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Post by PitYak Studios on Feb 1, 2005 16:30:39 GMT 12
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Apolgies to anyone who is wating for any info or replies from me, and particularly to those waiting for custom metal work. Since "the Beast" started up I am absolutely snowed under!
Please bear with me!
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Post by PitYak Studios on Feb 2, 2005 13:56:16 GMT 12
Since the weather has taken a trun for the worse today, I'm back in my micro-smithy. It's really not much fun working with literally red-hot steel and gas torches on a hot day!
I've made some progress on sword blades today, in fact the sword blades weren't a problem; it's the cross gaurds I'm still working out. Done a couple, not really happy with any of them.
I'm considering scrapping the cross-guards altogether, and just offering sword blades, as I always did, or alternatively use different materials for the hilts and gaurds, such as resin. I'm reluctant to do this though, for the simple reason that I like micro-blacksmithed stuff to be just that, smithed, not a mix of metal glue and resin.
Still, if that's what it takes, that's what I'll do.
Any of you interested in swords, I'd appreciate your thoughts on the subject (consider; blades will be cheapest, followed by combos, followed by all metal smithed)
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Post by PitYak Studios on Feb 2, 2005 16:15:23 GMT 12
I've just spent the last few hours visiting all the engineers and steel merchants in the area, and the good news I may have sourced a reliable supply of steel more suited to swords than that which I for spears.
Still doesn't solve the cross guard problem though.
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Post by fantasychild on Feb 2, 2005 16:24:44 GMT 12
Cool, the katana blades by themselves look good to me.
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Post by LordsWarrior on Feb 2, 2005 18:36:57 GMT 12
Any of you interested in swords, I'd appreciate your thoughts on the subject (consider; blades will be cheapest, followed by combos, followed by all metal smithed) Are we talking miniture swords or real ones? -LW |
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Post by PitYak Studios on Feb 2, 2005 19:27:52 GMT 12
Well, I was talking about minis, but hey you want a real one, I'll give it a go!
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Post by Mykillm on May 26, 2005 8:25:51 GMT 12
 I am lazy and just make a basik hand gard with the blade , leaving a pin tab , under neath the blade , then pin vice drill a hole in the modles fist to glue in place but i don't use real metal !
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Post by PitYak Studios on May 26, 2005 8:52:34 GMT 12
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I am lazy and just make a basik hand gard with the blade , leaving a pin tab , under neath the blade , then pin vice drill a hole in the modles fist to glue in place but i don't use real metal !