neg Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 Well, this is my first attempt ever at any sort of sword. I made it from an unknown steel and did not harden or temper it in any way. It's not intended to be used, I did this purely to test myself, to see if I could do it. That being said, I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. I made it from a 1" square bar; something I wouldn't suggest anyone doing by hand, like I did. I really should have used something a lot thinner, but it's all I had at the time. The blade is 15", the sword is 21 1/2" overall. Forged to shape, then ground with a belt grinder and filed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentiron1946 Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 "unknown steel"........I think I have some of that too, it seems to be everywhere these days. Anyway that is a nice looking short sword you made there, you done good! Now go make a real one with known steel.LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 how much does it weigh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neg Posted June 5, 2013 Author Share Posted June 5, 2013 You know, I haven't weighed it. It should be on the heavy side. The blade is probably a bit thicker than it should be and the gaurd and pommel are heavy. I'll put it on a scale when I get the chance. :) And I'm not terribly interested in making more swords, I like to make more useful things. It's just that everyone keeps telling me I need to make one, so I finally did. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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