TethrynValis

I guess that's a no then... :(

Just curious to see if anyone has made any battle-ready (I'm assuming this means that they really could be used) Schiavona's. I've just been looking around the net for info on Schiavona's, Mortuary Swords, and Rapiers. Was trying to find something with the Schiavona's/Mortuary swords hand guard, but a longer two handed grip and thicker blade (Though the Schiavona's blade seems fine).

So what do we do differentley now that makes our steel better? I know you can either mold blade (Literally using a mold, or using your hammer and shaping it), or carve it out. Or do you do both?

Thats what I thought... So patern welding and such only matter if: - Your working with 2 or more 'bad' metals - Or you want to make it look pretty Right?

So ummm... A blacksmith from 'back then', if brought to our time, would no doubt throw out the steel they had, with which they had to go through a ton of processing to get it decent and even then it was poor in favor of the steels we had today. Perhaps it's a foolish question, but if we used their methods as well (pattern forging, folding) would that make our stuff worse or not matter? The two I mention I know make the carbon in the sword spread out (Better) but possibly with big clumps or not enough (Bad)? I dont really know how it works or understand all the numbers so... Meh... XD

Musashi WAS a Swordsman, but he did not limit himself to swords, he used a Kusari-gama in one fight (I'm probabley wrong about what it's called), his best weapon however was his mind. I wouldn't call him A Swordsman, I would call him an Excellent Warrior...

Heh, I'm not doing any sort of project, I'm just curious looking through post on the forums I see tons of stuff that looks like a blast and is interesting, but I know little to nothing about any of it. Thank you for the links! I'll check them out!

I hope this is the right place for this kind of question... Anyways, I would like to know what make a good sword? It has to hold an edge. It needs to be flexible so it doesn't shatter. Or, do such things only matter depending on the use/style of the sword? What about where on the blade you cut? Like a Machete I suppose, it's kind of like and axe? I understand that fuller grooves are used to make a blade lighter (please correct me if I am wrong), but is it best for a blade to be solid all through? Can it have areas where there is no material, would that make it weaker in some way? Or is that all getting ridiculously complicated? :confused:

I suppose it helps to have money to buy stuff as well... Another thing is I'm kind of boxed in by neighbors, I think they would get a little annoyed after a while...

Hi, I'm just a new guy, and I've never forged anything in my life. I found this site by searching on the internet about Box Bellows, I had seen one just the other night on television, and wanted to know if it was real or not. I've always had an interest in these kinds of things, and would love to actually try it out. Unfortunatley theres nowhere around her that I could put a forge... Anyways, nice to meet you all! :)