These are the new toys. A pair of steel deerhook swords,
cut out of 1/8 inch sheet steel with a plasma torch. Ground
to an edge with sharp points. Heavy and very nasty.
The handle is wrapped in an underlayer of twine, then
rawhide stripping over that.
The grip is marvelous, with some give and lots of friction.
not too shabby. i love these weapons - good stuff. 
Nice piece of work there. Congratulations
no offense but they seem rather crude.
why did you opt for sheet steel?
what grade and why 11 gauge?
[QUOTE=David Jamieson;995200]no offense but they seem rather crude.[/QUOTE]something tells me they’ll serve their purpose regardless of how pretty they look.
[QUOTE=David Jamieson;995200]no offense but they seem rather crude.
why did you opt for sheet steel?
what grade and why 11 gauge?[/QUOTE]
My buddy and I are working on casting bronze ones and he asked me if I’d like a set of steel ones.
The use of the sheet steel for a set is part of the learning curve to making a sheet-steel mold (instead of wood or oil-sand) to pour the bronze ones in.
He had asked me if he should sell steel versions instead of the pretty bronze ones we are working on. I told him he shouldn’t bother.. precisely because of the responses “steel” weapons engenders.
Everyone has an opinion (It should have been this grade or that, it’s not authentic etc.).
Easier just to pour bronze “reproductions” that look pretty. Rather than giving offense you pretty much confirmed I had made the right call on what he should sell to people 
[QUOTE=dimethylsea;995202]My buddy and I are working on casting bronze ones and he asked me if I’d like a set of steel ones.
The use of the sheet steel for a set is part of the learning curve to making a sheet-steel mold (instead of wood or oil-sand) to pour the bronze ones in.
He had asked me if he should sell steel versions instead of the pretty bronze ones we are working on. I told him he shouldn’t bother.. precisely because of the responses “steel” weapons engenders.
Everyone has an opinion (It should have been this grade or that, it’s not authentic etc.).
Easier just to pour bronze “reproductions” that look pretty. Rather than giving offense you pretty much confirmed I had made the right call on what he should sell to people :D[/QUOTE]
But why bother with plasma cutting sheet steel that isn’t really suitable as weapons for ornamentation or otherwise, or casting them even which is equally unsuitable as weaponry.
Why not forge and hammer out artful sets from the get go?
[QUOTE=uki;995201]something tells me they’ll serve their purpose regardless of how pretty they look. :)[/QUOTE]
deer horn knives are a highly esoteric and specialized weapon that goes with an equally refined art.
why use a crude design for something that is not crude?
[QUOTE=uki;995201]something tells me they’ll serve their purpose regardless of how pretty they look. :)[/QUOTE]
My impression was that the old deerhooks were pretty beat up most of the time also. Might have been made from any old metal (bronze, cruder kinds of steel, maybe even cast iron as practice weapons) that could be found. Certainly not “showpiece” weapons. Used for blocking sword swings and such all the time.
These I am planning to use against a long steel pole so I need something that will hold up to abuse.
[QUOTE=David Jamieson;995203]But why bother with plasma cutting sheet steel that isn’t really suitable as weapons for ornamentation or otherwise, or casting them even which is equally unsuitable as weaponry.
Why not forge and hammer out artful sets from the get go?[/QUOTE]
Cause my Pa always told me “Son, do what you can now with what you got now.”
“Unsuitable as weaponry”. LOLOL. Um… you ever seen someone get hit in the head with a piece of rebar?
Ever seen someone’s hand sliced wide open by (unsharpened) sheet steel cause they walked by it carelessly without their safety gear?
Unsuitable as a weapon. LOLOL. Thanks for the Sunday morning laugh. I could put someone in a world of hurt with these things. That’s what a weapon is.. it’s a tool for destruction first, the art part came second.
These are not “artworks”. They are “dangerous toys”. Rigged up redneck style. Making do till ya can do better.
Nothing more. Never claimed otherwise
[QUOTE=dimethylsea;995220] These are not “artworks”. They are “dangerous toys”. Rigged up redneck style. Making do till ya can do better.[/QUOTE]oooohhh… like ragged edge steel with splinters… ouch!!
alright then.
enjoy your stuff I guess.
[QUOTE=David Jamieson;995204]deer horn knives are a highly esoteric and specialized weapon that goes with an equally refined art.
why use a crude design for something that is not crude?[/QUOTE]
Get yer hand off it Jamieson!
Not quite as refined as a fleshlight, imo.
Greetings,
I do like what you have made dimethylsea.
Since you are planning to do contact work with it, I have a suggestion. You need to place a grip bar that will triangulate to your grip on one side of each weapon. This will help keep the weapon from shifting in your grip when contact is made and it helps keep your hand position aligned with your wrist. I remember someone who had suffered shock to his wrist from concussive impact because the grip was not there to keep the weapon in the proper position in his hand.
If I am not clear, place your left palm in front of your abdomen, palm facing in. Now make a fist. Notice the triangulation that is formed by the knucle of the fist, first finger knuckle, and the fleshy tissue between the forefinger and thumb. The addition of the grip will honor that and keep the weapon from flipping.
Here you go. Check out the knives shaped like mandarin ducks on this page:
http://www.bodymindharmony.com/chinese_martial_arts/deerhorn.php
mickey
nice. There’s nothing like using something you built with your own two hands, sweat, and toil.
[QUOTE=TenTigers;995293] There’s nothing like using something you built with your own two hands, sweat, and toil.[/QUOTE]
True enough. For one thing.. you know if you break it like a dumb fool.. you can probably make another