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Welcome
Welcome to Salamander Armoury
 Your interest in Salamander Armoury is greatly appreciated and we thank you for visiting. First a little background information on us, who we are, and what we do. Salamander Armoury is owned and operated by Jim Hrisoulas, a full time bladesmith with over 40 years experience in hand forging fine blades. All of the work pictured here on this site (and custom work as well) is 100% hand-crafted by Jim. From steel and material selection, to forging, heat treating, finishing and leather work, it is all done by hand with no mechanical set-ups or jigs. We feel this hand forging coupled with proper thermal treatment makes for a superior blade, one that will out perform any blade that is just ground out of a bar of steel.
Our Pattern-Welded and laminated steel blades (often mistakenly referred to as "Damascus") are all welded and built here, one at a time, forged from only the finest materials. Unlike a lot of other makers we do not use recyled leaf springs or any other material that we are not 100% certain as to what it is. No "Mystery Metal: is ever used. Pattern-Welding is the welding of dissimilar metals into a single blade. By stacking, bending, and folding this "Laminate" an unlimited number of patterns can be created. This process creates a blade, if done properly, which is much stronger and flexible than other blades. The techniques and methods used at Salamander Armoury have been used in dozens of cultures around the world for well over 15 centuries to create the finest One-Of-A-Kind blades fit for Royalty and Nobility.
We are now offering, in response to the multitudes of requests, a limited number of "Japanese Inspired" blades, so please look for these on our in stock pages. We have gathered some of the best materials and fittings from around the world for these blades from specialized sources. Real Samegawa and silk Ito for the tsuka, bronze or iron tsuba in varous themes and motifs. Blades are welded and finished by hand. We are sure you will be pleased.
Thank you for visiting.
JP Hrisoulas
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Created on 2003-02-04 10:24:27 by install
Updated on 2008-08-10 11:07:46 by jhrisoulas
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Pages Updated!
Posted by: jhrisoulas on 08/12/2008 13:00:50 (Read: ) |
Hello!! As of today the in stock pages are updated and current. There's not much on them I know but this is changing as I have added a couple of new items today and will be adding a few more in the next couple of days as I complete them. Please feel free to take a look and as always, if you have any questions plese feel free to ask.
It's been a tough time but I am finally able to get back to work!
~~JPH~~
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Hello all....I'm Back!!
Posted by: jhrisoulas on 06/11/2008 16:56:39 (Read: ) |
Well, I am FINALLY able to get back to work out in the studio, things here are settling down and all is turning out better than I could of expected it to. The last 4 months have been rough but that is over and done with...
I am very far behind, father than I ever have been before and well, I am working my way through things as they come in turn so to those who have items on order..I am on it!!! It feels good to get back to work and well, I have been "idle" for far too long, albeit not of my own doing. I have learned a valuable lesson from all of this and well, I am now prepared for the future and what it holds.
So, expect things to start appearing on the in stock pages here in a few weeks. As it is we WILL BE at the 61st Western Regional Science Fiction and Fantasy Convention held this year here in Las Vegas over the Independence Day Weekend. I don't know yet as to what we will have but we will be there! I will post the con info next week...
All in all to those of you who have expressed concern and extended condolences, I say thank you. I was down for a while but not out by a longshot...So look for new stuff as soon as I get some orders out the door!!
Thank you to you all..
JPH
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Site was down
Posted by: jhrisoulas on 06/03/2006 19:36:01 (Read: ) |
Hello: I was quite aware that this site was down for 4 days recently. Why this happened remains a mystery to me but it is back up and running. I will be reviving the "in stock" pages as well as starting a revamp on this site in the next few days after I get my studio cleaned and my new equipment installed. So check back as I will be posting several pieces every few days.
I would also like to thank everyone who stopped by our booth at RPFS and those that wrote in to tell me that this site was down...THANK YOU!!
JPH
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New Mailing address
Posted by: jhrisoulas on 12/26/2005 15:59:03 (Read: ) |
Hello!!
As of January 01 2006 our mailing address is as follows:
Salamander Armoury
284-C East Lake Mead Parkway #157
Henderson, NV 89015
USA
Oue telephone numbers are unchanged, as are our e-mail and other contact information.
JPH
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