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I'm finally getting around to finishing this thing. Screwed it together with a wooden test handle to see how it feels. Blade is Uddeholm Arne, guard and pommel are bronze and final handle will be stacked leather.
Grinding in the edge bevel with a home made jig system. I wanted a sturdy edge, so I made it at a 30 degree angle:
My first time soldering a guard. I had a pretty big gap to fill, but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out:
Epoxying the stacked leather for the handle. I put some buffalo horn in there as well, for looks and to get more even pressure at assembly:
Next is to shape the handle, final touches and then on to making the sheath.