08-27-2012, 12:29 PM
Appreciate the feedback Robert and the advice is especially helpful. I suppose I need a bit of experience then. Actually a couple of my swords look pretty nice using much the same method you used. The main thing I don't have is a forge. I have access to tool steel bar and plate easily as my company no longer allows us to use tool steel. Everything must be stainless. We have a small stock of tool steel sitting outdoors and rusting away. It is there for the taking basically.
One advantage to the US (I'm American living in Scotland)is that there are few laws restricting what you can make and how it must be made. Fortunately in the UK most of the Roman blades are still within the law since they tend to be straight and under 30 inches length.
One advantage to the US (I'm American living in Scotland)is that there are few laws restricting what you can make and how it must be made. Fortunately in the UK most of the Roman blades are still within the law since they tend to be straight and under 30 inches length.
