Sword Making Tutorial Make Your Own Gladius

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So hang on...is this a tutorial for a wooden rudis, or a metal bladed gladius?

Here are some links on stock removal once you have researched a pattern and have all the pre-requisite dimensions:

[url:iqht1kmb]http://www.anvilfire.com/21centbs/armor/swords/sword_making.htm[/url]

A definitive guide:

[url:iqht1kmb]http://www.engnath.com/public/manframe.htm[/url]

More good stuff:
[url:iqht1kmb]http://www.dfoggknives.com/craftof.htm[/url]