peter fontenla 100 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Hello everyone! how are you! I hope that full of expectations for this new year that is coming, the best of wishes and that is better than the year that happened !. I wanted to show you what would almost be a wip, of a sword inspired by a ceremonial sword that has on its scabbard seven kings who used it over time. The project started with a sword type X gaddhjalt style built in steel 5160 and with a traditional scabbard on which we planned the placement of the seven kings engraved and embossed in copper plate. then we put two bronze splints and sunchos and all pointed nails with bronze nails. It is the first of its kind that we did so I hope that the next one comes out better, greetings and good new year for all. 6 Link to post Share on other sites
Doug Lester 400 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Absolutely outstanding. Great work, Peter. Doug 1 HELP...I'm a twenty year old trapped in the body of an old man!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Eric Morgan 175 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Fantastic work sir! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Longmire 3,675 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Fabulous! Top-notch craftsmanship, sir! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jonathan Silas 40 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 (edited) I thought the brass stood out a bit to much until that patina shot, then it was freaking amazing. " seven kings, Sat seven thrones. Built upon, Their subjects bones. Seven kings, With sword ahand. Ruled upon, This broken land." Edited December 30, 2017 by Jonathan Silas Clarification 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Joël Mercier 695 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Very nice entry to the 2018 KITH! Joke aside, this is just sick, all of it. I am bowing right now even though you can't see. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Wes Detrick 490 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 That is fantastic work! Oh man, I love that scabbard so much 1 “In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer." -Albert Camus http://www.krakenforge.net/ Link to post Share on other sites
C Craft 207 Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 7 hours ago, peter fontenla said: It is the first of its kind that we did so I hope that the next one comes out better, greetings and good new year for all. Seriously, you hope the next one comes out better. Oh my God man, I don't think you left anything to shoot for with this one, short of transporting back into time to see it used!! The way you have the photos put together show the work at various stages and some of the "how" but, I can't imagine the hours of work that went into this one. The scabbard is an absolute work of art! The only thing left is a dragon embedded in the sword itself!! OK now I was only joking about the dragon but,........................ This kind of work shows anyone out there what is possible, however how many of us will actually achieve this level, remains to be seen. 1 C Craft Customs ~~~ With every custom knife I build I try to accomplish three things. I want that knife to look so good you just have to pick it up, feel so good in your hand you can't wait to try it, and once you use it, you never want to put it down ! If I capture those three factors in each knife I build, I am assured the knife will become a piece that is used and treasured by its owner! ~~~ C Craft Link to post Share on other sites
Rob Toneguzzo 839 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Wow. This is amazing. Love that copper work esp. outstanding! 1 "Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes" - Tom HALL - Old Dogs, Children and Watermelon wine. Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Stephens 486 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Wow! What a great scabbard that made! I love it. Fantastic work, man! Thanks for sharing it with us. 1 -----------------------------------------------"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 post Share on other sites
Caleb Harris 51 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Incredible work!! Thank you so much for sharing 1 Trying to make each knife just a little better than the last Link to post Share on other sites
Clifford Brewer 384 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 DAMN !!!!.......... 1 If ya can't be good don't git caught !! People who say stuff can't be done need to git the hell outta the way of people who do stuff !!! Show me a man who is called an expert by his peers And I will show you a good man to listen to ...... Show me a man who calls himself an expert and I will show you an egotistical asshole...............!! Link to post Share on other sites
Charles dP 584 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Awesome stuff Peter. Well done. All the best for 2018 to you too. 1 "The way we win matters" (Ender Wiggins) Orson Scott Card Nos, qui libertate donati sumus, nes cimus quid constet. Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter-Paul Derks 315 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Very well done! That repousse brass looks like you brought it back from the middle-ages 1 http://mefecit.nl/ Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Colwell 170 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 that is a beautiful piece of craft. I am truly impressed with the effort and outcome. Please make more, and share the process with us. kc 1 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 post Share on other sites
James Higson 84 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Awesome. Just awesome. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Sam Ecroyd 24 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 That scabbard is awe-inspiring! Congratulations on a fantastic piece! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
nsantella 17 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Very nice style on the individual panels and the overall look! 1 http://www.santella.org/nicholas/ Link to post Share on other sites
t cudworth 39 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 Would someone please point out the flaws here? Because I cant find a damn one. That is absolutely beautiful! Tom 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Zeb Camper 787 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 I like it a lot. I like the little kings. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Joshua States 2,462 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Well, now. I cannot add much to what has already been said. Thanks for bringing this to the forum. What a spectacular piece of craftsmanship. 1 “So I'm lightin' out for the territory, ahead of the scared and the weak and the mean spirited, because Aunt Sally is fixin’ to adopt me and civilize me, and I can't stand it. I've been there before.” The only bad experience is the one from which you learn nothing. Josh http://www.dosgatosdesignsllc.com/#! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdJMFMqnbLYqv965xd64vYg J.States Bladesmith | Facebook https://www.facebook.com/dos.gatos.71 https://www.etsy.com/shop/JStatesBladesmith Link to post Share on other sites
Richard van Dijk 261 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Wow that is something and a half. 1 Richard van Dijkwww.hoihoknives.comMy link Link to post Share on other sites
Marty Blake 1 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Thank you for sharing this beautiful piece with us. Fantastic! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Chris C-S 148 Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Wow, Just WOW! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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