| Project by Derrek LeRouax | posted 59 days ago | 358 views | 1 time favorited | 5 comments |  |
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This is a sword case made for my brother’s birthday. He was an exchange student in Spain for a while and feel in love with the culrture and people. While he was there, the family he was staying with intorduced him to a blacksmith that still made swords by hand. This is a Crusader’s sword and has his initials engraved in the blade.
The case is solid cherry @ about 42” x 10”. The trim is hand shaped cherry as well. We chose to have no glass front so that it can be removed when needed. The finish is three coats of Watco Danish Oil “Cherry” with two coats of Minwax wipe on poly. The case is constructed with only glue, but I used a nailer to fasten the trim on. The mounting hardware was purchased at the big box store, and should do just fine for what he wants.
Thanks for looking, and all comments are welcomed.
-- Derrek L.
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a1Jim
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posted 59 days ago
wow fancy case
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stefang
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posted 59 days ago
Very nice case Derek. Tight miters, beautiful wood and a real nice finish.
I don’t know if you saw my Norway travelogue from a couple of weeks ago, but in there was a photo of an 1100 year old viking sword your brother might like to see. It’s not a great photo, but he might like it. I thought it looked a little like his sword.
-- Mike, American in Norway
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posted 59 days ago
Great job. Good idea to leave glass off if yoiu are going to need it. How often does he need it?
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posted 59 days ago
Excellent! It shows off the sword really well. I love the entire ensemble.
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posted 58 days ago
I am putting together a sword collection of my own and need to build a case to show them off. I really like the finish it helps the sword stand out. So now I have an idea as to the finsinh I just gotta get the rest of the design under way. Great job!
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