Coasting through a project

[evansd2]

Not to get off topic but… That sander is a handy tool, I don’t use it too often but when I need it, it’s the only tool that does the job.

I use the big belt to remove a lot of material from my wooden sword blades, it makes short work of cutting a “sharpened” edge into the wood.

You can really see the result in the second picture here:

Wooden two handed sword

Who goes there? It is I, the Sunpiercer, come to save the day. [IMG_3454] This is part of a three sword (so far) series that I’ve explored, a 46" LOA two-handed sword (it’s hilariously large in hand, you guys gotta make one). I’m not going to get into process details, we’ve covered them a lot on the forum. Instead I’ll list a series of skills that you will need and you can search for them. Things you’ll need to know: Passthrough technique Kerf Adjustment Cutting and scoring techniques T…

The bands of dark color along the blade edge are exposed layers of the plywood… it really sells the illusion of the blade.