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Ironbadger

What kind of tang ends are your blades? If these are Hanwei blades, they'll be threaded 6mm. James the Just does custom pommels and hilts. I'm a bit swamped to make sword hardware for the moment, but keep me in mind for the future. I usually make guards and pommels in 4130 chrome-moly steel for my o...

Ironbadger

Thanks for the kind words.

I think your photography skills are better than mine.

In any case, glad you liked the seax, and may it give you a lifetime of service.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

Such timing....

I'll probably have the money in a couple of weeks...But not before then, as I'm finishing knives that have to be paid for first.

I won't call dibs, since someone else will no doubt have the cash before me.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

Dagger is sold.

-Badger-

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Ironbadger

Sold. Thanks all. Finished one of the last rondel dagger blades I made a while back. This will be the last rondel I offer unless theres requests for them in future. 13 inch, carbon steel blade. 3/16th inch steel stock. A hair under 18 inches overall. Single edged and sharp. Cherry wood grip, 4130 ch...

Ironbadger

Yes.
Thank you.

-Badger-

Caius705 wrote:I think he meant it would be almost as cumbersome in aluminum as it would in steel. Which is the case. That's pretty much just the design of it.

Ironbadger

It can be done, and be reasonably close to the original visually.

It will cost a LOT.

It will be extremely heavy and cumbersome to wear in steel, and almost as much in aluminum.

Not trying to discourage you, but this is not a casual project that can be done in a few weekends.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

I have one of these, and to describe the steel as 18 gauge thickness is a bit generous.... More like 19 gauge, closing on 20. As such, it makes a decent costume helm, and the price isn't bad....If its sent from within the US. Bear in mind that these listings are sent form India..As it says in the de...

Ironbadger

Glad you liked it, and thanks for the review.

I'm afraid the cat will just have to get his or her own blade and stop being jealous.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

I might be able to help.

How close are you to Anaheim in the Disneyland area?

-Badger-

Ironbadger

Sold.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

Get better, bro.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

PM sent.

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Ironbadger

Thanks Sevastian.

Glad you liked it and it arrived in time.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

Sold!

-Badger-

Ironbadger

Well, since 11 to 12 inches seems to be a common length, I'm making it that size.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

By the way- How good is this as an article on how to for Kerns? http://moghroith.blogspot.com/2012/12/know-your-kern.html He has one of the only other pics I have found on skeans- though he spells it "scian". The hilts on those are a bit thick and short in my opinion, but the blades look more like t...

Ironbadger

Too narrow. The blank is maybe 3/4 of an inch wide at its tang end. I'm planning a skean, but I want a piece of steel around 1 1/4 inches wide near the tang to get the right taper. (Yes, I'm being fussy.) Theres also a question of whether I do a skean according to the written descriptions- which are...

Ironbadger

So, I find myself with a length of steel that has a nice taper and is long and thin. I have a rondel dagger in the works, and I want to do something different. So I thought why not a misericord dagger? The style I would be looking to do is a wood grip, steel or brass furniture, with short arms and a...

Ironbadger

Sold.

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PMed.

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Dagger has been sold. Thanks all. Just completed, and I have to sell it to pay bills.. Life just isn't fair sometimes. Very sweet and large dagger, suitable for European personas from the 12th to the 15th centuries; especially nice for crusader era. You'll be proud to have this one hanging from your...

Ironbadger

I have no antler suitable for a large seax at the moment.

However, if you are looking for say, walnut or mahogany already rounded and with a tang hole drilled out or solid for you to drill, I have a couple sitting around.

PM me for details if interested

-Badger-

Ironbadger

Ouch.

Take it easy man, and rest!

-Badger-

Ironbadger

Spray rubbing alcohol and a fabric brush. If its wool, the rule for re-enactor's wool uniforms likely applies- You don't want to wash real wool very often. The usual is to hang it up and beat or brush dirt off the surface. A spray down with rubbing alcohol will help to loosen ground in dirt and drie...

Ironbadger

Cal, what is your head size?

I do not have anything myself, but knowing what size range you are will help a lot in locating a bucket.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

Hence why I did not comment in his video. I was so frustrated by what they were doing that I felt a need to vent somewhere and so I posted here. We have a different level of standards for armour on the archive. Posting to his video would have felt like clubbing baby seals. -Badger- While you could n...

Ironbadger

I grew up in a taxidermy shop, so I handled an awful lot of antlers over the years. Red deer is most similar to American elk, for our purposes. Speaking from experience, elk brow tines are the best to use. Elk and mule deer antler have large, spongy cores with a thin shell of hard antler around it. ...

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I've used a LOT of horn over the years for knife grips. I had access to antelope, oryx, bufallo, water bufallo and assorted wild sheep and goat horns in my grandfather's taxidermy shop. They all work about the same, except that Dall sheep and some sort of curled thing I can't remember the name of we...

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A video of a guy arming with some help from a friend. Putting on the gauntlets, then vambraces? Putting on the spalders, then cuirraisse? He claims it takes 45 minutes to arm with his friend's help. Given how they do it, I'm surprised they could get it done that quickly..... http://www.youtube.com/w...

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PM sent with pics.

-Badger-

teflonbilly wrote:Here are some answers to the questions:

Neck on Gorget is 1.5 inches or 4mm tall

I can sell chain separate, just shoot me an email with an offer.

Show me the dagger!

TB

Ironbadger

I have a dagger I'd trade for the gorget.

-Badger-

Ironbadger

Can you throw a picture up with what you'd be asking? These are examples of my usual rondel dagger style. Carbon steel blades average around 12 to 14 inches, single edged, sharpened, cherry grips and simple chrome-moly steel rondels. My usual opening bid is $125 plus shipping. I've sold about 8 or ...

Ironbadger

As in, the rondels need final polish and slots cut, the grip needs minor sanding and polish, and then everything needs to be assembled and the tang peened. About 2-3 hours of work. Might finish it anyway, just because its that close to done. -Badger- How unfinished? As in, bare blade with no furnitu...

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