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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2009 23:18:19 GMT
I decided to do a version of a sword from a video game. I would change some things, like the part where the gaurd connects to the grip, and the colors wouldnt be the same of course but whadda you guys think?? Its the fourth one that I want to do a version of, (I couldnt find any other pics of it, sorry)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2009 2:47:38 GMT
Let's see it, I want to see you put your money where your mouth is.
How will you start?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2009 7:11:48 GMT
I think good luck you are going to need it to make that a functional piece
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2009 7:54:58 GMT
I think it's a cool-looking sword, but the guard looks difficult to make, especially the way it flows into the blade.
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Post by brotherbanzai on Oct 25, 2009 13:59:07 GMT
It's an interesting fantasy design. Certainly doable. If you're planning on changing the guard so that it doesn't have pokey bits stabbing into your hand it could be more or less usable. The difficulty would be in making a guard that large light enough for the sword to still be usable. You could make the guard out of aluminum which would keep the sword light enough to be usable but not durable for actual use. If you make it out of steel it will be durable enough to be usable but probably too heavy. If you aren't concerned with the sword making weight then it's not a problem.
You could start with a cheap Hanwei/Tinker bastard sword bare blade and then you could concentrate on making the hilt. If you want it to turn out halfway decent, don't figure on epoxying parts on or using duct tape for the grip though.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2009 14:13:48 GMT
You could do the whole thing integral, and pin on the guard plates, made from aluminum, and the steel in between would have enough support to be functional, and it would be light enough also to be functional. When doing things out of the norm you have to think outside of the norm of sword construction of separate guard tang pommel.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2009 15:59:24 GMT
I wouldnt make the whole thing one piece. I would stop the gaurd at the blade somewhat where the blue on the blade stops, and the pommel and grip would simply be put on the regular way (prolly just a screw-on pommel and maybe a stained oak for the grip). I would just use a regular old blade and the gaurd (while complex) could be put on in the same way as any other sword. Its much more complex than anything else ive made, but I think I can get it. I drew a picture of what I want to do, since its a little different but I havent got it on the computer yet.
And the colors, I was thinking a stained redwood grip and blackened parts, so not the complex colors like they are.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2009 16:01:44 GMT
Oh and I probably WILL make the gaurd out of an alloy or aluminum, (or at least keep it thin). Ive made a couple gaurds out of aluminum and they arent really any worse than steel ones, especially since most steel gaurds arent tempered anyway.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2009 4:08:13 GMT
Good luck, it would been neat to see!
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