C Daniel Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 (edited) i can't wait to see the new grip. in pic 5, i thought andy was filing his own hand. i'm like "what is he doing?" then i saw the guard. hahaha Edited May 27, 2010 by C Daniel i only need 3 things to be happy: my girlfriend, my forge, and fruit juice. Casey W Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David D. Posted June 19, 2010 Author Share Posted June 19, 2010 Ok... So new grip added, hilt constructed tight and sound. It has a cold shrill ring and the figured walnut against the antiqued wrought against Dave's beautifully crafted blade is really starting to give this sword life. And we will be bringing it to Adlai's hammerin tomorrow for all to see firsthand. More progress comin soon I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend" J.R.R. Tolkien www.CedarloreForge.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Stephens Posted June 19, 2010 Share Posted June 19, 2010 That looks *really* nice, guys. The Wrought fittings are a nice element. Love the antiqued/rugged look. Are you still planning on the wire inlay? Really well done man. --Dave -----------------------------------------------"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly." -- Theodore Roosevelthttp://stephensforge.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogan Baker Posted June 20, 2010 Share Posted June 20, 2010 That looks awesome! I like the new wood a whole lot better. Hogan Baker "Stale water is poor drink. Stale skill is worse. And the man who walks in his own footsteps only ends where he began." My Etsy shop My blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David D. Posted August 11, 2010 Author Share Posted August 11, 2010 Overdue update... Ealdric is rapidly coming to life and nearing the end of its birth. It is taking on a life of its own and becoming a pretty incredible sword due to the combined imaginations of us, Dave, and the awesome input from all of you guys. So thank you! here's the most recent progress... Andy with glued and profiled walnut scabbard: Me shaping the scabbard on our belt sander: Inspiration... Working on carving and detail work up in the North Woods of Door County Wisconsin while campin with my brothers and pop: Lilly posing for her carving on the scabbard, inspired by both her and Mouse... Workin on finishing up all of the carving now, and then its onto Andy to add some beautiful leather straps and chape with bronze belt loops, then to sharpening, polishing, and oiling, and Ealdric will be a finished piece. Just in time to show at our Hammerin on the 28th for anyone who's attending to see. Updates soon coming! I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend" J.R.R. Tolkien www.CedarloreForge.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutton Posted August 11, 2010 Share Posted August 11, 2010 wow thats such a great place too work and your brill at drawing cant wait untill its complete “A sword is never a killer, it is a tool in the killer's hands” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Stephens Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 AWESOME!!! Looks incredible guys. I can't wait to see it at the hammer-in. Very cool. Cheers from corporate hell . . . --Dave -----------------------------------------------"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly." -- Theodore Roosevelthttp://stephensforge.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stéphane A. Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Wow, you all made such an amazing work. Everything matches so well. I'm jealous Stephane My link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Delfosse Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 respects, Sir!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Longmire Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 I smell burning beard hair... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Sexstone Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Yeah , It's weird to think of the smell of burning hair to have a good connotation. The flaming blade anointer is going to be busy.... Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David D. Posted August 22, 2010 Author Share Posted August 22, 2010 Carving officially finished... Next its onto adding the leather chape, belt straps, and bronze connection loops. A couple coats of Danish oil, sharpening... and Ealdric will be finished and alive! I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend" J.R.R. Tolkien www.CedarloreForge.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat B Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 dang David, that has come a long way from when I saw it at the hammerin looks amazing Gnáthamh na hoibre an t-eólas (Knowledge comes through practice) Iron is full of impurities that weaken it; through the forging fire, it becomes steel and is transformed into a razor-sharp sword. Human beings develop in the same fashion. - Morihei Ueshiba my site: http://lfcforgeworks.webs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Stephens Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 YAAAAAAAARR!!! That looks incredible guys! I'm very bummed I can't make your hammerin. The dog portrait is my favorite. It looks a LOT like Mouse. What a great piece this is turning out to be. --Dave -----------------------------------------------"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly." -- Theodore Roosevelthttp://stephensforge.