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Patrick Thaden
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PostPosted: Mon 06 Jun, 2005 7:32 pm    Post subject: sword hilt refitting         Reply with quote

Hope its ok to post this here Happy
This was an albion blade I believe that a customer wanted to have a different hilt stuck on so this is what he sent me as a basis, He had a few minor changes as you can see. This is not my normal area of work, but they do make fun side projects.


The wood is ebony with sterling silver pins, the center band is beaded silver, the rivets are all silver headed and the larger rounded bands in the center of the hilt/pommel are silver. The raven is based on ...can't seem to recall where it came from now, something the customer sent me Laughing Out Loud

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PostPosted: Mon 06 Jun, 2005 7:36 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Very nice work Patrick!

In my opinion it would have been even better to use an organic material such as wood or ivory for the center section of the upper and lower gaurd (although this is dictated by the original). Still, it's an awfully nice looking piece of work. I like it quite a bit.

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PostPosted: Mon 06 Jun, 2005 8:53 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Eek! Exclamation Big Grin Exclamation Well done! Got to love personalized work more than production... Cool
The pen is mightier than the sword, especially since it can get past security and be stabbed it into a jugular.
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Patrick Thaden
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PostPosted: Tue 07 Jun, 2005 8:50 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Here it is finished out, The customer also wanted some gaelic etched into the blade as well . So I got that done today as well as finished putting it all together.

I actually hadn't reall thought about anything other than the silver on the middle section, but I think some ivory carved up a bit would look quite nice in there as well. Thanks for the compliments, just got an email back from a happy sounding customer after seeing this picture, so that's good I guess. Big Grin

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Mikko Kuusirati




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PostPosted: Wed 08 Jun, 2005 8:20 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

*groan* So very pretty... Why on Earth do I keep looking at all these pictures of wonderful things I will never own?

Go on, take another little piece of my heart now baby...

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Aaron Schnatterly




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PostPosted: Wed 08 Jun, 2005 9:02 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Mikko Kuusirati wrote:
*groan* So very pretty... Why on Earth do I keep looking at all these pictures of wonderful things I will never own?

Go on, take another little piece of my heart now baby...


At times, Mikko, I feel the same way. I think there's a little bit of massochist built into all of us.

I really noticed the pinwork first. All in all, a nice outcome, Patrick! All in all, I suppose, as long as the patron is happy, that's the most important thing.

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Jesse Frank
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PostPosted: Thu 09 Jun, 2005 5:34 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

WOW. That is fantastic. Happy Thanks.
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