Terminus Est

John Smith · 02 Jul 2008, 12:26 · from 2008-July.txt.gz

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From: jsmith2627 at att.net (John Smith)
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 05:26:10 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: (urth) Terminus Est
In-Reply-To: <6312.67.142.130.49.1214990908.squirrel at brunians.org>
Message-ID: <187334.31927.qm at web83722.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>


The mercury channel would weaken the spine of the
sword no matter how it was made.  Another problem:  If
the empty part of the channel is filled with air, the
pressure of the air would impede the mercury from
flowing freely when the sword descends.   The empty
area needs to be a vacuum.  This would be hard to
craft and would further weaken the sword.

Jack



--- brunians at brunians.org wrote:

> It could be done with a brass tube.
> 
> It would be a tricky bit of work.
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0312890176/ref=sib_dp_pt#reader-link
> >
> > That's the cover of Shadow and Claw, with a pretty
> good picture.  TE
> > is actually a copy of a common medieval
> executioner's sword, like this
> > one:
> >
> >
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http://lh3.ggpht.com/_NbJ7tGRdKh0/SA5jUTfngHI/AAAAAAAAAhg/02p19YKx228/DSC01101.JPG
> >
> > Except of course it has the mercury channel, which
> I ran by some
> > swordsmith friends of mine who told me that it
> wouldn't be possible to
> > actually make a mercury channel and fill it with
> mercury and have the
> > sword retain enough strength.  The spine of the
> sword is actually what
> > gives it its strength.
> >
> > Lane
> >
> >
> > On Jul 2, 2008, at 1:11 AM, Stuart Hamm wrote:
> >
> >> Can anyone please direct me to a link to what you
> feel is the best
> >> picture of what Terminus Est looks like?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> Stuart
> >>
> >> OK I'm going to be in Buenos Aires and Nessus
> seems like a good
> >> place for a new tattoo...
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>  skype: stuart.hamm
> >>
> >>     stuarthamm.net
> >>
> >>
> >>
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Best wishes,

Jack

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