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RoninPsycho — Dark Elemental Leaf Blade
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Published: 2008-12-17 00:57:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 1422; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 0
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This is the dark elemental leaf blade, the final sword in the set of 7 leaf bladed swords. It has a 30" blade, and is 42" overall, with a blackened blade and several large serrations on either side of the blade. The blade is 3/8" thick, 2" wide at the hilt, and flares out to 3" wide before tapering to the tip. This is not to be confused with an "evil" sword. I will be making evil variations of weapons later on.Related content
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Out of the different blades you have, i like this one the most. simple yet tasty, i agree with the design.
Where the center of the flat comes to a point, then comes down and parts near the hilt, you could try reinforcing the connection there. if the area where the blade met the hilt were really like that, the metal could snap with overabuse. otherwise, i say this gets 10/10
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Well, this is more of a fantasy design. I've learned a lot about swords ever since I drew this, and it now seems impractical to me. I do agree that it looks awesome, though.
As for what you're talking about, I believe you mean the primary bevel grind. I do not see how it needs to be reinforced. It is already heavily reinforced with a ricasso. Any sword will break if abused over time. A properly made and tempered sword wouldn't be likely to snap, though. If anything, it would bend.
Believe me, I know a lot about swords (although I still have quite a bit to learn), and I know how swords work. Back then, when I drew this, I tried to make it a usable, working design. It's major flaws, really, are that it would be too heavy (with how thick I meant for it to be), and part of the hand guard would interfere with your grip, likely forcing one to hold the sword a bit farther back on the grip.
I fully intend to open my own forge and begin making knives within one year from now. After I get the hang of making knives, I intend to move up to larger weapons, such as swords, axes, and polearms. I've made it my personal goal to become the best bladesmith this world has ever seen, and I also wish to mix fantasy elements with functional designs.
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i see now what you're talking about, and now i feel kind of like i was trying to teach someone who knew better than me... i just usually noticed that there was a brace between the blade and hilt, not simply the plain connection. thank you for the info though; it was enlightening.
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You don't need to feel like that. I mean, sorry if I sounded harsh. I really didn't mean to. I'd be happy to share what I know, though. I've learned a lot about swords over the years. I've talked to three professional sword makers, myself, and I own two books from a couple of them. One of them is called "The Complete Bladesmith: Forging Your Way to Perfection", by Jim Hrisoulas. The other is "The Medieval Sword in the Modern World", by Michael "Tinker" Pearce. Mr. Pearce is one of the most recognized authorities on swords and how they work, and has even introduced many new concepts to the sword making and collecting community on the physics involved with sword design. I'm still learning, but I know enough to start forging, if I wanted. I just need the money to buy the tools and supplies I need.
As for what you were saying, what did you mean about a "brace"?
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don't worry, i'm not butthurt over it or anything. I can say i'm legitimately interested in this pearce guy, though.
As for the brace, like ah... it's hard to explain in words. the blade came down to the hilt, but first there was a section where it was wrapped by a metal brace, then both attached to the hilt.
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Ah, well, he has a podcast that he started fairly recently. Here's a link to it:
www.theswordgeek.com
He makes his swords using a method called "stock removal". It is one of two main methods of creating swords (and other things), the other method being forging. They're both pretty much equally good, despite what many people may think. A lot of people say that a forged blade is superior, but this is not the case. In some cases, a forged blade is worse (if not done properly). I believe you can also find a link to his main website from his podcast too.
Oh, you mean a blade collar. Those are actually pretty rare on Western swords. The Japanese call it a "habaki", and they're on virtually every real Japanese sword. They're typically made of brass or copper, but you can sometimes find them made of silver on very high-end Japanese swords. I really don't think they provide any sort of structural reinforcement, though. As for Western swords, I've only ever seen one that had a blade collar, and that was this one right here:
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Thanks. I'm not exactly happy with it. I think the guard would probably cramp your hand and make it uncomfortable to wield.
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I can see what you mean. Maybe stretch out the lower guard or bend the lower one straight.
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Meh, I'm not worried about it now. Either I'll redo it, or I'll just forget about it.
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You could also add length to the handle to make it so the hand doesn't need to be close to the guard.
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This looks like a chaotic (I really can't think of a better word) version of Luminae, which looks orderly and symmetrical. They should be used together, if possible.
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In a way, it is. I was inspired by my design of Luminae to design a similar, yet opposite dark elemental version. But no, they would not be used together. For one, they are very large swords. The blades on these swords are all 30" long, range from 2-5" wide (depending on the sword) and 3/8" thick. This would make for a really heavy, but frighteningly powerful sword. Since they are so large though, I designed them all with primarily long metal handles to help counterbalance the huge blade mass. Also, all these leaf-blades are of a set of 7 elemental swords, so using two of them together wouldn't make much sense.
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This would be an awesome sword to fight with. It's almost like cheating xD Every swing your opponent took would almost always be caught... sheesh...
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Yup, that's the point. The serrations serve to both catch an opponents blade, and cause a lot of collateral damage to your enemies.
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