Anyways! I do some woodworking as a hobby, and something I've found a particular aptitude for is sword-making. Back in Nigeria I used mahogany (cheap as dirt, really-- and the greatest wood you ever used...), but here I use softwood, generally pine-- I'm looking for cheap good-quality hardwood though, so if anybody's got suggestions on where to find that I'd appreciate them...
OK! My first would be... this.
Mahogany, painted silver with gold and blue accents; handle's wrapped in red leather, and the guard is copper wire (looks pretty bad, i know, but i didn't know better back then... i was only 17 when i made that, i reckon).
Then, after awhile, I made this...
It's a Scottish basket-hilted broadsword, again of mahogany wood. It's a bit thin to be whacking about, but damned if it doesn't look realistic...
The guard's welded metal; I hammered out the individual pieces from iron wire, shaped them to custom-fit my right grip. The pater helped me weld it together. Hilt itself is wood wrapped in red leather.
Latest real project... about a year old by now...
Raiper of softwood (don't know the exact type, but it ain't pine). Pretty robust compared to the broadsword, but nonetheless one which I shall treat with care. Pretty, ain't it... that hilt's of the same wire material as I made the basket hilt from. Took me forever to get it right, but I sure was glad when I finished it... it's welded, incidentally. I find that makes the best-lookin' swords; if i'd welded the guard of the longsword, it'd probably have ended up lookin' better. Ah well...
Oh, and I also make guns! (Incidentally, the ruler in the picture is a standard 12-inch ruler... gives you some idea of how big the revolver is, eh?)
Top is a Walker Colt; biggest gun ever made by Sam Colt. Bottom is a Luger Parabellum-- unfortunately you can't see any of the checkering I did on the handle...
Anyways, I just thought I'd post this where y'all could see some of what I've done. Enjoy! [/img]
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