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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.

:target: The Swordmaking Tutorial: Part 1 (Tools and Equipment) [link]
:target: The Swordmaking Tutorial: Part 2 (Planning and Drawing) [link]
:target: The Swordmaking Tutorial: Part 3 (Cutting out the Sword) [link]
:target: The Swordmaking Tutorial: Part 4 (Cutting out the Tsuba) [link]
:target: The Swordmaking Tutorial: Part 5 (Sharpening the Sword) [link]
:target: The Swordmaking Tutorial: Part 6 (Sculpting the Details) [link]
:target: The Swordmaking Tutorial: Part 7 (Painting and Glossing) [link]
:target: The Swordmaking Tutorial: Part 8 (Constructing the Sword) [link]

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~Enbi-to-Miruku Apr 23, 2013  Student General Artist
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 with clay? If not, could you please tell me how to make it using other materials?

Thank you in advance.
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*chioky Apr 24, 2013  Student Artisan Crafter
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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:icondutsv2:
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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*chioky Nov 21, 2012  Student Artisan Crafter
why thank you very much
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:iconvicanh98:
Can i use super glue instead of wood glue?
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*chioky Jul 5, 2012  Student Artisan Crafter
thats alot of super glue but yes
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:iconstrigon01:
can't wait to try this
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*chioky Mar 12, 2012  Student Artisan Crafter
I hope you have fun with it
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:iconthegreattitanicchick:
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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*chioky Mar 12, 2012  Student Artisan Crafter
hmm it might work for it I think maybe
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