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Post by rockmanken on Mar 25, 2010 13:07:24 GMT -5
Now that is awesome. Very professional looking.
Ken
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Post by nancyid on Mar 25, 2010 13:54:04 GMT -5
WOW!!! Incredibly beautiful Adrian. Incredible.
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Post by NatureNut on Mar 25, 2010 15:13:05 GMT -5
OMG Adrian, we could give you an eye exam through the reflection of that masterpiece! LOL, this was so much fun to follow.  Jo |
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Post by NDK on Mar 25, 2010 18:45:24 GMT -5
That looks mighty fine Adrian! What a wonderful tribute to friends and family.
Nate
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Post by darrad on Mar 27, 2010 8:19:15 GMT -5
Outstanding! I am seeing the grip in black leather with twisted brass wire. Whatever you do I am sure it will be perfect!
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Post by MikeS on Mar 27, 2010 14:28:21 GMT -5
excellent craftsmanship!
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Post by rockrookie on Mar 27, 2010 18:20:27 GMT -5
Wow Adrian .
that is an amazing series of pixs , following through your work .
your Craftsmanship is incredible !!
the picture of your reflection is too cool .
thanks for sharing !
--paul
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Post by WarrenA on Mar 27, 2010 19:56:48 GMT -5
It took a lot of courage to even start this project. Now that it is almost finished, well the beauty of the piece is over the top. Your pride and your skill stand out. Thanks for an inspiring us to keep going.
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Post by Sabre52 on Mar 27, 2010 20:31:03 GMT -5
You rule Adrian! Absolutely beautiful work.....Mel
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Post by Bikerrandy on Mar 27, 2010 21:17:43 GMT -5
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Post by connrock on Mar 29, 2010 7:57:43 GMT -5
Adrian your work is perfect and to accomplish something like this using only the tools at hand is unbelievable to me!
You are a true craftsman and artist!
connrock
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Post by frane on Mar 30, 2010 8:52:29 GMT -5
Adrian, it is really a work of art! I am looking forward to seeing what you are going to do for the hand piece area!
Truly an amazing work!
Fran
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Post by turnedstone on Mar 31, 2010 11:22:21 GMT -5
Adrian your talent is astounding that is truly a work of art.
George
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Post by Toad on Mar 31, 2010 17:43:05 GMT -5
Simply amazing, Adrian. Great stuff.
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Post by adrian65 on Apr 1, 2010 10:04:34 GMT -5
Hi again, friends! Your kind words overwhelm me. Tom, you are the last person who might not believe that, as you did it yourself! Well, here is the handle. Maybe not exactly the kind of handle most of you thought about, but I think I had enough work with the sword and some sturdy, reliable and replaceable grip would add some contrast. So, I roped it:   I hope I didn't disappoint you too much with that handle. Thanks for looking, Adrian |
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Post by rockmanken on Apr 1, 2010 12:17:19 GMT -5
Now that is a work of art. The handle offsets and compliments the rest of the work by the contrasting color. Great job. Need my address?  ? ;D ;D ;D Ken |
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Post by adrian65 on Apr 1, 2010 14:05:27 GMT -5
Thank you Ken! You're too kind! But I got you! It's April 1st!!! ;D No, friends, I didn't work so much at that sword just to mess the handle. At least, not as bad as in my previous post. Here is what I've done: Firstly, the back scale - all are pet wood pieces with brass plate intarsia:  and finished:  The small piece in the upper left is from Brazos River - Texas, I got it from Dan - Blarneystone; the upper right small piece is pet wood from Danube River. And the front scale; the central piece is a small charoite. It was pretty thin so I had to make a doublet firstly:  Then, added the brass plates:  And then, four pieces of rocks; the one in the upper right of the pic is stone canyon jasper cut from a piece which I have from Daniel - Deb, he gave it to me when we met this summer in Cameron.  [img src=" ![]() i155.photobucket.com/albums/s308/adrian65prd/P3270577.jpg"]  So, here is the sword , READY!        Thank you to all the members who helped me with advices: Tom - Connrock, Ken and Randy, your advices really helped and your work is always an inspiration. Thank you all for looking through all these posts and for your encouragements. It meant a lot to me and it helped me finishing this sword. It was hard, but pleasant. There were sore fingers, grinded nails , sweat, but they all were worth, bearing in mind its final look and mostly your kind words. Adrian |
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Post by NatureNut on Apr 1, 2010 15:08:08 GMT -5
Oh Adrian! You got me, you stinker! I was looking at that rope thing and thinking of suggesting that you at least use some leather, LOL. Your intarsia handle is not a disappointment in the least and I like how you made the back plainer. It has just enough pizzazz and wow power! Jo
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Post by rockmanken on Apr 1, 2010 18:04:57 GMT -5
Yep, got me too. I also was going to suggest rawhide for the handle. I think it looked good. Should have left it.
But, what you did is still ALMOST good enough. Hee hee
Ken
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Post by frane on Apr 1, 2010 18:13:55 GMT -5
Yep, you got me too! I was thinking you must really be tired of working on it but the rope didn't look that bad. Now, WOW! it is a museum piece! That is excellent craftsmanship!
Fran
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