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Hey all! Some of you may remember me mentioning a while back that I was commissioning a custom sword, built on a re-ground Hanwei/Tinker Early Medieval Single Handed Sword blade, from Ernie over at Yeshua's Sword (http://www.yeshuas-sword.com/). Well this past week Ernie finally got back to me with some pictures of the beginnings of the project, and I am ridiculously excited! I figured I'd share the pics here with you guys. So far it looks like he has finished the re-grind on the blade, the basic milling on the pommel, and has also started work on the guard. Not sure if anything else has been done yet, but what I've seen so far looks great! I can't wait to see more! I'll keep you guys updated as the build progresses.
So here's the original drawing I sent to Ernie for inspiration:
And here are a couple of the progress on the pommel:
(It is eldrich wizardry, Gnomish Gnostisism! bother and confusticate those Gnomes and their secret machines!)
I am Ringulf the Dwarven Woodsman, I craft leather, wood, metal, and clay,
I throw axes, seaxes, and pointy sticks, And I fire my bow through the day.
Come be my ally, lift up your mead! We'll search out our foes and the Eagles we'll feed!
That's going to look fantastic. Someday, when I make it out to Co., you're going to have to let me handle that thing for a minute...looks quick, and I love the Hanwei/Tinker blades.
Thanks guys!
Peter - I agree, the pommel does look a touch thick, and I'm not precisely sure what the weight and dimensions of it are just yet, but I'm trusting Ernie to ensure that it counterbalances the blade properly.
And Greg, if ever we do finally cross paths, you ware certainly welcome!
Maerondir Perianseron, also called “Mickel,” Halfling Friend - Ranger of the Misty Mountains
I don't recall the exact amount, but I could probably look it up in our emails. It started out being a little over $500, but now I'm having him do the leather grip for me (I had originally planned to do it myself, but I trust his skill in this area a bit more than my own), so that bumped it up a bit, as did the re-grind on the blade, and the decorative metal rings on the guard that I requested. So at this point it's probably more like somewhere between $600 and $700.
Maerondir Perianseron, also called “Mickel,” Halfling Friend - Ranger of the Misty Mountains
Beautiful sword! Can't wait to see the finished product!
Curiously, I am working on something rather similar, though more grounded in historical swords from the Middle Ages. I have an old Del Tin blade with a simple diamond cross section and crossguard, and am planning an octogonal pommel vaguely similar to yours, though on mine I intend the center to be more pronounced, with a circular hollow milled in to allow a period silver coin to be inset, as was done on a few Mediaeval examples. Tentatively, the grip will be wire wrapped, though I may change my mind on that detail. This is inspired by a sword that used to be in the old Museum Replica catalogs made by an Austrian swordsmith, Johann Schmidberger.
I had decided to approach Yeshua Sword to make the pommel (as soon as I come up with a blueprint for them). Your sword only reinforces this choice. Thanks for posting the progress pix!
Aw, damn, because that style of pommel is EXACTLY hat I wanted, but I figured he'd charge more for the higher level of detail. I love octagonal pommels in general, but a more complex one like what you described would be absolutely amazing.
Maerondir Perianseron, also called “Mickel,” Halfling Friend - Ranger of the Misty Mountains
Elemmakil wrote:Beautiful sword! Can't wait to see the finished product!
Curiously, I am working on something rather similar, though more grounded in historical swords from the Middle Ages. I have an old Del Tin blade with a simple diamond cross section and crossguard, and am planning an octogonal pommel vaguely similar to yours, though on mine I intend the center to be more pronounced, with a circular hollow milled in to allow a period silver coin to be inset, as was done on a few Mediaeval examples. Tentatively, the grip will be wire wrapped, though I may change my mind on that detail. This is inspired by a sword that used to be in the old Museum Replica catalogs made by an Austrian swordsmith, Johann Schmidberger.
I had decided to approach Yeshua Sword to make the pommel (as soon as I come up with a blueprint for them). Your sword only reinforces this choice. Thanks for posting the progress pix!
That's a really old MRl catalog if it's a Schmidberger circa 89-91. Wire is a little tough on the hands so if you decide on wire, invest in some decent leather gloves.
Ernie is great to deal with. I just had this done about a month ago.
Elemmakil wrote:Beautiful sword! Can't wait to see the finished product!
Curiously, I am working on something rather similar, though more grounded in historical swords from the Middle Ages. I have an old Del Tin blade with a simple diamond cross section and crossguard, and am planning an octogonal pommel vaguely similar to yours, though on mine I intend the center to be more pronounced, with a circular hollow milled in to allow a period silver coin to be inset, as was done on a few Mediaeval examples. Tentatively, the grip will be wire wrapped, though I may change my mind on that detail. This is inspired by a sword that used to be in the old Museum Replica catalogs made by an Austrian swordsmith, Johann Schmidberger.
I had decided to approach Yeshua Sword to make the pommel (as soon as I come up with a blueprint for them). Your sword only reinforces this choice. Thanks for posting the progress pix!
That's a really old MRl catalog if it's a Schmidberger circa 89-91. Wire is a little tough on the hands so if you decide on wire, invest in some decent leather gloves.
Ernie is great to deal with. I just had this done about a month ago.
Yes, I started receiving the MRL catalogues back in 1987 or so (No. 4 was my first) and have managed to acquire all but No. 36 - I even managed to get No. 1 from an individual a while back. Very excellent reference resource, as it helps me ID obscure stuff that shows up once in a while on eBay.
Elemmakil wrote:Beautiful sword! Can't wait to see the finished product!
Curiously, I am working on something rather similar, though more grounded in historical swords from the Middle Ages. I have an old Del Tin blade with a simple diamond cross section and crossguard, and am planning an octogonal pommel vaguely similar to yours, though on mine I intend the center to be more pronounced, with a circular hollow milled in to allow a period silver coin to be inset, as was done on a few Mediaeval examples. Tentatively, the grip will be wire wrapped, though I may change my mind on that detail. This is inspired by a sword that used to be in the old Museum Replica catalogs made by an Austrian swordsmith, Johann Schmidberger.
I had decided to approach Yeshua Sword to make the pommel (as soon as I come up with a blueprint for them). Your sword only reinforces this choice. Thanks for posting the progress pix!
That's a really old MRl catalog if it's a Schmidberger circa 89-91. Wire is a little tough on the hands so if you decide on wire, invest in some decent leather gloves.
Ernie is great to deal with. I just had this done about a month ago.
I started with number 1. A fellow forumite on SFI was looking for some of the older catalogs so I send him all the old ones I could find about 10 years ago.
Yes, I started receiving the MRL catalogues back in 1987 or so (No. 4 was my first) and have managed to acquire all but No. 36 - I even managed to get No. 1 from an individual a while back. Very excellent reference resource, as it helps me ID obscure stuff that shows up once in a while on eBay.
