I used to feel inadequate...

shadow boxer

until I finished making this.... [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img]

goto link four posts down.. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]

edit = removed geoshitty links

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Sanfam

Ouch! :P

I feel sorry for the corporate goons I imagine you will impale.

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Eternity

That sucker real or homemade?

Hummmmmm Sierra hetter watch out - B5 fan on the Warpath - literally!

shadow boxer

both !... I make weapons, both for show and for use. ( in training of course)

for the technically minded...

blade = 1245mm(49.01") long, 90to130mm(3.54to5.11")wide, fabricated from 3mm black plate mild steel, four planes MIG welded together. "cutting edge" ( which is a 45deg chamfer rather than a genuine edge) has had a cobalt hard facing applied with an Arc welder. Approximate hardness is 60RC.

Hilt = 365mm(14.37") long, fabricated from 38mm(1.49") solid hex steel shaft, pommel is 61mm(2.4")solid hex, ground by hand with an angle grinder, file finishing to be done later

Cross Guard = 400m(15.7") long, 16x50mm(0.6x1.96") mild steel bar

Total length = 1610mm(63.38")
Total weight = 9kg (20lb)

Unfortunately due to its insane size it really is just an impressive wall hanging ( for foot thick concrete walls I might add.. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img]), the weight balance is poor...the point of balance lies about 11" in front of the cross guard when the ideal is to have the balance of a blade on the cross guard. That coupled with the fact that its flat out too heavy means its just not a practical weapon, intimidating... yes most assuredly... but someone with any training and speed could defeat you easily. Mind you... any connection with an opponent by the weilder of this blade is likely to be catastophic for the reciever... in fact I've been trying to think of a name for it... something along the lines of "Hitonce", "Singlestrike"... cos one hit is all you would need.

I may address the balance problem by extending the hilt about 8" and try and get the point of balance back... though it is really a moot point... no-one could swing it more than twice even if the balance was perfect.

Biggles

How did you make it?

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shadow boxer

[url="http://home.iprimus.com.au/skope/craegs/sword.html"]http://home.iprimus.com.au/skope/craegs/sword.html[/url]

makes it much easier... Biggles, take note.. you asked about construction... image one should clear that up

Random Chaos

[quote]Originally posted by shadow boxer:
[b]blade = 1245mm[/b][/quote]

Care it give it in nanometers to be more accurate [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]

shadow boxer

1,245,000,000 Nanometers

:P

Hartsblade

Nicely done...looks good!

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John Walker

That does look really (or should I say "wicked") cool!

rcmodels

why wouldnt you say wicked cool? i say it like every five seconds. it is wicked cool.

Biggles

Just saying "wicked cool" is wicked cool.

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[url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Never eat anything bigger than your own head.[/url]
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras