What!?!? Sam actually finished a blade?!?!
What strange parallel universe have I stumbled into??
Looks good Sam. Its nice to finally see something of yours finished. You have all sorts of cool and interesting ideas and half finished blades running around and its great to finally see one taken to completion.
I like the Zebra wood grip. Some better pics of the blade and Hamon would be nice to see. There isn't really enough clarity in the pics you posted to see the hamon.
The biggest problem with your work that I can see, is that you havent finished more. Get crackin on another. I am sure you have a bunch laying about just waiting to be finished (or should with all the pics you have posted of the ones you have banged out). I would like to see more, and I would like to see some fancier things done on some of your future pieces. Instead of a flatbar guard and simple pommel, add some more geometry and depth to some things, I know you have the hammer skills for it. Really play with some of the designs and wow us
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Great job on this one Sam!
Now I have to get out to the shop and finish a big one (that 48" longsword failed in HT and I used it for a destruction test/learning tool, but I have two more big ones about half way forged out), cant let Sam get the upper hand on me
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