sqeezplay Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 first off i want to say i'm sorry to all the good bladesmiths out there who are shaking thier heads saying "what has this world come to, dark evil blue daggers! yea right." so i'm sorry. i don't normaly make this kind of evil weapon, it was just a strange day. alright now to the specs, the large one is 25 inches long, 1/4 inch thick, and weighs about 3 pounds, it has a face of a raven cut into it. the small one is 9 inches long, with a twisted tang, and it is 1/8 inch think, it has a sheath but it is not pictured. well i hope you like! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakwoodforge Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 Hey Andrew, I think those are pretty cool man! They look very hmm, well "Orkish" or "Goblinesque " What kind of steel did you use? Any chance you can post a closeup detail shot? Jens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klickitat Posted August 7, 2006 Share Posted August 7, 2006 I second the close up and detailed shots of the knives. the handles are very interesting. I like 'em. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqeezplay Posted August 9, 2006 Author Share Posted August 9, 2006 this is a bit of a better picture of the two, http://forums.swordforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=69765 hope that gives you a bit more detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolano Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 Woah... Thats impressive, I like them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V Posted August 9, 2006 Share Posted August 9, 2006 Cool! Elven I could say, are them blued? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 WICKED!! I like it. Very Tolkienish ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqeezplay Posted August 10, 2006 Author Share Posted August 10, 2006 technicaly its called "bluing" but i think i took it a bit too far and accidentally tempered the outside layer of metal. but, it looks cool. and i think it's still durable. hhmm i havn't really put this one into a race catagory, it sorta looks elven, but yet the scratchy sort of ravenish drawing looks rather mordor orcish, so i think it's all about what the user makes it. thanks for the comments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sqeezplay Posted August 10, 2006 Author Share Posted August 10, 2006 so anyone have any suggestions on how to improve technique, or how to make it better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Salvati Posted August 10, 2006 Share Posted August 10, 2006 You could inlay the designs into the blades themsleves, like made out of silver wire maybe. Smoothing the edges on the handles would make it more comfortable too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Pook Posted August 12, 2006 Share Posted August 12, 2006 I like them. I'm going to have to forge some blades one of these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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