Shawn Hatcher Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Extraordinary build, Ben!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Hobbs Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Amazing work man, and congratulations on the beard!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svyatoslav Pushkarenko Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Thank u, for the inspiration! Great. With a handle, like u do, I know one small secret, may be it will be usefull for somebody.after handle is finished, I simply put it to microwave heater for 1-2min. Leather staying like a rock, beautifully forming, less softness.No any clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard van Dijk Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 I just discovered this thread, Fantastic work, congrats. Richard Richard van Dijk My link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrnewberry Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Beautiful! Allen newberryknives.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter johnsson Posted August 21, 2016 Share Posted August 21, 2016 Fantastic work.Really inspiring.I like how you make this a sword that is so clearly close to the originals and yet contain a personal expression.Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Rudd Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 (edited) Sir, I suggest you upload a good picture of yourself, because I see a flaming beard in your future. If not at the conclusion of this thread possibly soon I've noticed the flaming beard thing going on with some of the folks here, being a newbie I like to wait on information because sooner or later all will be revealed. I have to admit this one has me curious...... Edited September 19, 2016 by Tom Rudd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Detrick Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 (edited) The flaming beard is a tongue-in-cheek honor awarded to the people on the forum who build (and usually post the WIP) of a historically accurate multi-bar twisted seax with accompanying sheath. One flaming beard will recommend it for someone, and a second with confirm. That person then submits a picture of themselves and someone will Photoshop a flaming beard (or flaming locks if it is a female). It becomes their profile picture. Edited January 28, 2017 by Wes Detrick 1 “In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer." -Albert Camus http://www.krakenforge.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmuel Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 I didn't realize it only applied to a seax, I thought it was the members way of recognizing a smith that with a particularly well done project shows that they moved on to the next level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Parkinson Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 really any viking work not just seax's... Web site http://www.dragonsbreathforge.com Insagram account http://instagram.com/swordmatt# Blog http://mpmetal.tumblr.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook/dragonsbreathforge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Detrick Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 really any viking work not just seax's... I stand corrected; thanks Matt. I didn't realize it only applied to a seax, I thought it was the members way of recognizing a smith that with a particularly well done project shows that they moved on to the next level. Nope, it has to be off Viking provenance. “In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer." -Albert Camus http://www.krakenforge.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collin Miller Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 I've heard it also applies to Celtic and Finnish as well, or basically any ancient multi bar pattern welding that is particularly impressive. The rules tend to be more like guidelines... “If you trust in yourself. . . believe in your dreams. . . and follow your star. . . you will still get beaten by the people who have spent their time working hard and learning things, the people who weren't so lazy.” ~ Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emiliano Carrillo Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 The thread 'is your beard still burning' in the 'fiery beards' sub forum is pretty much the perfect way to get a feeling for what it's all about. It's very tongue in cheek but I think it was a huge honor to be awarded one. It basically shows a good sense of humor, a love for ancient Iron Age pattern welding and history, and a certain level of skill with patterned steel and love for authentic proportions and methods. That's how I would put it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Detrick Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 The thread 'is your beard still burning' in the 'fiery beards' sub forum is pretty much the perfect way to get a feeling for what it's all about. It's very tongue in cheek but I think it was a huge honor to be awarded one. It basically shows a good sense of humor, a love for ancient Iron Age pattern welding and history, and a certain level of skill with patterned steel and love for authentic proportions and methods. That's how I would put it! I didn't mean tongue-in-cheek to sound crappy, if that is the way that it sounded It is an honor, just one that is a bit lighthearted at the same time. Sorry if I was unclear. “In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer." -Albert Camus http://www.krakenforge.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emiliano Carrillo Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Oh no no! That's not what I meant at all Wes! I was just speaking to the funny duality of it, the tongue in cheek is one of my favorite parts about it! You didn't come off as crappy! Thats the one issue with stuff online, it's super easy to come off dickish, sorry if it seemed like I was attacking you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Detrick Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Hahaha, I think we are good Emiliano I'll buy you a drink one of these days. “In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer." -Albert Camus http://www.krakenforge.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emiliano Carrillo Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 I look forward to it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Rudd Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 this sword has me speechless, such a beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Colwell Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 I know this is reviving an old issue, but I would really like it if you showed a closeup of the gravers that you used for the channels on the pommel and upper guard. Thanks. This is an awesome build, and a thing of beauty. please visit my website http://www.professorsforge.com/ “Years ago I recognized my kinship with all living things, and I made up my mind that I was not one bit better than the meanest on the earth. I said then and I say now, that while there is a lower class, I am in it; while there is a criminal element, I am of it; while there is a soul in prison, I am not free.” E. V. Debs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charles wu Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Dear, one day, If you try some blade of Chinese Swords, please remember that i would be happy to offer the sword fittings. Haha. Great done. 9 Dragon metalworks - http://9dragonmetalworks.com--- The more traditional, the more modernPast Projects: www.etsy.com/shop/handmademetalworks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francesco Muci Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Hi Ben! Beautiful job and thanks for sharing. Since it has been a dream of mine for a loooong while I have a question: since you are welding the length in several heat, how did you cope for the building up of scale between the rods in the section next to the one you are welding at the moment? Thank you again. Fra NEME SPES, NEME METU http://zansh62.wix.com/damascusknives www.facebook.com/MuciDamascusKnives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris Lipinski Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Sometimes I weld longer billets several times. And I noticed, that borax dissolves the scale and when I'm gently hammering during first welding, the flux and dissolved scale are nicely squeezed out from between layers or bars. Obviously it didn't work with the first attempt, but by the time I "felt" the material and the operation. lipinskimetalart.blogspot.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francesco Muci Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Thank you, very good to know! NEME SPES, NEME METU http://zansh62.wix.com/damascusknives www.facebook.com/MuciDamascusKnives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben A. Posted October 28, 2016 Author Share Posted October 28, 2016 Kevin, the flat graver is one like this: https://www.riogrande.com/Product/GRS-High-Speed-Steel-Quick-Change-Flat-Graver-QC-39/118203 and the knife graver (for the undercuts) is one like this: https://www.riogrande.com/Product/GRS-High-Speed-Steel-Quick-Change-Knife-Graver-QC-K0/118810 Francesco, I just continuously flux too far toward my tong hand. I pre-heat the area I plan to weld (~9" long), add flux there, and the flux melts and sticks like normal. As I'm doing that, I also put flux in the un-welded portion toward my tong hand, so it can pre-heat as I'm welding the first portion. I think of it like this: as soon as the cold portion next to where I'm welding gets hot enough to melt the flux, it already has flux on it. If it's still too cold when I pull it out of the forge to set the weld portion, it didn't need the flux anyway, and it just falls off. Make sense? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francesco Muci Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Perfectly, thanks! Very good job! NEME SPES, NEME METU http://zansh62.wix.com/damascusknives www.facebook.com/MuciDamascusKnives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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