01-31-2008, 07:12 PM
It is important to put the two pieces together, to see if they align. Eventually they have to become each others mirror image.
It is really necessary to compare what you are doing with the original, to keep it as close as possible to the real thing.
Don't bother sanding the pieces shiny when they are finished, the next stages will scratch them up!
Choosing time. I decided which of the two parts is going on the front of the dagger. I aligned the parts with the blade en marked where the holes should be. This needs to be done with the outermost care, because when you drill a hole wrongly, you can start all over again (if you still have the energy). The back piece has more holes then the front, ...not all rivets go all the way trough. At this point I was glad I for staring at the Photos of the original for hours and hours and of course making the building plans.
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/21/ ... IM2393.JPG
This took about 20 hours to do.
It is really necessary to compare what you are doing with the original, to keep it as close as possible to the real thing.
Don't bother sanding the pieces shiny when they are finished, the next stages will scratch them up!
Choosing time. I decided which of the two parts is going on the front of the dagger. I aligned the parts with the blade en marked where the holes should be. This needs to be done with the outermost care, because when you drill a hole wrongly, you can start all over again (if you still have the energy). The back piece has more holes then the front, ...not all rivets go all the way trough. At this point I was glad I for staring at the Photos of the original for hours and hours and of course making the building plans.
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/2/21/ ... IM2393.JPG
This took about 20 hours to do.
Quintilianus/Jurgen Schultz
Member of Legio XI Claudia Pia Fidelis
AUDI ET ALTERAM PASTEM
Member of Legio XI Claudia Pia Fidelis
AUDI ET ALTERAM PASTEM
