Alveprins Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Let me present Veðrfölnir - named after the hawk with the same name, which sits atop Yggdrasil - the world tree. Description - blade: The blade is made from three bars of folded and twisted steel. Two bars are made from railroad steel from the Numedal Railroad here in Numedal, while the bar for the edge is made from Farriers rasps mixed with 15n20 steel. Hardness at edge: 58 HRC Description - handle: The handle is made from stabilized grey Maple, Holly, Brass, white vulcanized fiber as well as mammoth ivory which is between 10 000 - 30 000 years old. The handle is engraved with Elder Futhark runes, written in English. The text reads: "Better to die with Honor, than live with Shame" followed by owners name and surname initial. The engravings has been filled in with ashes. Description - sheath: The sheath is in vegetable tanned leather with certain engravings, stitched using grey tiger thread and saddle makers stitches. Stained in antique black leather stain and treated with antique leather fat. Any comments, input, critique and suggestions are as always - very welcome. :) Sincerely, Alveprins. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Hoover Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Wow. That is stunning. Fantastic work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeb Camper Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Very cool! I especially like the blade pattern! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vern Wimmer Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 I never use the term "awesome" but I think I will make an exception, "Awesome!!!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Stephens Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Very nice indeed! 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles dP Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Lovely work. How did you do the grooves on the handle-slabs? They look very smooth. 1 "The way we win matters" (Ender Wiggins) Orson Scott Card Nos, qui libertate donati sumus, nes cimus quid constet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Dougherty Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Looking good! That one has a really crisp transition to the edge bar. I'd say you have mastered that air hammer... 1 -Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alveprins Posted June 19, 2018 Author Share Posted June 19, 2018 7 hours ago, Charles du Preez said: Lovely work. How did you do the grooves on the handle-slabs? They look very smooth. Thanks man! I did them with files, and of course very fine grit sanding paper wrapped around the files. 2 hours ago, Brian Dougherty said: Looking good! That one has a really crisp transition to the edge bar. I'd say you have mastered that air hammer... Thanks! Yeah, I'm getting increasingly skilled with the air hammer. Shaping the curve etc. I do by hand though - obviously. My air hammer is not exactly a tool for accuracy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kreg Whitehead Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Wow....I am struggling with words for that one also. I am going with over the top incredible 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeDT Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 I love the handle, beautiful work overall. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Middleton Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 All I can say is Stunning! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug Lester Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Exceptional is about all I can say. Anything else is just superlative. If you go back to the same bar the edge is forged from at the ricasso you will get a better idea of the hardness of the edge which can also be thrown off by the fact that you are measuring the hardness of two steels. Then again, if the rasps were of a shallow hardening steel, the ricasso probably won't tell you how hard the edge of the blade is. Doug 1 HELP...I'm a twenty year old trapped in the body of an old man!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alveprins Posted June 21, 2018 Author Share Posted June 21, 2018 On 6/20/2018 at 9:08 AM, Doug Lester said: Exceptional is about all I can say. Anything else is just superlative. If you go back to the same bar the edge is forged from at the ricasso you will get a better idea of the hardness of the edge which can also be thrown off by the fact that you are measuring the hardness of two steels. Then again, if the rasps were of a shallow hardening steel, the ricasso probably won't tell you how hard the edge of the blade is. Doug Yeah, it is a bit tricky with twists like this... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris Lipinski Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 WoW! I'm really impressed! It's a testimony of the finest craftsmanship and ... patience. Beautiful! 1 lipinskimetalart.blogspot.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason McEntee Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Holy crap, that almost doesn't look real; it's too perfect! Very nice work. I hope to reach that level some day... 1 www.facebook.com/appleseedcustoms/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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