Designing as a variation of tradition

Antonio Cejunior · 18th July 2005, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Andrew

That looks fantastic, Antonio! I always love to see your concepts go from digitized renderings to finished sword.

When you have the time, could you share with us the dimensions, specs and materials used?

I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product. Thank you for sharing this with us, my friend.

Hi Andrew

Thank you. It is most kind of you.
You were really fast at posting

I was still gathering my thoughts

and typing.

I am honored for your words. The blade is 25 inches long but I don't have it with me yet. The handle is about 11 to 12 inches to give the blade a rocking motion when handled. I believe the scabbard will be about 28 inches, considering the fish tail style that I borrowed from some silver covered dhas I was have seen.

I hope to have it with me in August. Nathan Creel did a fantastic job with the mountings and the scabbard. I will surely post it here. I will still be doing the polish myself

Andrew, please check your PM in a little while

Thank you once more for the kind words.

Jim McDougall · 18th July 2005, 08:17 PM

Hello Antonio,
While I have been entirely focused on the study of historical antique edged weapons for many years, and have admittedly a distinct aversion to modern and reproduction forms....I am profoundly overwhelmed at the beauty of these pieces!! Your magnificent work truly keeps the art of edged weapons alive...an aspect I had not considered, and is wonderfully worded in your statement on the designs of today becoming tomorrows antiques.
Bravo Sir!!!
All the very best,
Jim

Antonio Cejunior · 18th July 2005, 08:45 PM

Hi Jim,
Thank you for your kind words.

I often recall and bear in mind that once, a stone was hit with another stone and sharp edges appeared on it. Then some kind of heavenly metal was sharpened the same way until bronze casting was used, only again to be replaced by iron, then steel, shape after shape.
If we bear this in mind we come to the inevitable conclusion that the history of mankind is that of successive oblivions or replacements. Hence that the Past of our Present can be seen with different eyes. Before we had the Migration Era. People are migrating nowadays at incredible rates. In China alone, at least 400 million migrated from the poorer interior to the more developped coastal cities. The USA is a nation of immigrants. We all have immigrated from truth to truth in history, in objects, in beliefs. What we today cherish as an ethnic antique may be replaced for another type of ethnic concept, for a Han dha surely suffered the shape influence of the Chinese, eventually. I am sorry for not being learned enough to know the evolution of ethnic weapons as we call them today, for they are beautiful.
But somehow, at any given moment, everyone is making history happen.

Very best regards

Threetemper · 19th July 2005, 12:36 AM

Beautiful scabbard and grip completion. I see the extended tang worked out well.

Antonio Cejunior · 19th July 2005, 12:53 AM

Thank you Threetemper. Indeed there was a reason for the extended tang under a non traditional mounting

.

I have been overworking and forgot to mention the author of the work:
Nathan Creel who did my other Dha.

It is my fault not to have mentioned Nathan right away. My bad

19th July 2005, 12:36 AM	#4
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18th July 2005, 08:17 PM	#2
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,834	Hello Antonio, While I have been entirely focused on the study of historical antique edged weapons for many years, and have admittedly a distinct aversion to modern and reproduction forms....I am profoundly overwhelmed at the beauty of these pieces!! Your magnificent work truly keeps the art of edged weapons alive...an aspect I had not considered, and is wonderfully worded in your statement on the designs of today becoming tomorrows antiques. Bravo Sir!!! All the very best, Jim

18th July 2005, 08:45 PM	#3
Antonio Cejunior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Macau Posts: 294	Hi Jim, Thank you for your kind words. I often recall and bear in mind that once, a stone was hit with another stone and sharp edges appeared on it. Then some kind of heavenly metal was sharpened the same way until bronze casting was used, only again to be replaced by iron, then steel, shape after shape. If we bear this in mind we come to the inevitable conclusion that the history of mankind is that of successive oblivions or replacements. Hence that the Past of our Present can be seen with different eyes. Before we had the Migration Era. People are migrating nowadays at incredible rates. In China alone, at least 400 million migrated from the poorer interior to the more developped coastal cities. The USA is a nation of immigrants. We all have immigrated from truth to truth in history, in objects, in beliefs. What we today cherish as an ethnic antique may be replaced for another type of ethnic concept, for a Han dha surely suffered the shape influence of the Chinese, eventually. I am sorry for not being learned enough to know the evolution of ethnic weapons as we call them today, for they are beautiful. But somehow, at any given moment, everyone is making history happen. Very best regards

19th July 2005, 12:53 AM	#5
Antonio Cejunior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Macau Posts: 294	Thank you Threetemper. Indeed there was a reason for the extended tang under a non traditional mounting . I have been overworking and forgot to mention the author of the work: Nathan Creel who did my other Dha. It is my fault not to have mentioned Nathan right away. My bad