basher Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I would love to see the swords that members of IFI have made. Short swords , long swords, ground swords or forged swords. Viking , Indian, Japanese, Chinese, celtic , European or American, Fantasy or Klingon, wall hangers , cutting swords , blunts and sharps , dress swords or heirlooms. Tactical or historical remakes. Great successes or dire failures, swords in pieces or the sword reforged. inky binky little swords or ...dare I say it Great Big Swords. One handed and Hand and a half swords or two handed even Bastard swords. Iron, Bronze ,Mild steel, Mono Steel, Damascus , Patternweld. crucible steel. Wootz, Bulat , Bloomery steel or Tamahagane, Mithril or Valarien steel .....Wooden Or vorpal. Or Guards or handles you have put on other peoples sword blades.... or blades you have made for other peoples handles. Finished swords or swords in progress, or discarded projects. They say the Pen (or more appropriately the keyboard) is mightier than the sword....Here in the sword section I would respectfully disagree.... Lets see some of those swords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Dave Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 By chance Mr. Basher did you see the show called "Big Giant Swords". I 'm interested in your take of his so called sword making and the discussion that followed here on IForgeIron under Swordsmanship? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccustomknives Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 First, the "Big Giant Swords" is a joke. I have a knot on my forhead from the facepalm. :blink: First, a few months back on another message board a guy was soliciting "customers" to do the show. It was just a gimmick. The guy is a hack and doesn't deserve the title "Blade maker". Now, show a sword. This is my only attempt at a sword. I made this for a preacher who also does tours to Israel. The handle is olive from Israel. I wanted to do a gladius because this is the sword that the Bible is referencing. It was forged from 1095. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenaghan Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Been holding off selling till I got better at this so I still have most of mine, a few have left home... 8 of these are pattern welded to some degree and to your far right is the first thing I ever forged, a short sword! hehe ;) Lets see those swords! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJS Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 I've done three swords. The 2nd-4th pics are of the test piece I made, and then finished for my father-in-law. That blade was pretty good I swung it full force into a 6" shaft of steel and it nicked the shaft, but I couldn't find where I had hit the blade, still sharp, no flat on the blade, I was pleased... The pics 1, 5-7 are of the sword I forged for one of my best friend's son's wedding, which I did as a demo "sword Forging for dummies with power hammers" the last pic is at the end of the forging demo, You might notice the finished sword is a little bit shorter than the blank I forged out on the power hammer... I trimmed a wobble off the end of the blade, and then after hardening I broke the sword bladed dirk off of the end of the sword, you can see the dirk blade in the top of the ax target in pic 1 and on the table next to the sword in pic 6... Duhhh. I think I did both those swords in 2007. I don't have any pics of the 3rd sword which I worked on for Jim's younger son's wedding in 2013??? If my son makes it to Eagle Scout I will be making another one... if not before... I waited almost 20years before I did my first sword, lots of axes, spears, and knives, but I had too much respect for a sword to bugger it up too badly;-) All of the blades have a distal taper and a diamond cross section, and were forged to shape and finish ground before hardening and tempering and regrinding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 Good to see those swords, thanks for posting. Good to see peoples different takes on the subject. It realy does help to have some work to put to peoples names to as well. SoCal Dave, I have not seen that show and It doesn't sound like I'll watch it. Ill probably be happier in my ignorance of it. here is one of my swords A hybrid messer /house sword made for a western martial arts instructor in the UK. He named it Dusk...... keep those long and pointy bits of steel coming. Does anybody make Civil War or War of independence swords? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 which civil war? English, American, Spanish,.... For ACW there are commercially made repro's that are cheap enough to hurt the market for hand made versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 ACW ? I would be interested if anybody has made any swords from any place or period. But I guess I was alluding to the American wars Part of the reason I like Making Saxon and Viking stuff is that it draws me back to the past in the place where I live . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Special Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 My one and only, started as a spatha, but now thinking maybe one very loosely based on the Cawood. As far as I've got (and oh so far to go still....). The excess I've cut off from this may become a gladius. http://www.iforgeiron.com/gallery/image/38656-sword5/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 I would recommend finishing swords as soon as you can after starting them . I probably have between 10 and 20 sword blades (quite a few patternwelded} that were started and then left at some stage of unfinished . Some will be returned to but some have been discarded over time as what I want from a sword has changed over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Furrer Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Only 20 Owen? Indeed...complete the project or they will taunt you. Ric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Perhaps he is thinking of building a throne from them... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 Only 20 Owen? Indeed...complete the project or they will taunt you. Ric Probably not more than that as unfinished sword blades , a few finished blades a quizilian knives /axes/etc in states of disregard.... I had a cull and cast a few sword blades into my power hammer block when I installed it, and I scrap stuff now!!! Experimentation and progression often leave a trail of failures in their wake. Perhaps he is thinking of building a throne from them... never done that ...... but I did make a "fence of the fallen" for a Merlin garden at the chelsea flower show, swords spears axes all melted together. pre digital age so I have no piccie to hand..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibrariaNPC Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 I wish I had something to add to this, but it's awesome seeing what others have made! I'm still at the level of making somewhat functional knives, but my goal is to get here soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Here are a few that I have made over the years: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Does anyone have a good trick for cleaning the drool off my keyboard?Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGGUNDOCTOR Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Use a tablet, they just have a glass surface....easy to wipe off. Nice work guys! What steels are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 Can't afford to buy more computer stuff, I'll just have to settle for sitting farther back a bib and drop cloth.Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Greywolf Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Does anyone have a good trick for cleaning the drool off my keyboard?Frosty The Lucky.We could rebrand boxes of napkins "Envy cloths" and sell them to anyone who enters this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basher Posted March 2, 2015 Author Share Posted March 2, 2015 nice swords Marius , I am particularly drawn to the two handers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJS Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 (edited) Marius, my hat is off to you. Those are lovely... I love 2handers too;-) Edited March 2, 2015 by SJS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergely Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Those swords are awesome, Marius! The last one showing the ornamental parts of the hilt is brilliant!BestsGergely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 I'm drawn to them all but especially the two hander with the sword breaker. Beautiful sculptures one and all.Frosty The Lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rashelle Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 Just to be different I really like the gladius most. I like all of them and like second the two handed one with the black hilt and gross guard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Greywolf Posted March 2, 2015 Share Posted March 2, 2015 The Pope Sixtus sword, Christus Vincit:Christus Reinat is the one that calls to me. Simple lines, probably a mare to create though, perfect inscription and the inlay crosses on the pommel just finish this beautifully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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