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The Swordmaking Tutorial: Part 1 (Tools and Equipment)Have you ever asked yourself "How do I make a sword?"more pricesely a katana. Well If you have asked that question then I am here to help you answer that. This swordmaking Tutorial will cover everything you need to know about swordmaking. It has an attractive layout, easily readable discriptions, easier to understand discriptions and step by step pictures to know which process you are at. These swordmaking tutorials are aimed towards swordmakers and propmakers, however anybody is free to use them at their own leisure to try swordmaking.
The first part of this swordmaking tutorial is (tools and equipment). In this first part you will learn which tools and equipment you will require to do swordmaking. The discriptions will say why you need to use the tools, how to use the tools and finnaly which part of the swordmaking process you will need to use it for. All these tools and equipment are basic hand tools, cheap to buy and find saving in money and to be more safe.
The Swordmaking Tutorial: Part 1 (Tools and Equipment) [link] The Swordmaking Tutorial: Part 2 (Planning and Drawing) [link] The Swordmaking Tutorial: Part 3 (Cutting out the Sword) [link] The Swordmaking Tutorial: Part 4 (Cutting out the Tsuba) [link] The Swordmaking Tutorial: Part 5 (Sharpening the Sword) [link] The Swordmaking Tutorial: Part 6 (Sculpting the Details) [link] The Swordmaking Tutorial: Part 7 (Painting and Glossing) [link] The Swordmaking Tutorial: Part 8 (Constructing the Sword) [link]
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I need to make a sword, not a katana but a sword that resembles the ones they used to use in Germany/Prussia, during around 1840-1848, or just pre-WWII in general. Anyway, my guess is that the blade would be easier to make than a katana since it's straight. However the handle would be muchhharder to make, since I am a total newbie. The handle uld look like the one in [link] , by the way.
So I was wondering as to how I should make it. I'm on a budget, I don't want to mess up. Should I sculpt it withΒ clay? If not, could you please tell me how to make it using other materials?
Thank you in advance.
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basically for a handle like that you Make a rough form with wire mesh then use a sculpting agent like day for example
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woah thatnks so much deff going to do this and you are really skilled, that benihime is absolutly beautiful, considering it is out of wood
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thats alot of super glue but yes
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I hope you have fun with it
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will this work with foam poster board as well (i want something a bit more light weight for rps and such ^^)
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hmm it might work for it I think maybe
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ok, i was just wondering because i figured it would be more light weight for conventions or halloween parties or such, where i'd be havng it with me all the time like that. i wouldn't be able to use it for LARPing but just for show. that's why i asked. plus it's good practice for if i do ever decide to move up to wood ^^
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Around how much did this all cost you?
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theres another guide in my gallary called "cost analysis"
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Alright, thanks.
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have fun with that
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thank you for posting this, this will be great for some of the cosplays i do
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i just have one question though, is there other materials other than wood that a person can use instead that might be cheeper or easier to work with?
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this will help me very much, thank you for posting this tutorial
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You should include some necessary wooden materials in this tutorial. It's easier to find on one page.
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Its on another tutorial
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O.o should I try this if i have next to none experience (grade seven tech class) with woodworking?
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I tried this when I was 13 without tech class even
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^^ I'll check the tutorials and prices and see if I can give it a shot then
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I wish money grew off trees
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Awesome tutorial and I hope I can make a sword as beautiful and realistic as yours. 
I've yet to see a work bench similar to yours. =[ May I ask who it's made by or the name of it? Also, I plan to make Hanatarou's Hisagomaru and would like to ask how to go about making the gauge (since it looks like it would have to be embossed).
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the work bench is very ancient, made by black and decker, its so you can easily work on the floor, and everything is in reach 8D
Well If I wanted to make hisagomaru, I would cut a channel out within the center of the blade, and cram some clear plastic tubing within the space to keep it still
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AWESOME tutorial but...could you one day make Cloud's Fusion Swords? (Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children)
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nah I dont wanne make that
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at least a tutorial on broadswords? (sorry for bothering...)
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nah dont wanne make that either
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okay thanks for your time
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This would be cool if I could make my brother a sword for when he gets his black belt. Almost like a congratulations present.
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congratulations heres a sword! works fine
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Lawl! It would be awesome if I could, but I'm almost afraid that I'll mess it up.
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Awesome tut 
Well, maybe not for the handle...
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no I do not believe this could work for rukia's scythe, go find another tutorial lol 8P
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You are a really awesome swordmaker, dude!
It's really good that you want to teach others how to make swords like you, your a master! Thank you!
I'll try out this one day! Must add one to favourites to find it whan I need xD
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and I hope you make a fine sword yourself one of these days
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oh ... you don't know how happy i got when I found this *___* ... Thanks ^^ ... I will try to make a katana now :'DD ...
and of course It's everybody's favourite sword 8DD XD ...
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you really like ulquirroa too much
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haha XD yeah T__T im really into anime over all.... :3 ... and everybody thinks it's annoying XD ... but well I don't care XD
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what would you say is the average cost for all these tools?
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