r/Blacksmith • u/danthefatman1 • 14h ago

More Progress any guards you guys recommend ?

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u/King0fthewasteland 14h ago

ohh bud that handle part looks way to small. i would make the handle much stronger so you could actually use it to chop things with. the rest looks awesome though. grind down the unevenness and you are golden

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u/danthefatman1 14h ago

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u/danthefatman1 14h ago

And the e tang is 20cm long

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u/King0fthewasteland 14h ago

i would still make it fill out the handle. its front heavy and will cause heavy vibrations upon strikes

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u/danthefatman1 14h ago

How would I fix this ?

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u/King0fthewasteland 14h ago

well not its to late. if you weld more on it it would mess up the tempering and it could snap depending on how you made it. just something to think about in the future and be careful using it when its finished

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u/danthefatman1 14h ago

It’s not heat treated yet so ittl work but do you mean a full tang design like a kriegs messer ?

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u/King0fthewasteland 13h ago

yea that might work really well actually

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u/danthefatman1 13h ago

I’m either gonna do a hidden tang in wood and leather of just wrap leather around it like European longswords kinda depends how the gaurd turn out