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Progress through swordsmithing.

Initial sketch:

Started with a 1″ diameter steel rod, forging to 2.25″ thick blade.  After 2 days of pounding it started taking shape.

Flattening on anvil and after 3 sessions making some good progress.

Handle needed some more heats to get the curvature right.

Roughly 12 hours of work later, forging is done.

Time now for a lot of filing, sharpening, then on to the handle wrapping.

- P