SnakeSkin w/ Engraveing Sword

derek · 24th March 2005, 04:33 PM

Well, I went back and found the post on the leather stitched example I was thinking of. Actually, Conogre had posted a comment on it, so I know there is at least one you've seen! The pics are gone now, but someone else did note that looked like a more modern interpretation of the style.

Could be that this one is "newer" than it appears at first glance. Still, an interesting sword. A pair of matching boots would look nice with that scabbard.

-d

derek · 24th March 2005, 04:35 PM

BTW, I would recommend wiping that blade down repeatedly with an oiled cloth.

-d

Conogre · 24th March 2005, 04:48 PM

Sheeesh, Derek.....I'd rather have the lizard that the leather came from! **grin**
The rust on the blade seems rather deep in some areas and almost non-existant in others, with the inlaying seeming to be uncommonly clear even in heavily rusted areas.
As to what I've seen or not seen, nowdays I'd have to take your word on it....I forgot how old I was for two years,
and no comments about sharpness either!!**grin**
Mike

derek · 24th March 2005, 04:54 PM

Man, I had a friend that kept monitors years ago (name was also Derek, coincidentally) and they are mean as hell. One of them actually shattered the glass on a tank just eating a meal!! (meal=very unfortunate rat)

ariel · 24th March 2005, 05:03 PM

My son just got himself a baby Chinese Bearded Dragon. They are supposed to be very friendly even at full length (~ a foot) but you should only hear the crunch of crickets in it's mouth and shudder... Adults eat live mice....
Do you think it will make a good cutting test target?

Conogre · 24th March 2005, 05:13 PM

If you want to have fun, sit and very slowly wave one hand at the little dragon........there's a good chance it will wave back at you.
Bearded dragons are omnivores that consume both insects, fruit and vegetables, with the occasional smaller lizard, and when they say "mice" they mean newborn pinkies too young to have hair.
An adult mouse is capable of severely injuring even a full grown bearded dragon (there are 5 species)of the larger types as they aren't particularly aggressive, except to other male bearded dragons....the term bearded, by the way, comes from an expandable throat covered in sharp spines and which turns black in courting males.
They can be quick enough that blade damage could be incurred from striking where the lizard WAS, or through it if hit.
I myself like to test blades on people who test them on lizards!**grin**
I admit to being predjudiced, as I've never had a lizard lie to me or try to do harm, unlike many "intelligent"animals.
Mike

ariel · 24th March 2005, 06:43 PM

Mike,
You sound suspiciously like my son.
Was he in secret contact with you to assuage his Dad's fears?
Lizards, snakes and the rest of cold-blooded creatures terrify me; they are just pitbulls with pea-sized brains and no social skills. Remember the movies "Alligator!", "Anaconda" and "Jurassic Park"?
There are these Sudanese Kaskaras with the scabbards made of the entire croc: awful sight..... Will never buy one.

24th March 2005, 04:33 PM	#1
derek Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 215	Well, I went back and found the post on the leather stitched example I was thinking of. Actually, Conogre had posted a comment on it, so I know there is at least one you've seen! The pics are gone now, but someone else did note that looked like a more modern interpretation of the style. Could be that this one is "newer" than it appears at first glance. Still, an interesting sword. A pair of matching boots would look nice with that scabbard. -d

24th March 2005, 04:35 PM	#2
derek Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 215	BTW, I would recommend wiping that blade down repeatedly with an oiled cloth. -d

24th March 2005, 04:48 PM	#3
Conogre Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Clearwater, Florida Posts: 371	Sheeesh, Derek.....I'd rather have the lizard that the leather came from! grin The rust on the blade seems rather deep in some areas and almost non-existant in others, with the inlaying seeming to be uncommonly clear even in heavily rusted areas. As to what I've seen or not seen, nowdays I'd have to take your word on it....I forgot how old I was for two years, and no comments about sharpness either!!grin Mike

24th March 2005, 04:54 PM	#4
derek Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 215	Man, I had a friend that kept monitors years ago (name was also Derek, coincidentally) and they are mean as hell. One of them actually shattered the glass on a tank just eating a meal!! (meal=very unfortunate rat)

24th March 2005, 05:03 PM	#5
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	My son just got himself a baby Chinese Bearded Dragon. They are supposed to be very friendly even at full length (~ a foot) but you should only hear the crunch of crickets in it's mouth and shudder... Adults eat live mice.... Do you think it will make a good cutting test target?

24th March 2005, 05:13 PM	#6
Conogre Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Clearwater, Florida Posts: 371	If you want to have fun, sit and very slowly wave one hand at the little dragon........there's a good chance it will wave back at you. Bearded dragons are omnivores that consume both insects, fruit and vegetables, with the occasional smaller lizard, and when they say "mice" they mean newborn pinkies too young to have hair. An adult mouse is capable of severely injuring even a full grown bearded dragon (there are 5 species)of the larger types as they aren't particularly aggressive, except to other male bearded dragons....the term bearded, by the way, comes from an expandable throat covered in sharp spines and which turns black in courting males. They can be quick enough that blade damage could be incurred from striking where the lizard WAS, or through it if hit. I myself like to test blades on people who test them on lizards!grin I admit to being predjudiced, as I've never had a lizard lie to me or try to do harm, unlike many "intelligent"animals. Mike

24th March 2005, 06:43 PM	#7
ariel Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ann Arbor, MI Posts: 5,503	Mike, You sound suspiciously like my son. Was he in secret contact with you to assuage his Dad's fears? Lizards, snakes and the rest of cold-blooded creatures terrify me; they are just pitbulls with pea-sized brains and no social skills. Remember the movies "Alligator!", "Anaconda" and "Jurassic Park"? There are these Sudanese Kaskaras with the scabbards made of the entire croc: awful sight..... Will never buy one.