Rats Posted September 26, 2006 Posted September 26, 2006 Very good and straight forward advice! Again exactly what is needed! I will look to the small sword and see what we have mentioned from Black John. My thanks again! Rats! No rest for the wicked! Wait a minute... that's me?!
Captain Midnight Posted January 20, 2007 Posted January 20, 2007 Well, I finally got my digital camera operating again, and as I promised a long while back, here is a photo of the cutlass I crafted myself. It is completely scratch-built and forged by myself. The grip is North American whitetail antler. The photo is not as clear as I would like, but perhaps you can get the jist of what my blade looks like. I fashioned it after historical examples, and replicated blades from Old Dominion Forge... "Now then, me bullies! Would you rather do the gallows dance, and hang in chains 'til the crows pluck your eyes from your rotten skulls? Or would you feel the roll of a stout ship beneath your feet again?" ---Captain William Kidd--- (1945)
blackjohn Posted January 20, 2007 Posted January 20, 2007 NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IN case you missed that the first time... NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's very impressive, and my hat's off to you sir! My Home on the Web The Pirate Brethren Gallery Dreams are the glue that holds reality together.
HarborMaster Posted January 20, 2007 Posted January 20, 2007 NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!IN case you missed that the first time... NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's very impressive, and my hat's off to you sir! I am going with that!.., Really very cool. You can definitely do some saber rattling with that ! I am not Lost .,I am Exploring. "If you give a man a fire, he will be warm for a night, if you set a man on fire, he will be warm for the rest of his life!"
Quartermaster James Posted January 20, 2007 Posted January 20, 2007 NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!IN case you missed that the first time... NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's very impressive, and my hat's off to you sir! I am going with that!.., Really very cool. You can definitely do some saber rattling with that ! All together now, in three part harmony: NICE!!! Great work Sir!
Captain Midnight Posted January 21, 2007 Posted January 21, 2007 Thanks for your kind words, guys. It was a major pain in the buttocks to build, but well worth it in the long-run! "Now then, me bullies! Would you rather do the gallows dance, and hang in chains 'til the crows pluck your eyes from your rotten skulls? Or would you feel the roll of a stout ship beneath your feet again?" ---Captain William Kidd--- (1945)
callenish gunner Posted January 21, 2007 Posted January 21, 2007 quite a fair looking piece you have there lad ...my compliments
Quartermaster James Posted January 21, 2007 Posted January 21, 2007 If you want to be a pirate reenactor, stay away from that junk. :) Grab yourself a hunting sword from Godwin... http://www.gggodwin.com/swords.htm Of course, I should probably ask you what you mean when you say "use." Do you mean wear... or do steel-on-steel demos. Of the Godwin hunting swords, is the Jaeger Hunting Sword perios? They say the design was knicked from a book on the American revolution, but it seems likely this style might have been around a while before then. Of course, it's that "seems likely" that's always the problem!
Gentleman of Fortune Posted January 22, 2007 Posted January 22, 2007 Captain Midnight. Well done sir. What is the blade made from? Greg aka GoF Come aboard my pirate re-enacting site http://www.gentlemenoffortune.com/ Where you will find lots of information on building your authentic Pirate Impression!
Captain Midnight Posted January 22, 2007 Posted January 22, 2007 Greg, The blade is cut from a 14' industrial saw blade from the local sawmill. I work there, so whenever they break a blade, I get them and bring them home to make knives and such out of. They are made of top quality steel imported from Sweden. My sword blade has just the right amount of flex, and a razor edge...it is the "real McCoy", not a show piece or wallhanger...the method I use to cut them puts no heat on the steel (at least not much), so the original temper of the steel is not jeapordized. I make other blades as well, mostly trade knives from the 1700's, but I've also made my own rigging knife, based on a British MOD rigging knife. You can see a photo of it over in the "rigging gear" thread. I've been making my own knives since I was 11 or 12 years old. "Now then, me bullies! Would you rather do the gallows dance, and hang in chains 'til the crows pluck your eyes from your rotten skulls? Or would you feel the roll of a stout ship beneath your feet again?" ---Captain William Kidd--- (1945)
Gentleman of Fortune Posted January 24, 2007 Posted January 24, 2007 Dude... You probably saved yourself $400-$700 by making that yourself. Very nice. Can we see more pictures please? Pretty please... with sugar? Greg Come aboard my pirate re-enacting site http://www.gentlemenoffortune.com/ Where you will find lots of information on building your authentic Pirate Impression!
Barmy John Posted February 3, 2007 Posted February 3, 2007 Well, here's one of the clamshell hanger replicas we've been waiting for! The "Dutch Cutlass" is back and on the Museum Replicas website. Its not as pretty as the ones from Old Dominion Forge, but there's no waiting list, and you don't need to sell the farm to buy one! :) Museum Replicas- Dutch Cutlass
Quartermaster James Posted February 8, 2007 Posted February 8, 2007 Two interesting auctions now on eBay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...41624&rd=1&rd=1 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...:MEWA:IT&ih=007
Gentleman of Fortune Posted February 8, 2007 Posted February 8, 2007 I like the brass one for GAoP better. Its been up several times on E-bay, I guess his reserve is not being met. Greg Come aboard my pirate re-enacting site http://www.gentlemenoffortune.com/ Where you will find lots of information on building your authentic Pirate Impression!
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