Yellow leaves in the fog
glass and stone yurt built by Micky Muennig in Big Sur in 1976.
Handmade Swords: Dagfinnr – Day Finder — Dragon Slayer’s Sword
- Maker: Jake Powning
- Medium: hilt – bronze, blackwood; blade - pattern welded 1075/8670m; scabbard – quilted maple wood lined with sheered sheep fleece, bronze
- Measurements: overall length 113cm / 44.5 inches, width at the strong 5cm / 2 inches; blade length 93cm / 36.6 inches; hilt length 20cm / 7.9 inches; weight 1548g / 3.4lbs
This is a dragon slayer’s sword, it represents years of research into myth and Germanic material culture and is the culmination of a 20 year career as a swordsmith. The blade is constructed from two nine layer twisted strands in the core and an edge of over 600 layer forlded steel.
Source: Copyright © 2016 Jake Powning
