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The Gentleman Swordmaker  

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Example of a Professional Propmaker

Journal Entry: Mon May 12, 2008, 2:47 AM
If you love swords then come and shout it out to the world!!



An Example of a Professional Propmaker


So I was researching how to make scabbards and looked around google. Then I found a forum topic about this person who had made a D. Gray Man sword. It was black and had a sheath, and looked alot like sasuke's sword from naruto except it was curved. However I noticed somthing very shocking, this sword was flawless, there was no imperfections anywhere, and the proportions and details were all down to only mini milimetre's in positioning. In his post he has said he had made this sword for her sisters cosplay. Then he mentioned he had a link to his tutorial, I clicked and I saw he had an online blog. Then I later discovered he has LOTS of work besides just swordmaking. When I looked at his user information it all made sense. He is a professional Graphic's Designer. He was a propmaker at the professional level, and everything he made was no for his job, but somthing he liked to do as a hobby in his free time. Since he is a professional he has every tool and equipment made by man in his workshop which is HUGE. Now what kind of things does he make? well:

He can make replica swords...

He can make swords...

He can make replica guns...

He can make replic guns...

He can make replica armour...

He can make replica armour...

He can make wooden scupltures...

He can make wooden scupltures...

He can also make a vacuum forming machine...

He can also make a vacuum forming machine...


What does all this mean? what are you looking at is a man who can make perfect replica's. A propmaker goes on a journey to polish there skills more and more. I without a doubt say that this man is the end of the road. Even though he has every tool and equipment imagineable he is able to use them all with carefull precision, and the number one thing is he is very patient. I have read he has entered designing contest's and has gotten first place in them aswell. Yet amazingly his blog is so empty with comments its like noone knows he exists. Well we cant allow that can we? what we are observing is one of the best propmakers on the net going unacknowledged? hell no we must praise his godlike skills XD. If there was the worlds greatest cosplay team, then he would without a doubt be the propmaker of the team.

What is the major difference between an amatuer and a professional? well amatuer propmakers might be specialised in just a few area's which they can pull out their most potential. For example my speciality is swordmaking. However a professional can make ANYTHING at the HIGHEST quality possible. This guy can make anything I tell you.Oh yeah I forgot to mention he actually does commissions aswell. The reason why cosplayers around the world are not flocking to him with requests is beyond me becuase his props can make cosplayers FAMOUS. Though in all honesty If I were him I wouldnt sell any of that work for less then £200 or $400. I mean the guy built his own vacuum forming machine and those cost thousands. Propmakers of deviantart behold, a professional propmaker. The links to his work can be found below:



My Bleach Sword Collection



My Swordmaking Guides

Part 1 (Tools and Equipment) [link]
Part 2 (Planning and Cutting) [link]
Part 3 (Sanding and Painting) [link]
Part 4 (Fixing and Wrapping) [link]
Part 5 (Advanced Skills) [link]

Zanpakuto Guard Designs: Pt 1 [link]
Zanpakuto Guard Designs: Pt 2 [link]
Zanpakuto Guard Designs: Pt 3 [link]
Zanpakuto Guard Designs: Pt 4 [link]
Zanpakuto Guard Designs: Pt 5 [link]
Zanpakuto Guard Designs: Pt 6 [link]
Zanpakuto Guard Designs: Pt 7 [link]

Drawing a Basic Katana Design [link]


My Thumb Collections

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Devious Information

  • Current Age: I'm 17 and I started swordmaking when I was 13, though I have been doing it only for 2 years
  • Interests: Drawing, watching TV, playing computer games and the occasional sword making ^^
  • Favourite artist: Kubo Tite for Bleach, Masashi Kishimoto for Naruto and Eiichiro Oda for One Piece
  • Tools of the Trade: A sharp pencil for drawings and a coping saw for sword making!

Devious Comments

~Drache-Ritter-Herr:iconDrache-Ritter-Herr: 5 hours 38 minutes ago
Good evening my good man. How faires your day?

