01-17-2007, 09:05 PM
Well, holidays it's over.
Let's turn to the hard work!
It's time to make the iron "skin" of the hilt. Sorry, but i don't have many pictures of that part.
First you have to cut with the jeweller's saw the iron following the pattern of the wooden hilt, adding some milimeters all around. My pattern is double, folded at the top of the pommel expansion.
We put it over the wooden part, and then put five rivets. For strength, i have used brass ones.
When the iron skin is firmly riveted its time to do some hammering. The secret it's to use that kind of hammer:
![[Image: DSC09844-1.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v342/avitianus/DSC09844-1.jpg)
It doesn't mark so much the iron. We hammer without too much force, to avoid "disasters", but firmly and following the wooden carving.
Now it's at the middle of that hammering:
![[Image: DSC09843.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v342/avitianus/DSC09843.jpg)
To be continued... :wink:
Let's turn to the hard work!
It's time to make the iron "skin" of the hilt. Sorry, but i don't have many pictures of that part.
First you have to cut with the jeweller's saw the iron following the pattern of the wooden hilt, adding some milimeters all around. My pattern is double, folded at the top of the pommel expansion.
We put it over the wooden part, and then put five rivets. For strength, i have used brass ones.
When the iron skin is firmly riveted its time to do some hammering. The secret it's to use that kind of hammer:
It doesn't mark so much the iron. We hammer without too much force, to avoid "disasters", but firmly and following the wooden carving.
Now it's at the middle of that hammering:
To be continued... :wink:
Cesar Pocinya
ALA AUGUSTA
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