06-05-2008, 07:58 PM
Now to start 
If you are doing this for the first time it might be better to do a Pompeii blade as a Fullum/Mainz the blade geometry changes so more chance of ruining a blade. Once you have a feel of it then you could go on to this.
Start buy marking out the blade use a knowen size. put a centre line down the metal use a perment marker measure the blade length say 20".Useing a set square mark across the blade for the shoulders. then mark the tang, were it meets the shoulder I give it 1/2" wide at this point,then 7"long for the tang should be more than enough and taper this to 1/4" for the pommel nut if it is too long when you do the hilt just trim down. Then mark out the point. TIP it is sometimes handy to centre punch the centre line on the tang with a couple of dots do both sides as the line can easily worn off and you can quickly draw it again with the point being the other mark. You can either hacksaw the tang or useing the cutting disc cut of the excess as well as the point. If you use the grinder always cut a bit off the line as you can file or grind down to your line.
Regards Brennivs
If you are doing this for the first time it might be better to do a Pompeii blade as a Fullum/Mainz the blade geometry changes so more chance of ruining a blade. Once you have a feel of it then you could go on to this.Start buy marking out the blade use a knowen size. put a centre line down the metal use a perment marker measure the blade length say 20".Useing a set square mark across the blade for the shoulders. then mark the tang, were it meets the shoulder I give it 1/2" wide at this point,then 7"long for the tang should be more than enough and taper this to 1/4" for the pommel nut if it is too long when you do the hilt just trim down. Then mark out the point. TIP it is sometimes handy to centre punch the centre line on the tang with a couple of dots do both sides as the line can easily worn off and you can quickly draw it again with the point being the other mark. You can either hacksaw the tang or useing the cutting disc cut of the excess as well as the point. If you use the grinder always cut a bit off the line as you can file or grind down to your line.
Regards Brennivs
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Brennvs 390 BC
When you have all this why do you envy our mud huts
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Brennvs 390 BC
When you have all this why do you envy our mud huts
Caratacvs
Centvrio Princeps Brennivs COH I Dacorivm (Roma Antiqvia)
