| 7 Apr 2001 |  Joanna | i love this! anything you draw is cool.  especially this one Glad you love it, as it's all that remains of the original. | |
| 20 Aug 2001 | Nej till ölandsbron! | Well the metal in this pic is awsome... *sob*
and you´ve done it again *sob again*
Thanks, the metal was an experament to try out a different style of shading, and I kinda think it might have worked. | |
| 26 Apr 2002 |  Brian Keith Cooke | It's a very well designed sword. Looks quite a bit more functional than some I've seen about the 'Wood. Very well done.   D. Brent O'Gara replies: "I try to be functional, up to a point. Too much funcional degrades the fun." | |
| 24 Oct 2002 | Otto Kantanen | Veeeery nice sword. I find myself curious on how it fits in the pommel with those err... sharp things on the blade, but I suppose there's some way since they're so common... ^_^  D. Brent O'Gara replies: "The sheath is solid metal on it's top 1/3rd, and has long slits in the sides to accomidate the pointy bits." | |
| 10 Nov 2002 | Karen O'Gara Kahuhu | This is Ari's sword! I recognized her wrist band... nice sword Brent ;-}  D. Brent O'Gara replies: "That *is* Ari's sword, but she stole the armbands from a guy that doesn't live in the 'woods anymore, so they are not exactly hers." | |
| 29 Dec 2003 | Art lover | Id luv 4 you 2 make sum more really detailed pics like this.  D. Brent O'Gara replies: "I luv 2 make them, so I think I will." | |
| 11 Jan 2004 |  Karin 'Kharmion' Andersson | I've always wondered, what are those spikes on the blade for? Do they really have a function?  D. Brent O'Gara replies: "When you thrust your sword (or any stabbing weapon) into your target, it compresses the tissues around the impact site, creating a pressure differential that causes a strong 'suction' force on the blade, making it more difficult to withdraw the weapon. This can mean that you suddenly lose your weapon in the middle of a fight. Knives (and some swords) have 'blood grooves' to reduce the suction effect, but the most effective way to break the suction is to twist the blade as you pull it back out. If the target is wearing metal armour, you could get in trouble if the blade binds up in the armour and *won't twist*. You end up having to put your foot against the body, and use both hands to pull it out. That ends up being rather difficult and time consuming. This will get you killed. So you put in the spiky bits, which prevent the blade from passing deeper into the target. They catch against the armour and give you a good foot of blade to increase your leverage as you saw back and forth desperately trying to release your weapon." | |
| 15 Apr 2004 | Swordude666 | Ouch...I don't want to be stabbed by that sword.... Nice picture - please!!!! don't stab me!!! | |
| 14 Jul 2004 | Cupid | Looks like you had a bit of influence from a Scottish claymore there. Is that why the cross-guard is angled?
Anyroad, great pic. | |
| 11 Jan 2007 | Otto person from above | Good grief I made a stupid comment over four years ago. Complete nonsense, not to mention I got mixed up between pommel and scabbard.
Could you delete it please? I'm trying to minimize the amount of times my full name appears on the net, especially old silly stuff I did as a kid. | |
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