Artist: Brendan Olszowy

Email: brendan@fableblades.com

Benger, Western Australia 6223

Mobile (Australia): 0411 470 663

I am fascinated by the mystical qualities that swords hold. When someone first holds a sword in their hand they experience strong emotions: of Power, Mystique, Distant Cultures, Days of Old, or of Horror at the devastating potential this seemingly simple structure holds. My interests lead me to dabble in construction of swords in my spare time, which has evolved to designing my own swords based on creative imagineering, coupled with historically sound design priciples. Now I am committed full time to creating peoples tools professinoally. There are countless companies reproducing historical replica swords at throwaway prices and with questionable quality, so my exploration of new and unique "Fantasy" designs keeps my interest fresh. And the creation of fully functional incarnations of these more intricate shapes provides a challenge to keep me out of trouble in my spare time. My aspiration is for my blades to be fully functional, durable, and to inspire the imagination.

I'm not against historical recreation, but there's never been another "you" before, so why have someone elses sword?

I'm always fascinated by how enthusiastic sword collectors can be when it comes to designing their own blade, and how many latent designs lay in the mind, let alone the many that make it to paper. For us to actually take the designs off the paper and make their creation a reality is exciting for myself as much as you.