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutton Posted August 22, 2010 Share Posted August 22, 2010 simply incredible “A sword is never a killer, it is a tool in the killer's hands” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David D. Posted September 29, 2010 Author Share Posted September 29, 2010 Working on leather belt straps with brass belt loops, and leather chape with the addition of a little sheep wool: The finish line is nearing on the horizon... btw, thanks Dave for going to the effort of getting the forum back online today. We all owe him a lot of gratitude for keeping this place moving. I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend" J.R.R. Tolkien www.CedarloreForge.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Stephens Posted September 29, 2010 Share Posted September 29, 2010 Cool! Can't wait to see it in person! Thanks dudes. --Dave -----------------------------------------------"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly." -- Theodore Roosevelthttp://stephensforge.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David D. Posted October 3, 2010 Author Share Posted October 3, 2010 Leather Chape: I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend" J.R.R. Tolkien www.CedarloreForge.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hogan Baker Posted October 4, 2010 Share Posted October 4, 2010 Man! This sure is coming out fantastic! You guys rock. ~Hogan Baker "Stale water is poor drink. Stale skill is worse. And the man who walks in his own footsteps only ends where he began." My Etsy shop My blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared Stier Posted October 10, 2010 Share Posted October 10, 2010 great addition Practice random acts of Viking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordcaradoc Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 That is some fantastic work and utterly awe inspiring. I do have a question. Where is the Dagger? Best regards and respect I can't begin to express, Tim I am as free as nature first made man, Ere the base laws of servitude began, When wild in woods the noble savage ran. From The Conquest of Granada by John Dryden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Stephens Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 That is some fantastic work and utterly awe inspiring. I do have a question. Where is the Dagger? Best regards and respect I can't begin to express, Tim Tim, The dagger, along with many other projects, lies dormant in my forge. I have not been able to put in any signifcant hours in the shop for the last three months or so because of work commitments. I've literally slept more nights in hotels than my home for months. Here's a link to the dagger project. http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=16484&st=0&p=153609&fromsearch=1entry153609 Before I get to it, however, i have to finish the swords I'm making with Petr, work on some Damascus for Serge, get a design idea to Dee . . . I usually get two or three weeks in December to focus on the shop. I hope to make a lot of progress this year. "The woods are lovely, Dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep." - Robert Frost -----------------------------------------------"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly." -- Theodore Roosevelthttp://stephensforge.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordcaradoc Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Tim, The dagger, along with many other projects, lies dormant in my forge. I have not been able to put in any signifcant hours in the shop for the last three months or so because of work commitments. I've literally slept more nights in hotels than my home for months. Here's a link to the dagger project. http://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?showtopic=16484&st=0&p=153609&fromsearch=1entry153609 Before I get to it, however, i have to finish the swords I'm making with Petr, work on some Damascus for Serge, get a design idea to Dee . . . I usually get two or three weeks in December to focus on the shop. I hope to make a lot of progress this year. "The woods are lovely, Dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep." - Robert Frost Dave, I just wanted to make sure that justice was done for that fine blade. As it is said, work worth doing is worth doing right. It'll get done when the time is fulfilled. Heck, I haven't fired up a forge in nearly (maybe over) a year due to changes in living situations, but I am about to move into a place with a perfect little nook for my smithy, so I hope to get back to work soon. Best regards, and keep up the most excellent work, Tim I am as free as nature first made man, Ere the base laws of servitude began, When wild in woods the noble savage ran. From The Conquest of Granada by John Dryden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David D. Posted October 23, 2010 Author Share Posted October 23, 2010 10 - 22 - 10 Ealdric Sword of Northern kings, forged by the lone smith in the cold woods, and furnished by the Dwarves in the hills of New Castle... Finished: I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend" J.R.R. Tolkien www.CedarloreForge.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David D. Posted October 23, 2010 Author Share Posted October 23, 2010 soon to come in honor of Ealdric, being the long collab project it has been: - A video documenting the process, fit with music and narration Lord willing. - A hand drawn original sketch to accompany the sword - And a page on Andy's & my website to feature the sword, showing Dave's and our work as a whole together... I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend" J.R.R. Tolkien www.CedarloreForge.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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