05-14-2007, 03:51 AM
Sounds like you and, I came up with the same basic idea for a jig just for different tools 
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I think the mistake on mine is I didn't have my measurments exact enough and, that allowed to much play on the grinder.
Don't stray to far from that Mainz, it's a first class job! The shape is dead on. I look forward to seeing it when it is finnished. Then do a 5th century spatha with the info Tony is finding for us :wink: .
There is a lot of horn on ebay, both cow and, buffalo the smell factor is worth the end result for me.
The grip on the Krefeld Spatha is ivory, I may use bone but, if I think the blade turns out well enough I may splurge and, use Hippo Ivory.
The Feltwell sword had a grip of antler and, that's what I used on the one I made. No matter what I did I couldn't get the curve out and, that's my only real dissappointment with it.
Another idea I've kicked around but, don't know enough about to try yet is to use gold leaf to simulate one of those fancy gold hilted 5 th. century jobs. I'm afraid the gold leaf might be to delicate for a sword grip though.
.I think the mistake on mine is I didn't have my measurments exact enough and, that allowed to much play on the grinder.
Don't stray to far from that Mainz, it's a first class job! The shape is dead on. I look forward to seeing it when it is finnished. Then do a 5th century spatha with the info Tony is finding for us :wink: .
There is a lot of horn on ebay, both cow and, buffalo the smell factor is worth the end result for me.
The grip on the Krefeld Spatha is ivory, I may use bone but, if I think the blade turns out well enough I may splurge and, use Hippo Ivory.
The Feltwell sword had a grip of antler and, that's what I used on the one I made. No matter what I did I couldn't get the curve out and, that's my only real dissappointment with it.
Another idea I've kicked around but, don't know enough about to try yet is to use gold leaf to simulate one of those fancy gold hilted 5 th. century jobs. I'm afraid the gold leaf might be to delicate for a sword grip though.
Dave Akers.
