whispers people wanting to make swords and stuff
and the swords for the manouver gear from SNK
I would like to recommend something I use to make my swords for cosplay which I have found is alot sturdier than foamboard and cardboard
also foamboard hates: glue, spraypaint, humans in general
because trust me I’ve made swords from foam board and they bend so, so easily and fall apart and can get really easily damaged if they get stuck or stood on or anything like that and at conventions props can take alot of stick
( a way to avoid this might be to put this stripwood between the layers of foam board?? you’d have to try that uwu )
This ^ above is pine strip wood, its really lightweight and thin, but strong enough – enough to get past expo prop rules because srsly if you we’re to hit someone (which I’m sure you wouldn’t) or bent this far enough it would snap
its really easy to sand
if you have a grinder/sander (which I know alot of people wont have I’m just lucky as my dad owns one) then you can shape it on there into the right curve you want/need
if not you can file it by hand uwu
but seriously strip wood is great for swords and comes in a variety of thicknesses and lengths and you can pick the size I have which is.. 444.5 it says on the label; for about £0.50-1.50 per length in B&Q. It comes in lengths just under 1 meter.
a example of a sword I have made with the stripwood method is Calvin’s Bro/Dirk katana/sword which was the first one I ever made right off the batt (shown above)
If this is of any help and or anyone would like further info I might be able to help just message me? c:
Useful stuff from Jemma ^
I need to find an excuse to make a sword now…
Pine would be really good for this but Poplar (bit heavier) or Cedar (takes shape very easily – used for trim and base boards in buildings) would also work depending on what you can get locally.
Don’t use balsa its very brittle and it’ll just break (Which is annoying cause I get balsa free from uni) and if you’re using partical board (chipboard/mdf/etc) you need to wear a dust mask when sanding it to avoid breathing in glue particles.
Clearly this is what the two hour first year architecture lecture about wood was for.
For tools and stuff if needed if your Uk based look up the hackspace scheme and see if there’s one in your area? The Nottingham one has a free night every week that anyone can come in to work on stuff for or you can pay for membership and use it any time.
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