rokshasa Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 this is a dagger i started making about a year ago, i never got around to working on it to much cuz i didnt have the right tools(knowledge) at the time but now that i'm better equiped i pulled it out of the "maybe later" pile and took to it. i did all the file work by hand and the sanding as well brought it to about 200 grit cuz well thats all i had kicking around. about a year ago i had poor hammer skills and didn't know to much about smithing blades, i tryed to get as much of the hammer marks as i could but you can still see the real bad ones near the guard end, never the less it turned out better that it would have when i started it lol. the pummel and the blade are all one peice and i dont really know where to go with the grip(or what to use rather) so i just left it for now(any suggestions?). i had left a 1/2" x 1/2" ball at the pummel end to put some detail on it and only got around to doing something with it now, looks kinda looks like a a chess peice(queen), i did it on the fly and wanted it to look like a crown, i know it's not the best but anything you guys have to say is always welcome. the specs: blade:13" grip:6" over all:19" here are some pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonjic Posted June 6, 2009 Share Posted June 6, 2009 Looking good so far! like the file work Handle will be tricky because of the integral pommel, maybe a wrap of sime kind (leather, copper wire?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rokshasa Posted June 7, 2009 Author Share Posted June 7, 2009 i was thinking about a wire wrap as well. the file work is actually not file work it was hammered in with some little fullers i made,the material that was in between the spikes was pushed to the center for that little dimple , i just cleaned up a bit on the radius with the files Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rokshasa Posted August 2, 2009 Author Share Posted August 2, 2009 there we go! i got it done! did the wire wrap as was suggested , it was hard lol but i got it done and im pretty happy with outcome. the next one will be much better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzertank27 Posted August 2, 2009 Share Posted August 2, 2009 very sleek yet tribal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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