Nice Tulwar

Emanuel · 5th April 2007, 02:09 PM

No more comments about this tulwar?

Emanuel · 5th July 2007, 03:14 PM

Some more pics after cleaning. The handle was black from rust...a bit of sanding revealed red rust underneath, which I cleaned off. Under the flash of the camera I see some rust left. The blade cleaned up nicely also, and the apparently blunt edge took a bite out of me.
Next step is making a scabbard, and my first question is how I may go about curving the wood plates.

ariel · 5th July 2007, 03:37 PM

Have you tried to etch it? At least a window?
The blade configutration looks just too good not to be tempted....

Emanuel · 6th July 2007, 07:48 PM

No luck so far, Ariel

I brushed on some lime juice with little effect. I can see what looks like swirls, but that might be on account of the moving lime juice. I'll try some stronger acid...if the swirls are indeed there, then it looks like a patter-weld, not wootz.

ariel · 6th July 2007, 08:04 PM

Hey, what's wrong with having a sword with a pattern-welded blade?

Emanuel · 6th July 2007, 08:13 PM

Nothing, nothing! It's all good

just clarifying that I saw large swirls, not dendritic structures.

5th April 2007, 02:09 PM	#1
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	bump No more comments about this tulwar?

5th July 2007, 03:14 PM	#2
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Some more pics after cleaning. The handle was black from rust...a bit of sanding revealed red rust underneath, which I cleaned off. Under the flash of the camera I see some rust left. The blade cleaned up nicely also, and the apparently blunt edge took a bite out of me. Next step is making a scabbard, and my first question is how I may go about curving the wood plates. Attached Images

5th July 2007, 03:37 PM	#3
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Have you tried to etch it? At least a window? The blade configutration looks just too good not to be tempted....

6th July 2007, 07:48 PM	#4
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	No luck so far, Ariel I brushed on some lime juice with little effect. I can see what looks like swirls, but that might be on account of the moving lime juice. I'll try some stronger acid...if the swirls are indeed there, then it looks like a patter-weld, not wootz.

6th July 2007, 08:04 PM	#5
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Hey, what's wrong with having a sword with a pattern-welded blade?

6th July 2007, 08:13 PM	#6
Emanuel Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,242	Nothing, nothing! It's all good just clarifying that I saw large swirls, not dendritic structures.