This one is 4' long, and is made of spring steel (from a leaf spring... of a car). Its very hard and very flexible. I also made a scabbard for this one.
The Scabbard has cloth in it thats soaked with oil and wax to prevent rust of the blade.
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| This is the evolution of my sword making. This first one is the first thing I forged. Its about 2'6'' total. The steel isn't great quality, but its not bad. |
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| Here's my second sword. Its about 3' long total. Same steel as the first one. This one has a hilt though. Click it to see a detail... |
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| My 3rd Sword shattered when I hardened it. Quite
a bummer because I did a good job on it. Anyway, I got some quenching
oil to prevent problems, and to my surprise when you quench steel in oil
it gets a pitch black surface. On this sword I liked the black so
much I kept it (except where its sharpened).
This one is 4' long, and is made of spring steel (from a leaf spring... of a car). Its very hard and very flexible. I also made a scabbard for this one. The Scabbard has cloth in it thats soaked with oil and wax to prevent rust of the blade. |
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| Here's my favourite knife. I made it in May, 2000. I pounded it out of a leaf spring (from a car) and used a kiln to harden it. It keeps a good enough edge to shave hairs. |
blade before handle |
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detail of knife |
| It's 16'' long (11'' blade), and starts at a point and tapers up to 1/4'' thick at handle. |
The handle seemed too boring, so I carved a spider into it. |
Here's the back... (legs wrapped around). |