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[2005-11-27 21:55:48 +0000 UTC]
"Anders Backlund"
(Sweden)
# Statistics
Favourites: 201; Deviations: 28; Watchers: 37
Watching: 15; Pageviews: 12632; Comments Made: 2815; Friends: 15
# Interests
Favorite visual artist: Tite Kubo, Rumiko Takahashi, Leonardo Da VinciFavorite movies: "The Adventures of Baron Münchausen", by Terry Gilliams
Favorite bands / musical artists: Queen/Brian May
Favorite writers: Roger Zelazny, Terry Pratchett, George Lucas
Favorite games: Soul Calibur, Final Fantasy, Prince of Persia, Legend of Zelda, Star Wars: Dark Forces series
Favorite gaming platform: PS2, PC
Tools of the Trade: Keyboard, pencils, occasionally photoshop.
Other Interests: Writing, blacksmithing, swordfighting, drawing, etc.
# About me
Current Residence: SwedenFavourite genre of music: Musical omnivore, but mainly rock.
Favourite style of art: Anime/Cartoony, anything with lots of colours.
Skin of choice: Bear.
Favourite cartoon character: Strong Bad ( www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail… )
Personal Quote: It takes a great man to stand with both feet on the ground while his head's among the clouds.
# Comments
Comments: 121
Oh, same place I've always been.
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Please, pleaaaaase tell me you remember the guy that did the female renders of the guilty gear characters. >.< I NEED TO KNOW WHO HE IS!!!
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Ah, sorry. I did find his webpage at one point but it was all in Japanese. Plus it was a couple of years back. Wish I could help, but all I know is he vanished from DA and I haven't seen anything of him since.
A shame, really, because I liked his art too.
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Also, thanks for the song in the Theme Song thread in Rumbles!
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Happy birthday, Ghostie!
Also, I like what I've read of the Queen And The Cauldron so far.
Methinks you have a bright future as a writer.
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Aiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiieeeeee!
*Flies into the distance*
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*Captain Falcon pose*
Yes! XD
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Tjo, händer lite väl lite här. Det skrivs ju en del från din sida, så det är ju inte utan att man undrar varför du inte visar upp något? Och skisserna?
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Blarg.
Improduktiv. Har knappt varit här på månader. oO
Börjar bli lite bättre nu, dock.
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Thanks so much for the fave on "Compass Labyrinth"!
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Well deserved, as usual.
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Blacksmith, eh? Now THAT, my friend, is a rare skill indeed... Wish I was capable of something like that...
Plan to visit again soon, maybe commision you to make me a good practice blade... the cheap Katana I bought rattles around in the handle, so I'm afraid it'll pop out if I swing it too hard... XP
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Alas, while I would love to make a sword -any sword- again, I'm afraid I lack a smithy for the time being AND forseeable future.
That's probably one of the reasons you don't see more blacksmiths, actually: you need tons of equipment and resources that are not readily available. ><
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That's true... Anvils aren't exactly popular these days as a peice of funriture... albeit I'd HAVE to buy onw if I saw one...
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Anvils aren't that much of a problem. It's really the forge itself that's the tricky part. I'd probably have to build one from scratch. Not to mention the sheer volume of fuel you need at hand to keep it running.
Also, a belt grinder! I cannot stress enough how handy this machine is. Half of the work I put into a blade is done on the belt grinder.
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Hmmm... maybe I'll just stick to the lathe and the assortment of machining tools at school (of course I'd get suspended for making a SWORD, so I'll ignore that idea).
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Would you belive I made mine at a school? Though, it was a craftmanship course and the others were churning out knives like crazy, so I guess a pair of shortswords weren't much worse.
Machining tools work to, actually. In this day and age, hand-forged swords are pretty rare and VERY expensive. The main reason I go old-school is that I just can't find steel in the proper dimensions to use stock removal. Plus, you still need to heat-treat the blade once it's finished.
Want a tip, though? It's apparently possible to make a functional sword without heat treatment, although it's pretty time-consuming. What you do is get a leaf spring from an car and straighten it out. Since the leaf spring is already tempered, you don't need a forge. On the other hand, shaping the blade takes a lot more time, and you can never use heat since that ruins the temper.
Here's a link if you're interested: [link]
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Thank you so much for the fave on "Zodiac Series - Taurus"!
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Just keep doing what you're doing and I'll keep faving them, kay?
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Hej
Jorå hon är inte så pjåkig. Men det är svårt att fatta att hon är en riktig människa. Just nu är hon mest som en liten tamagochi som jag ska mata och rapa och leka med.
Hur är det med dig och familjen?
Kram
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Ha, det är väll så det är.
Familjen har det bra såvitt jag vet. Själv har jag haft känslomässiga problem på senaste tiden (pekar på journalen) men jag klarar mig. Upp och ner, du vet.
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All deserved, all deserved. You are welcome.
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i am glad you liked "cypher - i sense much fear in you" enough to 
sorry for the so so late response (which took about two months) & thank you very much!
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Hey, you're welcome! Better late then never, eh? 
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You're welcome! :thumbs up:
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Uhwauhh thanks for alla the comments ;; *browses your works* n__n
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