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sgainbrachta — pole ax front view
Published: 2012-02-17 02:47:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 1638; Favourites: 28; Downloads: 41
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Pole axe head, complete. Ax head is 7 1/2"/192mm edge to point, ax edge is 5 5/8"/142mm. Top spike is 7 3/4"/200mm, and the long langets to spike tip are 24 3/8"/616mm. The handle is ash- and is octagonal, about 1 1/2"/37mm by 1 1/16"/27mm, overall length is 73"/1855mm. The edge of the ax and the spear point ar spring-steel, hardened to be tough, but they will take an excellent edge. The rest is mild steel.In this view, you can see some details- file work on the feather, and the front is actually a 'key' that holds the axe blade to the weapon. All nails are "crossed" inside the wood, so they cannot work loose.
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where did you get the pattern from, is it historical.
is it an interpritation, or just something you made?
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It is based on a piece in the book "Arms and Armor of Knights and Landsknechts" by Jan Piet Puype and Harm Stevens, page 250. I did a few things differently- mostly the haft is not rectangular, and I added some minor detailing. There is a picture in my folders here with a photocopy of the original next to the ax portion. That was from a while ago, I had contracts I needed to finish before I got to play with this one!
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ahhh very nice! i will have to look out for that book.
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It's out of print already- and yesterday, there was only 1 we could find... for $75 U.S.! I'd keep a lookout for it- not the best, but there are some neat bits in it. $40 would be good, more, not so much.
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wow, thats rather high for a book.
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Not for books of this nature- it's a museum book, so only had about 400 printed in the world. But it's one of those things you can't get anyplace else... I have several like it- my friend has book on the wreck of the Mary Rose- and book 2 goes for over 400US IF- IF you can find it...
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wow... would have to earn quite a lot to spend that on books
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Perhaps... But they earn me money, too... So it's a toss-up.
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so is this your fulltime job??
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Pretty much. I make a lot of knives and such, as well as leather items. I also do fight choreography, and sometimes teach stuff...
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how do you get into a job like this?
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Well- it kinda just happened... I've been making stuff, mostly for Renaissance Faires for myself, and had folks begin t ask for things. It was only spotty, much like my quality, back then, I might add! But, as time went by, I learned by doing, took classes, read a LOT. And then did more reading... made tools, made better tools, and as things happened- now here I am. There was no real, single thing that happened to make it all come together, but rather a meandering path. I have always tried to make better and better items, and have after a bit over 25 years of playing decided I should do what I love to do- make stuff! Of course, being self-employed- the boss is really a total idiot, but you gotta do what you gotta do! If I lived in NZ, I'd probably working my bottom off at WETA right now~ Heck. I'd move there for a while if I had the chance to work for them on the Hobbit!
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yes... the hobbit was kinda my life goal, but i didnt know what i needed to get in. so i went for my next love which is animation, but i still by far prefer making things with my hands. its usually what i do at SCA events. problem with New Zealand is, it can be rather hard to find tools to use, like draw knives etc...
but i still want to make it a goal to set up a workshop, since i will be taking some wood turning classes, and have been failling to obtain metal working gear due to not knowing what i really need, weightwise that is, i know of the tools, but according to the Scadian smiths weight of ballpen hammers and such is rather important.... so i guess its gonna be alllottt of reading for me aswell!
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Happy to help with what info I can give- A lot of sources are via the web, so you can get them there, too. Big thing is that the weight is dependent on you- the smith. Just like turning- you have TeknaTool- a NZ company, so you can get some extremely good stuff there! Tell you what, though- send me a PM, and I'll send you some info I send to most folks interested in smithing. Note- it was originally to another fella, but I need to get some stuff done so will be copy and pasting it- but the info is good, and a couple of books will do you a LOT of good!
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i dont know how to PM on here...
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I sent you a note- On the "messages page" up above there is a note tab. It'll also show up as a yellow post-it note looking icon on the navigation bar above.
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cool! thanks! so a 20 pound anvil will work for begining armor making?
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Actually, there isn't much need of an anvil for armor, really. Other things, yes- but while the anvil is nice, it's not all that necessary. I'm off to dinner (well making it~), and so will check back tomorrow morning here- it's about 7:30 here~ (Pacific time). But take a look at what I sent- and I'll send you some links when I have time to find them all again, in a note. Bestens!
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Well, once I tally up the time and materials, I can name a price...
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