"The Warden of the North" - Prep: Ice

As I noted in the conclusion to the prepwork on Ned, Ice would be "finished once painting of the bust is well underway." And now, that time is upon me. . .

Not surprisingly, the functional end of the sword is all-but-done, but the devil is in the details-- and there are myriad details to contend with!

The fullers are now essentially done. There is still a small amount of work remaining on the main fuller, but that is a relatively minor detail, and hopefully will be a quick sidebar.

The are three salient steps remaining to be completed:

1. Creating the edges to the sword. Given the relative near-scale thickness of the blade, this is going to be a harrowing, albeit oh-so-necessary, undertaking!
2. Finishing the quillon. I'd say I am about 60% done with the crossguard, so it is more at "wrapping-up".
3. Polishing and final once-over.

If month end isn't too bad, I may have the blade and quillon ready for priming by the weekend. . .

More to follow!

“When the cost of a hobby exceeds the fun and doesn't attract new people, the game is over.” -
Oscar Koveleski, August 2003