Hello everyone,
Thought I would share photos of my first sword.
It is far from perfect but it taught me a lot of thing and pointed out a lot of my weaknesses.
Some stats on the sword:
*I use a propane/firebrick forge
*the steel is car leaf spring steel
*the handle is mahogany
*the guard is a dragon from a single piece of steel
*the blade was quenched in motor oil, tempered over a charcoal fire, and a torch was applied along the spine
let me try one photo first, then more afterwards: