A strongly curved Flank Officer's sword

fernando · 23rd December 2018, 06:35 PM

Call it mathematics, geometry ... whatever.
The sword smith, whether an engineer or a village illiterate (like me) ought to thoroughly negotiate these (call them perfect) round lines; specially if there is no slot at the scabbard throat to compensate for those (call them imperfect) ones.
I take it that there are ancient practical methods to resolve these issues without any scholarship, though. Something like building an aqueduct without ending up with the water stopping to run half way to its end; do you know the trick ?
But i digress

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23rd December 2018, 06:35 PM	#16
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Call it mathematics, geometry ... whatever. The sword smith, whether an engineer or a village illiterate (like me) ought to thoroughly negotiate these (call them perfect) round lines; specially if there is no slot at the scabbard throat to compensate for those (call them imperfect) ones. I take it that there are ancient practical methods to resolve these issues without any scholarship, though. Something like building an aqueduct without ending up with the water stopping to run half way to its end; do you know the trick ? But i digress . . Attached Images