a "v-shaped" cutter you can use on a mill to achieve that? I guess something with a 90° profile would do it. Getting eveything lined up perfectly for all the v-cuts would be fun.

 

[Dan Gray]

Sean, it sounds like a big project, but you can pull it off. Is there a "v-shaped" cutter you can use on a mill to achieve that? I guess something with a 90° profile would do it. Getting eveything lined up perfectly for all the v-cuts would be fun.

Steve you'd just use an end mill (less money for the 90 deg angle) and off set from center to what ever blade thickness you want the blades to be.
using an index plate to quarter it up would be the easiest way but there are other easy ways to do it too. I'm sure Sean knows what he's doing I'm just adding 2 cents here..