JPH Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 Hello: Here's a little something I just finished..a "Cut and Thrust" style sword with a laminated blade. Blade is welded from 1060 and L-6 32" long with a 2/3 blade length fuller. Blade pattern is my "Hug and Kisses" pattern. The hilt is one of my one piece 1/2 baskets and both it and the fish tail pommel are Nitre blued. Grip is in a hock bottle shape wrapped in a chevron pattern bronze wire with a German silver spacer. OAL 40 1/4".. I'd say it came out OK for an olde fart working in his backyard out in the middle of nowhere... JPH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Chambers Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 Beautiful as expected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Wargo New2bs Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 Spectacular work. Thank you for sharing! Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkunkler Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 Beautiful sword, excellent job. It's ironic, a "Cut and Thrust" with "Hug and Kisses". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad J Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 Hey Jim, Dang Nice as always! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Be real interesting to see that in a flamberge blade with the "flame" following the pattern! Quick somebody commission one like that so I can see it for real! First thing that came to mind when I saw how beautifully the pattern was tracking the edge... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick C Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Really Nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sask Mark Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Jeez, it just doesn't get any better than a Dr. Jim blade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Beautiful workmanship all around. Just looking at that I'd say you done it time or two in the past. My son is looking over my shoulder and he thought that there was a rib running down the blade but I told him it was an optical illusion from the lighting and that it was actually a groove. Funny how light plays tricks on the eye. Nice, very nice work! B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPH Posted September 16, 2010 Author Share Posted September 16, 2010 Bent: You know you are the second person that said the fuller looks like a raised rib..and now that you mention it..it kinbda does at that. Funny how the eyes can sometimes be tricked .... I think it may be due to the pattern..I dunno.. Thank you all for the kind words about it..this one was a bit of a PITA to get "right" but the work weas worth it.. JPH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodge Posted September 18, 2010 Share Posted September 18, 2010 Jim Do you use a fullering guide or eyeball? Or is that (eyeball) your guide?? Is it scraped or actually forged in? Once again you have conjured up another wonderment of metals of the earth! Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPH Posted September 19, 2010 Author Share Posted September 19, 2010 Dodge: On this one I used my fly press and I don't use any guides when I am using Augustus Squeezer as there are to many things that need to be "done" when I am squeezing in the fuller.. After is is squeezed in I clean it up and even it out as best I can using my Foredom flex shaft machine and those little rubber drum sander things.... All in all, a fly press is a pretty nifty piece of equipment..sure beats doing it by hand hammer by a long ways... JPH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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