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~thesword:iconthesword: 8 hours 43 minutes ago
thanks. i like the swords you make
*chioky:iconchioky: 8 hours 55 minutes ago
I wish everybody who needed help with swordmaking stumbled upon my guides quicker XD

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The goals I hope to achieve on DeviantART:

:bulletblue: "Raise the Awareness of Swordmaking as an Art Form"

:bulletblue: "To Teach Everybody Swordmaking who wants to learn it"
~kuwaneko:iconkuwaneko: 9 hours 18 minutes ago
man I admire your work, I wish I had stumbled with your tutorials before...
~chiharyu:iconchiharyu: 11 hours 19 minutes ago
sorry all i can do is work in a machine shop ^^; i really wish i could do it in a forge. sorry i asked it's just i would like to see a real world version of it.
*chioky:iconchioky: 19 hours 29 minutes ago
Im gonna say nah I couldnt be able to, how about you instead XD

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The goals I hope to achieve on DeviantART:

:bulletblue: "Raise the Awareness of Swordmaking as an Art Form"

:bulletblue: "To Teach Everybody Swordmaking who wants to learn it"
*chioky:iconchioky: 19 hours 29 minutes ago
either you have tools, or you have some sharp claws eitherway XD

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The goals I hope to achieve on DeviantART:

:bulletblue: "Raise the Awareness of Swordmaking as an Art Form"

:bulletblue: "To Teach Everybody Swordmaking who wants to learn it"
~Kandex:iconKandex: 1 day 6 hours ago
I want to learn how to make swords, but I have no woodcrafting tools D:

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~chiharyu:iconchiharyu: 1 day 7 hours ago Mood: Pleased
you have a great talent for this art. i wonder if would could make a sword like that of siegfried's from soul calibur 3. you don't have to do it but you could as a chalenge.
*chioky:iconchioky: 1 day 22 hours ago
was an awesome sword duh lol

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The goals I hope to achieve on DeviantART:

:bulletblue: "Raise the Awareness of Swordmaking as an Art Form"

:bulletblue: "To Teach Everybody Swordmaking who wants to learn it"
~Kyouraku-taichou:iconKyouraku-taichou: 2 days 3 hours ago
Thanks for the fav.

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~samuriboy:iconsamuriboy: 2 days 9 hours ago
ah what country if you dont mind me asking

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JUST DONT KILL ME
*chioky:iconchioky: 2 days 11 hours ago
lol NO and now to aquire one it is illegal without a liscene in my country

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The goals I hope to achieve on DeviantART:

:bulletblue: "Raise the Awareness of Swordmaking as an Art Form"

:bulletblue: "To Teach Everybody Swordmaking who wants to learn it"
~Shirmeen-Khan:iconShirmeen-Khan: 2 days 11 hours ago
hehe, im no angel XD
~samuriboy:iconsamuriboy: 2 days 12 hours ago
i have a small qestion do you have a real blade?

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*chioky:iconchioky: 2 days 12 hours ago
You must be an angel of course ^^

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The goals I hope to achieve on DeviantART:

:bulletblue: "Raise the Awareness of Swordmaking as an Art Form"

:bulletblue: "To Teach Everybody Swordmaking who wants to learn it"
*chioky:iconchioky: 2 days 12 hours ago
That is becuase its FANTASTIC XD

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The goals I hope to achieve on DeviantART:

:bulletblue: "Raise the Awareness of Swordmaking as an Art Form"

:bulletblue: "To Teach Everybody Swordmaking who wants to learn it"
*chioky:iconchioky: 2 days 12 hours ago
I am sure in my past life I was a swordmaker XD

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The goals I hope to achieve on DeviantART:

:bulletblue: "Raise the Awareness of Swordmaking as an Art Form"

:bulletblue: "To Teach Everybody Swordmaking who wants to learn it"
~samuriboy:iconsamuriboy: 2 days 12 hours ago
how true lol

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~Shirmeen-Khan:iconShirmeen-Khan: 2 days 17 hours ago
hiyaaaa, guess who!
~Gin-taichou:iconGin-taichou: 3 days 27 minutes ago
Thank you~ 'D

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~discordia24:icondiscordia24: 3 days 3 hours ago
thanks for adding my cosplay to your collection~ :heart:

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~NarutoBleachiness:iconNarutoBleachiness: 3 days 4 hours ago
You've got an amazing gallery. And you would probably be a great swordmaker if you wanted to.