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Making a Gladius blade
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Ah, yes, the end Smile There are a few fairly extreme examples where the last centimetre or two of a tang is hammered right down to half its thickness, presumably to pass through a nut without comprimising the strength of the tang prior to that.
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Making a Gladius blade - by lyuv - 01-28-2010, 05:13 PM
Re: Making a Gladius blade - by Jvrjenivs - 01-28-2010, 05:16 PM
Re: Making a Gladius blade - by Matt Lukes - 01-31-2010, 03:52 PM
Re: Making a Gladius blade - by Robert - 02-08-2010, 09:52 PM
Re: Making a Gladius blade - by Robert - 02-09-2010, 08:34 PM
Re: Making a Gladius blade - by Robert - 02-09-2010, 10:19 PM
Re: Making a Gladius blade - by lyuv - 02-11-2010, 07:22 PM
Re: Making a Gladius blade - by M. Demetrius - 02-11-2010, 07:38 PM
Re: Making a Gladius blade - by Robert - 02-11-2010, 07:48 PM
Re: Making a Gladius blade - by Matt Lukes - 02-13-2010, 05:13 PM
Re: Making a Gladius blade - by Matt Lukes - 02-13-2010, 05:40 PM
Re: Making a Gladius blade - by Matt Lukes - 02-13-2010, 05:53 PM
Re: Making a Gladius blade - by Doc - 02-13-2010, 09:39 PM

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