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Impressive, what a good display of skills, I loved it!!!!! thanks for sharing

Beatiful work!!!! thanks for sharing!!! best regars,

But what beautiful things!!!, thanks for sharing Emiliano!!!! how I want to be there!!! a hug

Beautiful and didactic work, thanks for sharing!

I love your work, thanks for sharing, incredibly detailed, I can't wait to see such a beautiful sword finished!

Muy hermosa Emiliano! gracias por mostrar! un gran abrazo

que cosa tan linda!!!!

beautiful work, can't wait to see the finished sword !!!

Thank you very much for so much valuable information !!!!!

Hi Brian, how are you? From my humble experience and listening to the most experienced, I think that 6 mm is fine for the thickness of the blade in the fort, although I like it better with 5 mm, and then once You have the shape of the blade ready, you have to handle the distal taper taking into account more the distribution of masses, leaving the strong third almost untouched and quickly lowering towards the tip. Another important issue is the remaining thickness of material between the two fullers, which in your graph looks quite thick, you should lower it until it is at least 1 mm or less. To take as much weight off the blade as possible, I use a modified gauge. I also send you an image that helped me plan the distal tuning. They are measurements of an original sword.

Beautiful project Rob, congratulations.! "!! What a good quality of forge, immaculate bevels. I think you can calmly do the heat treatment in your forge by taking the blade back and forth in the Japanese way Merry Christmas

Hello fellow forum members! How are you, I want to share this Viking sword as a Christmas gift, or rather yule !! We present the Warg, inspired by a sword from the late Viking age, discovered during the summer of 2011 in the town Norwegian from Langeid. Like the original sword, the Warg has a Petersen Æ type guard in the style of those found in Ål and Buskerud, Norway or Suontaka in Finland. One of the most interesting features is the extremely short and historically correct grip. The hilt only supports three fingers, so the little finger partially rides on the pommel and the forefinger and thumb prey on the guard, this apparently impractical feature of the short grip, however, was very ergonomic and versatile, providing advantageous options to who knew how to wield it. Regarding the art applied to the sword, we consulted Jonas Lau Markussen, with the intention of approaching a hypothetically feasible ornamentation. Chronologically the tomb of the Langeid sword is located in the year 1030, a time that coincides with the late Mammen or early Ringerike styles. The silver spirals embedded in the original sword are a clear clue to this. Examples of inspiration for the bronze sheath and end piece art are the Cammin and Bamberg chests. The Vang runestone No. 84 (Oppland province, Norway), gave us the theme around which the sword was developed (wolves of Norse mythology) and the Ringerike style of the inlays with silver threads of the cross and the pommel and the “warg” wolf embedded in 24 carat gold in the hollow of the blade. The blade is forged in 1090 and 15N20 random damask, 80 centimeters long and 54 millimeters wide at the base. The fittings are forged in iron. The pommel is inlaid with silver, runes and a mask of Odin, as well as the guard has two wolves facing each other armed with shields and swords howling at a mask of Odin, which has one of its eyes inlaid in 24 karat gold. The short hilt is made of wood wrapped in sterling silver wire, just like Langeid's sword. The scabbard is made of wood wrapped in chiseled leather with a loop for transport made of deer guampa. Total length: 91 centimeters Blade length: 80 centimeters Blade width at base: 54 millimeters Weight: 1150 grams The photographs were taken by a friend who knows about the subject! I hope you like it, Merry Christmas to everyone

incredible work and very well documented! Thank you very much for sharing!

Hello Joshua! thanks for your words, but I know your work !! and they are very beautiful !!

Hello Rob!, It is the most common way, there I leave you a link of my armory where it is seen step by step. http://myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.6361.html, thanks for looking, regards