lol, i cant wait to see lvl5

i wonder though, im looking to start a bamboo forest in my back yard, but i dont know where to begin in terms of species i want my war maze to flourish with XD

any ideas and providers?

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Yeah, this one is difficult. But it looks so awesome.

I have a pen that I wrapped some cord around it to look like that. I may have done it a harder way.

I'm going to be needing this really soon. I need to make a Tensa Zangetsu for my Ichigo cosplay.

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Where do you get the fake ray skin?

Hmm I dunno about shoelaces o.o If it works, it works!

What I recommend, since you can usually find these in most fabric stores (depending on what they are made off, it can be less than a $1 to $3 per yard o.o) are... well, "fabric tape". Not the sticky tape n.n; The non-stretchy kind of elastic tape, I suppose o_o; A long fabric ribbon with varying widths and colors~

I bought a couple yards of a black one (roughly $2-3 in total), 3/8" width, for the last minute sword I made for the convention (doh, I dun have the picture up... yet). Unfortunately I lost it once I reached the handle part >.>; So I just cut strips of fabrics to wrap the sword... Oh wells~

However, I actually don't know how it would actually look using these "fabric tapes", but I'm sure they won't slip as much as ribbons do. And it doesn't require a lot of sewing! n.n; (just the ends to prevent it from fraying...)

And yea, just like to mention another alternative to shoelaces (sewing the laces together when you run out seems inconvenient =x= ) and the "ito" n.n;;...

Hopefully this comment is helpful D: I've been dying to go to the woodshop and work on SOMETHING! Curse these exams >.>;

(btw happy belated birthday~)

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It lucks rily gud

thats how i do my handles weeeee exceptt for the knoting part

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Evil didn't look this Good...

thanks as always ^^ I'm going to try your sword making tut's, only then a little one (A) ^^ thanks for the hard work

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Which sword is this one?

Nevermind. I figured out it was Haineko.

badass!!!
I have never used this technique with quality material. a good shoe lace or ito may make all the difference
because using thin ribbon ....tends to roll up after some handling ._.

- the end part, what I do is a little different.
from step 13
rather then cut and sew the ito. I flop it over the tsuka (the handle), push the Kashira (sword butt) on over the Tsuka
and then tuck whatever is left of the ito under the closest diamond.
this hold the kashira and ito in place nice-n-snug, and If you ever need to unwrap, you can.

-well chioky you have made another great tutorial, what could be next for level 5?

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