Pair of Mini Svords

[Albus Culter]

Just a quick post. And yes it does involve MOT as all my posts seem to

After the Svord Peasant, I chatted to MOT and the Mini came up as a nice pocket size option. Well, here's my efforts.

I made a pair, one for me one for Sam

The handles are Wych Elm and a thin Beech spacer in the spine with brass pins and the original friction pivot reused.
Thoughts and comments gladly received

 

[copper_head]

They look really good, I've been considering a Svord for a while. Might have to invest!

 

[Niels]

Looks great! I need to mod me a sword too sometime.

 

[Dreadhead]

they look great! very nice work bud

 

[bilmo-p5]

Tasty stuff, AC

 

[crosslandkelly]

What a lovely pair.

 

[Perrari]

Very Classy !

 

[Man of Tanith]

Already a fixture in my pocket.

Folks this gent is one to keep an eye on I reckon

 

[Fatbob]

They look really great, may have to get a couple of these minis to pimp myself

 

[spiritwalker]

ooh i like them how much would one cost and would they class as legal EDC?

 

[MikeCoats]

Albus,

They look really great. I'm looking to mod my mini svord soon and I fancy doing something similar.

What do you use as your brass pins? Is it just brass rod stock cut to length or is it a bit cleverer than that? Do you epoxy them in place?

Mike

 

[Albus Culter]

What a lovely pair.

I was waiting for that, but I still laughed out load

Already a fixture in my pocket.

Folks this gent is one to keep an eye on I reckon

Thanks fella. A truer gent you could not find. Glad you like it

ooh i like them how much would one cost and would they class as legal EDC?

The Svord Mini is about £15 off a few sites. Then its what ever wood you sort and brass. Beyond that its time is your big investment. But it's fun to do (although these did cause me a few headaches), so I recommend having a go.
My understanding is its legal (given justification, etc) as the blades under 3" and its non locking. But I'm no expert.

Albus,

They look really great. I'm looking to mod my mini svord soon and I fancy doing something similar.

What do you use as your brass pins? Is it just brass rod stock cut to length or is it a bit cleverer than that? Do you epoxy them in place?

Mike

Yeh, 4mm brass rod just cut into lengths. I taper one end to ease its fitting. It's a snug fit but I put a bit of epoxy in to help seal it as I tap the pin home. The tricky bit is the thin spacer. I used beech to contrast, but its such a thin width needed its tricky. But I had no brass sheet of a suitable thickness so wood was the only option. But at under 2mm its fragile to work. However once glued its solid.


To everyone else, thankyou for the kind words. They are a nice little knife and I love the Elm. One day I may make a few more to see if I can get more efficient at it.

 

[spiritwalker]

i was thinking more along the lines of how much would you charge to make me one

 

[Albus Culter]

i was thinking more along the lines of how much would you charge to make me one

Sorry mate. Totally missed your point

I have no idea. I've only ever made knives for me for fun. However Sam's a bad influence so the svords were a joint effort . If you are interested, leave it with me and I'll see what wood I have left. I can get back to you over the weekend. I would have to buy a Svord for the blade so that would be the big cost.

PM me if you have any thoughts or ideas you want to discuss.