MastertheSword

so you take two separate blocks that have the cumulative thickness you want then shape it after the glue is dry? sorry I thought you meant shape the hilt first then cut it etc. This sword is going to be decorative. would it be better to use a darker wood and risk the oils causing problems, or should I stain it? Im visiting my library this afternoon, and I'm going to try to get that book. thanks for the tip. and the pommel. that should be to balance the blade. how far above the guard do you want it to be balanced? I might find it in the book but I doubt they'll have it for me today. Should I post that explanation in the sig that I have? I guess it sounds Juvenile but it's really important to me. it helps me understand about who my grandpa was. He died several years ago. I never really got to know him, so the saying is really important to me.

1. Your right. It's just stock removal. Sorry, My uncle mentioned the process once, not in much detail, so I looked it up in a book at the library, the book didn't help much so I'll try the other one. 2. Metal would probably not be a good idea, though I wasn't going to use solid metal. I was also going to wrap it in leather and leather thread. 3.Thanks for the tip on wood, I don't have the tools to cut the hilt in half. my uncle has a ban saw that should work pretty good. The name and signature. inside story. My uncle Lee owns a metal working shop and he has done smithing and nearly anything with metal. they sell custom metal furniture, nearly anything metal. He has his own propane forge and at the shop he has about 30 specialized workers. Anyway, uncle Lee told me the first day he took me to show me the shop. that your mind was the most important thing with metal. You had to know what you were doing and you had to be confident. his dad, my grandpa, had owned the shop before him and had taught him most everything with the metal. my grandpa's slogan, my uncle's and now my slogan. "Master yourself, Then master the sword." My Grandpa was a great smith, and so he brought in several people during the great depression to work with metal, lots of them went off on their own but some stuck with him and that's how his shop got started. You have to know what your doing before you can become good at it

About a week ago, I started on a blank piece of carbon steel. I shaped it into a European broadsword without any heat. I used an angle grinder and several files to shape the blade, tang, and guard. I am ready to put the hilt and pommel on, but I am unsure how to do it without heat. Wood seems problematic since I can't burn through cleanly. Metal seems like it would be a good idea, but it would take a lot of filing to get the tang down into the handle and pommel. Any ideas that you could give me would be great. Note: I have done lots of metal work with my uncle, with heat and without. He is out of the country for a month and I cannot get his help. I hope you'll be able to help.

I'm starting to do some metal working in Wisconsin. I'm interested in making various things but most I'm not ready for. I've done lots of wood working and I've done some metal work without heat. I'm looking for tips and info that will help me progress. Thanks for listening and I hope you can help