but shine rather nice in the moonlight.( we took a walk together last night)ithillach
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dwayne davis
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ithillach
Fellow rangers, i give you Ithillach, ( moon flame) born from a tinker norman sword from KOA. the grip is white oak, decorated with a simple dunadain star, the blade engraved in furthark runes. ( hopfully Tolkein would have approved) i am currently working on a by knife for the scabbard, i wish i had taken progress pics to show what she looked like taken down. the tang is as wide as the fuller, to give you an idea of width the grip is only 1/8th inch wider on each side at the cross!!! its wide and flat all the way through the pommel. she is very nimble for a production sword. the 5160 steel blade is very nice. the cross and pommle were refinished in a flat satin. she cuts ver good, and is forgiving of ocasional poor alighnment. sadly cant seem to get the blade to glow but shine rather nice in the moonlight.( we took a walk together last night)
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- This side says thralls of mordor flee. its all written in furthark runes.
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- This says I am Ithillach. ( the blade is upside down lol)
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Where now is the horse and rider? where is the horn that was blowing?
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Jonathan B.
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As I said on facebook you do great work.
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dwayne davis
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Thanks, i had just as hard a time uploading the pics lol. i admit to drawin a little bit of my design insperation from some of the work done at mad dwarf, i do admire the work they have done.
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Where now is the horse and rider? where is the horn that was blowing?
Where now is the horse and rider? where is the horn that was blowing?
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Peter Remling
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Very nice, What did you use to do the engraving?
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dwayne davis
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hey pete, i used a dremmel with a diamond cutting wheel. i masked off the blade leaving the area i wanted to engrave, then i drew out the runes with a sharpie. it took about two hours, working slow keeping the steel temp dpwn. 
Oh side note it took everything that diamond wheel had, thats some hard steel.
Oh side note it took everything that diamond wheel had, thats some hard steel.Not all who are old are wise, not all who are young are fools
Where now is the horse and rider? where is the horn that was blowing?
Where now is the horse and rider? where is the horn that was blowing?
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very very pretty
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great work cant wait to see the next project.
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kaelln
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Very very nice. "Thralls of Mordor flee"?
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Beautiful!
And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
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dwayne davis
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Thralls as in minions or servants. basicly a curse against them.( had to have a tolkein inspired inscription on a ranger blade) also when writing in runes you leave off doubled letters such as the l's in the word thrall instead using only one L. also most words are spelled pheoneticly as well ex. write becomes writ, time becomes tym ect.same rule applies for names.
also when writing in runes you leave off doubled letters such as the l's in the word thrall instead using only one L. also most words are spelled pheoneticly as well ex. write becomes writ, time becomes tym ect.same rule applies for names.Not all who are old are wise, not all who are young are fools
Where now is the horse and rider? where is the horn that was blowing?
Where now is the horse and rider? where is the horn that was blowing?
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Rhys ap Ieuan
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That is impressive work! The engraving on the blade looks very neat & professionally done.
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Words cannot describe that blades beauty my friend! Its just magical,The white handle, the runes, all of it makes one perfect package!
Thats is a blade to be proud of, you should make a song/poem about it.
Thanks for sharing it with us
Thats is a blade to be proud of, you should make a song/poem about it.
Thanks for sharing it with us
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dwayne davis
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I wish i had the gift of words like some here do(ken comes to mind). for now i must be content with what skill i have as a weapon smith. but thank you for the kind words, my freind
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Where now is the horse and rider? where is the horn that was blowing?
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Greg
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I think I may have to send a blade to you at some point for customization, if you're willing. Your work is professional quality, to say the least.
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dwayne davis
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Hey Greg just caught youre post, sorry hadn been watching this thread in a bit. N E way, help with a customization sounds ok
But thought i would upload a short vid of ithillach cutting some 2 liter bottles. the second cut was bad and i got a face full of water lohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOToRmyDvJ4
But thought i would upload a short vid of ithillach cutting some 2 liter bottles. the second cut was bad and i got a face full of water lohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOToRmyDvJ4
Not all who are old are wise, not all who are young are fools
Where now is the horse and rider? where is the horn that was blowing?
Where now is the horse and rider? where is the horn that was blowing?