Someone in Arkansas to sharpen a nerd sword

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HadManySons

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My wife bought me a Bat'leth for my birthday, specifically the Sword of Kahless:

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As you can see it is kind of intricate and I'm not very good at sharping even a pocket knife as it is. Is there anyone in the Little Rock area who would sharpen something like this?

Thanks a lot in advance
 
I don't think those things are meant to be sharpened,aren't they just more for show then actual use? And if you did sharpen it what would you use it for?
 
Well technically no, they are "display" items. But why have a sword/blade that isn't sharp and couldn't be used? That just doesn't make sense to me. I would use it for anything, it would probably just sit on the wall and I might slash some cardboard every now and then to impress my friends. Anyway, know anybody in central Arkansas that would do something like that? That thought of doing myself makes it just makes me cringe.
 
HadManySons said:
My wife bought me a Bat'leth for my birthday, specifically the Sword of Kahless:

As you can see it is kind of intricate and I'm not very good at sharping even a pocket knife as it is. Is there anyone in the Little Rock area who would sharpen something like this?

Thanks a lot in advance
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HadManySons said:
Well technically no, they are "display" items. But why have a sword/blade that isn't sharp and couldn't be used? That just doesn't make sense to me. I would use it for anything, it would probably just sit on the wall and I might slash some cardboard every now and then to impress my friends. Anyway, know anybody in central Arkansas that would do something like that? That thought of doing myself makes it just makes me cringe.
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It's like wearing a movie prop Robocop suit and expecting it to stop bullets.

It was designed as a decoration, not a tool. For safety reasons, I recommend you keep it for its intended use.
 
Depending on the alloy and the heat treatment (or lack thereof) it may not be possible to sharpen it effectively. Heat treating (i.e. hardening) a piece of that size and complex shape would be expensive, so I wouldn't be surprised if it is actually not hardened.

Now, let me add that I obviously am speculating here; I don't know anything about your specific piece. I have seen this exact design copied in high-quality steel, hardened, and sharpened. But, because of the size and complexity, I was expensive; I don't recall the exact price since my interest was a passing curiosity, but I seem to recall several thousand dollars.

Do you know who made your piece, maker's name or brand name? That would help a lot toward determining it sharpenability? So you know what material -- hopefully, what specific alloy -- it's made of?
 
Let's not be too quick to cry troll every time a new guy asks something we didn't.
Many of us take our Star Trek seriously.
 
HadManySons said:
Is there anyone in the Little Rock area who would sharpen something like this?
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Jeb Burnett
Deep Freeze Cryogenics, LLC
Little Rock, AR
501-626-CRYO (cell)

Jeb is a machinist/pistolsmith and owns a cryo/heat treating facility. He can grind out the edges/ovens to heat treat & differentially harden/and even cryo treat it. He is always interested in unique projects, but is more into Battlestar Galactica if i recall correctly.

If you're serious, give him a call, and tell him Deano from Iraq recommended him for the job. He'll take good care of you ;)
 
Esav Benyamin said:
Let's not be too quick to cry troll every time a new guy asks something we didn't.
Many of us take our Star Trek seriously.
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Got that right ... when I'm not doing something blade-related, I'm usually playing my Ressikan flute. :)

Live long and prosper....
 
It's like wearing a movie prop Robocop suit and expecting it to stop bullets.

It was designed as a decoration, not a tool. For safety reasons, I recommend you keep it for its intended use.
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What? I know that. I already said it's gonna sit on the wall.

Depending on the alloy and the heat treatment (or lack thereof) it may not be possible to sharpen it effectively. Heat treating (i.e. hardening) a piece of that size and complex shape would be expensive, so I wouldn't be surprised if it is actually not hardened.

Now, let me add that I obviously am speculating here; I don't know anything about your specific piece. I have seen this exact design copied in high-quality steel, hardened, and sharpened. But, because of the size and complexity, I was expensive; I don't recall the exact price since my interest was a passing curiosity, but I seem to recall several thousand dollars.

Do you know who made your piece, maker's name or brand name? That would help a lot toward determining it sharpenability? So you know what material -- hopefully, what specific alloy -- it's made of?
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Several thousand dollars???? Holy Crap! Suddenly the task doesn't seem to daunting.

Let's not be too quick to cry troll every time a new guy asks something we didn't.
Many of us take our Star Trek seriously.
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Thank you. My question was genuine. I have posted elsewhere here with no malicious intent.

Jeb Burnett
Deep Freeze Cryogenics, LLC
Little Rock, AR
501-626-CRYO (cell)

Jeb is a machinist/pistolsmith and owns a cryo/heat treating facility. He can grind out the edges/ovens to heat treat & differentially harden/and even cryo treat it. He is always interested in unique projects, but is more into Battlestar Galactica if i recall correctly.

If you're serious, give him a call, and tell him Deano from Iraq recommended him for the job. He'll take good care of you
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I will. Thanks. Any estimate on cost (before I call him)?

Got that right ... when I'm not doing something blade-related, I'm usually playing my Ressikan flute.

Live long and prosper....
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I'm glad I'm not the only Trek fan here. That was such a sad episode :(
 
I prefer the standard bat'leth that Worf had in a few episodes. It wasn't as "spikey". I am almost positive I saw something on the net a few years ago for a bat'leth that was made of higher grade steel, suitable for holding an edge and cutting. (cutting Romulans) ;)
 
I prefer the standard bat'leth that Worf had in a few episodes. It wasn't as "spikey". I am almost positive I saw something on the net a few years ago for a bat'leth that was made of higher grade steel, suitable for holding an edge and cutting. (cutting Romulans)
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I like the look of these better. And I don't think mine is of a quality to make it useful as a weapon. It's pretty thin.

P.S. Here is a picture of MY bat'leth.

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HadManySons said:
I'm glad I'm not the only Trek fan here. That was such a sad episode :(
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"The Inner Light" ... IMO perhaps the finest hour of TV ever broadcast. But I'd have to add, "Parallels" -- a favorite of all bat'leth aficionados :) -- ranks right up there, along with "Yesterday's Enterprise."

And would you believe? Except for Star Trek TNG, I've never been much into science fiction, or even Star Trek.
 
Dog of War said:
And would you believe? Except for Star Trek TNG, I've never been much into science fiction, or even Star Trek.
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One of the original series great attractions for me was how they took real science fiction writers to do scripts for them, and how they did some classic science fiction themes and even stories, like Arena.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
One of the original series great attractions for me was how they took real science fiction writers to do scripts for them, and how they did some classic science fiction themes and even stories, like Arena.
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Lately I have gotten into the original a bit, but didn't know that, or really much about the show's production. "City on the Edge of Forever" is a terrific piece, I happen to have it on DVD; thinking I really need to get all the rest.
 
You said you wanted to cut up some cardboard to impress friends....that's how people end up on failblog.
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I was afraid someone might say that. I would certainly do my best not end up on there.
 
Heat treating large objects really isn't all that expensive. The place I usually use near me is like 40 cents a pound with a $40 minimum charge. That's why it's always better to get heat treating done in batches. Maybe you could find someone local who can throw it in a batch they are getting done. Check with machine shops maybe.
 
Yeah! I admit it! I'm a huge Trek geek. I went to a convention in Jacksonville, Fla. several years ago. William Shattner was the Big guest of honor. (the woman who played "Leta" the B'Joran dabo girl on DS 9 was there too - She's hot!).

Any who, The organizers had some sword masters come in and do a B'tleth demo that was quite "fascinating." The style looked to be Shinto with part Russian Saber Dance added.

Jim L.
 
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