Archer Here
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I finished this Friday, and have a quesion: How would you go about making a sheath or something to put this in?
Saw something on the history channel about this sword/knife and liked it, so I made one.
History of the Khopesh Sword:
Khopesh is the Egyptian name of the Canaanite sickle-sword. Its origins can be traced back to third millennium Sumer. It was initially used against the Egyptians in war, but as the kingdom of Egypt improved trade relations with other kingdoms, eventually it adopted the Khopesh. While originally these ancient swords were used against the Egyptians, they were so impressed by them that they adopted them as their own and the Khopesh eventually became the very symbol of Egyptian authority, with two such swords even found in the tomb of the legendary Pharaoh/Mummy Tutankhamun (c 1350 BC).
In case youre interested, heres part of the episode I watched on the History Channel about the Khopesh. Pretty interesting, if you like that kind of stuff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73_2VupdnSM
Go about 8 minutes into it.
Shop Details:
5160 Steel Blade was cut out and Normalized @ 1500 degrees until non magnetic, three times, to remove stresses and align crystals. Heat Hardened to @ 1500 degrees, until blade became nonmagnetic, then quenched in 125 degree quality oil. Tempered the blade to a straw hardness @ 425 degrees for 1 hour, letting it air cool and repeating once more. Blade was file tested and is shown to be very hard.
Measurements:
Total Length = 22 ½
Blade Length = 16
Blade Width = 2
Blade Thickness = ¼
Handle Length = 6
Handle Width = ¾
Handle: Osage Orange with Torched Finish. Scales are attached with pins & epoxy. Can wrap with grip tape, for a better grip, if youre going to use it a lot, upon request.
Weight = 33 oz
Video Using My Khopesh with Pictures & Clips from History (just released):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYkEuBOrTlU
Pictures of the finished knife. Thanks.
Saw something on the history channel about this sword/knife and liked it, so I made one.
History of the Khopesh Sword:
Khopesh is the Egyptian name of the Canaanite sickle-sword. Its origins can be traced back to third millennium Sumer. It was initially used against the Egyptians in war, but as the kingdom of Egypt improved trade relations with other kingdoms, eventually it adopted the Khopesh. While originally these ancient swords were used against the Egyptians, they were so impressed by them that they adopted them as their own and the Khopesh eventually became the very symbol of Egyptian authority, with two such swords even found in the tomb of the legendary Pharaoh/Mummy Tutankhamun (c 1350 BC).
In case youre interested, heres part of the episode I watched on the History Channel about the Khopesh. Pretty interesting, if you like that kind of stuff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73_2VupdnSM
Go about 8 minutes into it.
Shop Details:
5160 Steel Blade was cut out and Normalized @ 1500 degrees until non magnetic, three times, to remove stresses and align crystals. Heat Hardened to @ 1500 degrees, until blade became nonmagnetic, then quenched in 125 degree quality oil. Tempered the blade to a straw hardness @ 425 degrees for 1 hour, letting it air cool and repeating once more. Blade was file tested and is shown to be very hard.
Measurements:
Total Length = 22 ½
Blade Length = 16
Blade Width = 2
Blade Thickness = ¼
Handle Length = 6
Handle Width = ¾
Handle: Osage Orange with Torched Finish. Scales are attached with pins & epoxy. Can wrap with grip tape, for a better grip, if youre going to use it a lot, upon request.
Weight = 33 oz
Video Using My Khopesh with Pictures & Clips from History (just released):http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYkEuBOrTlU
Pictures of the finished knife. Thanks.
