Richard van Dijk 268 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Here is something a bit different, I have been working on this piece for a long time. Blade 476 layer 1084 and 15 N20 steel, 73.5 cm from guard Guard forged from 364 layer W pattern mild and 15N20 steel. Total length 93 cm. Hilt Sambar stag 19.5 cm inc. guard Point of balance 12 cm from guard Weight 1kg Total weight of Sterling silver approx. 250 gm Amethyst (enhanced) 67.3 ct 28.5x 21.63 mm, see attachment. Scabbard 3.5 mm leather with Sterling silver fittings. 9 Richard van Dijkwww.hoihoknives.comMy link Link to post Share on other sites
Alan Longmire 3,766 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Nice! I love the texture you get with your reticulated silver. Looks like the perfect anti-orc blade. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Brian Dougherty 1,394 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Wow! I'm mesmerized by the habaki/blade collar. (I'm not sure what to call it) It is very different than you usual posts, but still quite obviously your style and hand. 1 -Brian Link to post Share on other sites
Joshua States 2,500 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Beautiful Richard. Elvenesque 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
Gerhard Gerber 469 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 Oh........WOW!!!! That is just stunning, elegant, beautiful! One question, the guard, never heard of a mild steel and 15N20 combo before, what is the reason/motivation/effect of this? (except that it looks sweet as the rest!) 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Eric Estlund 103 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 I quite like the scabbard fittings. 1 Eric Estlund WinterCutlery.com IG @wintercutlery Link to post Share on other sites
Doug Lester 404 Posted April 26 Share Posted April 26 All I can say is WOW. Doug 1 HELP...I'm a twenty year old trapped in the body of an old man!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Charles dP 589 Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Beautiful work Richard. First thought as I started looking was “Legolas will be jealous” 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
J.Arthur Loose 180 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Lovely. 1 jloose.com Link to post Share on other sites
Pieter-Paul Derks 316 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Suberb! 1 http://mefecit.nl/ Link to post Share on other sites
Francis Gastellu 271 Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 What an incredible piece! Absolutely beautiful. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Colwell 171 Posted May 1 Share Posted May 1 that is a great piece. The silver (and the texture) set it off very well. Yataghan meets Orc slayer. I love it. 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
Richard van Dijk 268 Posted June 6 Author Share Posted June 6 Thank you very much guys Richard van Dijkwww.hoihoknives.comMy link Link to post Share on other sites
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