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panzerjunky

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Would anyone try to make a sword. from stock removal. I am wanting to do a shorter wider blade like the Roman Gladius I can mill the fullers. or am I going to go straight to sacrilegious Hell for even asking??
Thanks Jerry
 
Lots of folks do a sword by stock removal. Some even use a bastard file to pre-shape the bevels.
 
I see no reason not to do stock removal. The Busse Combat Gladius is a very desirable sword yet also hard to acquire. They are Stock removal.





Busse Gladius Custom Shop

This was my grail knife. But bills got to get paid. Busse Custom Shop Gladius is all its glory. Comes with nice leather sheath which is gently worn. There are slight scuffs on the blade from the sheath. Full disclosure: The blade isn’t as sharp as I thought it would be. I don’t know if that is...
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Busto said:
I see no reason not to do stock removal. The Busse Combat Gladius is a very desirable sword yet also hard to acquire. They are Stock removal.





Busse Gladius Custom Shop

This was my grail knife. But bills got to get paid. Busse Custom Shop Gladius is all its glory. Comes with nice leather sheath which is gently worn. There are slight scuffs on the blade from the sheath. Full disclosure: The blade isn’t as sharp as I thought it would be. I don’t know if that is...
www.bladeforums.com www.bladeforums.com
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Gawd Damm! that thing is beautiful. Do you know how long it is. and do you think the fuller is machined as I think I see a little tattle line in the center of the fuller. but thanks for the pic and new motivation
 
If you look at Kyle Royers Excelsior sword videos, he basically makes the sword from stock removal. He makes the pattern weld into a bar, then it is exactly the same as stock removal from there. He may forge in a distal taper, but that is all the forging he does towards the final shape.
 
It's all stock removal....just depends on how much. Unless you forge in your cutting edge, everyone uses stock removal to some degree. Some forge in the tip so they can call it forged. Some forge to nearly finished. Different skills for sure. I don't care either way, I do both...when strictly looking for the best performing blade I can possibly make....I'll keep it out of the forge as much as I can. Less risk. I pretty much only forge damascus or San mai to shape....and I tend to screw them up from time to time. If it's mono steel I don't bother.....so....I would for sure.
 
nmbarta said:
It's all stock removal....just depends on how much. Unless you forge in your cutting edge, everyone uses stock removal to some degree. Some forge in the tip so they can call it forged. Some forge to nearly finished. Different skills for sure. I don't care either way, I do both...when strictly looking for the best performing blade I can possibly make....I'll keep it out of the forge as much as I can. Less risk. I pretty much only forge damascus or San mai to shape....and I tend to screw them up from time to time. If it's mono steel I don't bother.....so....I would for sure.
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TBH That is what I figured but I didn't want to step on some Fopa. and talk about what I felt could be considered by some More advanced makers to be cheating. LOL
What steel would you use for sword making? I am mostly using 1095 but how do you feel that holds up to potential shock???
Thank You for your help
 
I can't speak to swords, I've never built one. If your using very basic ht procedures, there are probably better choices. This isn't a sport, there's no cheating anyone other than yourself. You can take a liverkings worth of steroids and a pound of cocaine and beat your sword into a scalpel for all I care....the only trophy you'll get is the scalpel you built, and you didn't take anything from anyone else.....so who did you cheat? Build it however you want with the means you got.
 
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