D. Crawford
Well-Known Member
Here's a few pics of a sword build I'm finishing up. A friend & neighbor was interested in having his Albion blade (5160 steel) made
into a finished sword so... I constructed a guard from 1095 steel and a great piece of dark black ebony.
The handle is stabilized black & white ebony and the pommel is five layers of 1095 steel and is peened together with 8 pins.
All of the steel was heat treated and heat blued for a nice, battle-worn patina. Just needs a peen block and peening to be complete.
The steel adds just enough weight to make this feel really substantial in the hand. The balance point is ~ 1" off the front of the guard.
Gerry at Exotic Woods USA was great about finding me with some really nice ebony at a really good price so check him out
if you're in the market for hardwoods www.exoticwoodsusa.com Thanks Gerry.
This is my first sword project so I welcome your comments. Thanks for looking.
into a finished sword so... I constructed a guard from 1095 steel and a great piece of dark black ebony.
The handle is stabilized black & white ebony and the pommel is five layers of 1095 steel and is peened together with 8 pins.
All of the steel was heat treated and heat blued for a nice, battle-worn patina. Just needs a peen block and peening to be complete.
The steel adds just enough weight to make this feel really substantial in the hand. The balance point is ~ 1" off the front of the guard.
Gerry at Exotic Woods USA was great about finding me with some really nice ebony at a really good price so check him out
if you're in the market for hardwoods www.exoticwoodsusa.com Thanks Gerry.
This is my first sword project so I welcome your comments. Thanks for looking.
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