Custom Re-Worked Blade/Sword Build Progress

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Re: Custom Re-Worked Blade/Sword Build Progress

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Greg wrote:I will answer some...but not all.

No, it isn't wrought iron. Ernie mills all his pieces...those are machining marks. Correct: early stage, rough before polish.

Yes, the intent is to complement my seax. That handle material is from the same piece of wenge. No, I won't tell you what the pencil marks mean, though.

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Re: Custom Re-Worked Blade/Sword Build Progress

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The first two pages of this thread were pretty much dedicated to trying to figure out what the blade started out as. Accidentally today, I discovered it. The Hanwei/Tinker line sells through CAS Iberia some replacement blades, including this one, which has to be the model my blade began its life as.

http://casiberia.com/product/tinker-bas ... ler/oh2412

...for those who were curious. I've gotta say...the grind wasn't perfect, and the edge wasn't all that sharp all the way back (probably just the forte, really), but at $170, if you're wanting to build your own at home, you can't really beat that.
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