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Post by deuce on Jun 11, 2016 8:49:20 GMT -5
Great to see the old forums living on in this new form. Did not post much but lurked a lot in the old days. Quick question. Is this where we will post our latest acquisitions or should we start a new Cold Hyrkanian Steel thread here? I just wish that I would have saved some pictures of the great weapons that were in the old thread. Scott Good to see you back, Scott! Yeah, go ahead and start a "sword porn" thread. That'd be cool!
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Post by trescuinge on Jun 22, 2016 21:00:59 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Jun 29, 2016 22:48:08 GMT -5
Youtuber, Sargon of Akkad, learns how to cast a Bronze Age Irish sword. Pretty cool:
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Post by Von K on Jun 30, 2016 2:07:48 GMT -5
That was awesome Deuce, thanks!
Would make a good foundation for Cimmerian blade design too.
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Post by deuce on Jul 10, 2016 0:39:18 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Aug 8, 2016 12:04:39 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2016 11:36:07 GMT -5
Cold Iron
Gold is for the mistress -- silver for the maid --
Copper for the craftsman cunning at his trade.
"Good!" cried the Baron, sitting in his hall,
"But iron, cold iron, is the master of them all." ~ Rudyard Kipling ~ This reminds me...there is some difference between "cold iron" and just "iron", in some cultures. In some ancient tales a witch, for example, could only be killed with COLD iron, as opposed to any kind of iron. And the "cold iron" was prepared in some certain way. Something in the making process makes iron "cold", but I can't remember what it is. Anyone for more insight?
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Post by deuce on Aug 10, 2016 0:16:25 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Aug 12, 2016 8:11:08 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Sept 5, 2016 15:06:40 GMT -5
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Post by bront on Sept 17, 2016 18:06:18 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Sept 21, 2016 21:20:09 GMT -5
A very cool video:
About 10yrs ago, I bought a puuko knife imported by Atlanta Cutlery for my uncle who was a major elk/deer hunter at the time. He loved it. Anyway, the puukko is a Finnish/Saami knife, but the hilt and blade style are almost exactly like the the Yakut knives above. A lot of cultural continuity across the Far North.
Here's a video on puukkos:
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Post by deuce on Oct 4, 2016 19:39:45 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Nov 19, 2016 7:01:30 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Dec 24, 2016 10:08:29 GMT -5
I loathe some of the weapons Michaelcthulhu makes, but some of his stuff is cool and he seems like a nice guy:
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