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The Swordmaking Tutorial: Part 8 (Constructing the Sword)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.
*cue eerie music* congratulations, you have made it to the final stage of swordmaking. You have just painted all the parts of your katana but now you must put them together. First goes the tsuba along up from the handle then you attach the handles on either side of the tang. Then you form the hilt on the end of the handles once they are in place. Then you give the handle a final coat of paint and the sword becomes a complete katana. Just a note you can use woodglue also to just stick the handles onto the tang, or instead of using screws use wooden dowels. As mentioned how to do the handle wrapping or "tsuka" is not included in this tutorial, but in seperate tutorials instead. I hope you have followed every step successfully!! and enjoy ^^
The Swordmaking Tutorial: Part 1 (Tools and Equipment) [link] The Swordmaking Tutorial: Part 2 (Planning and Drawing) [link] The Swordmaking Tutorial: Part 3 (Cutting out the Sword) [link] The Swordmaking Tutorial: Part 4 (Cutting out the Tsuba) [link] The Swordmaking Tutorial: Part 5 (Sharpening the Sword) [link] The Swordmaking Tutorial: Part 6 (Sculpting the Details) [link] The Swordmaking Tutorial: Part 7 (Painting and Glossing) [link] The Swordmaking Tutorial: Part 8 (Constructing the Sword) [link]
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hehe I always think my swordmaking tutorials are the only ones on the internet 8D well it seems there are more ^^
Though if you dont have the tools, which are mainly hand tools which are the cheapest kind of handtools, well yo uare going to need an investment really to start swordmaking 8D
so do you want to join officialy or not XD
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so, regarding the contest, can my pic be composed by the charater in different poses and the sword design? (I feel more comfortable doing it that way rather than doing just one pose wit the sword) and can it be dual swords?
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as long as the characters poses are all drawn in one single deviation yes thats okey, and yes the character can also use due swords
still havent said if you wanted to join XD
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yeah, I'll join
and I told some friends about it and they are going to enter too, or at least they told me so
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lol, thats true '
well, I'll join officialy, i have nothing to lose
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MUHAHAHAHAHAHA.
*cues dramatic music*
Finally. After three weeks of work, I have finished Haineko! Woot! 8D
I had the world's slowest drying gold spray paint. Took a week for the freaking tsuba to stop being sticky.
But I have finished it. So now, if I can scrounge up a camera, I shall post it!
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it ussually does take around 3 weeks to make a sword in a relaxed state XD
It took a week for the paint to dry. gosh You have more patience then me I would have used drastic measures XD
good now upload it and show me please XD
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Mmkay.
Well, I did find a camera. On my cell-phone, 'cause my digital was stolen, and I'm too cheap to buy another one. XDD
[link]
There she is. When/if I get a new camera, I'll re-upload it.
(:
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good you kept your promise and you have returned the thanks ^^
and a splendid sword aswell, a piece of art you can be proud of XD
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Wow thank you so much this is great! I thought I reconised u from london expo. I was one of the many Soi Fongs running about. Anyways, as soon as I have to cash to buy materials I shall be trying this out. Thanks again *hugs*
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Hmm remember a soi fong from the London Expo? well i do remember alot of short girls running about in the expo XD However once you do get all the materials, make a fine sword and then link it to me as thanks 8D
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well thanks alot dude XD
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Oy Chioky ever tried laminating the 2 parts of the handle to the blade's tang? this way you don't have to drill the handle and mess up the nice under coat that just went on. and the handle could be shaped as one unit.
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Yes indeed the handle can be made in one single piece, but gosh does that take so long I dont have patience for that XD
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lol just finished shaping the blades 2day man that was rough lol
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Ah ic, the tsuba goes inbetween. I got it. ^^
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oh i'm sorry I mean the Tsuba (not good with these names). You say that if the handles are in place it shouldn't move, but aren't the handles a seperate piece? I dont really see how they help the Tsuba stay in place.
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go back through my tutorials to find how to make the "habaki" to stop that happening
"I dont really see how they help the Tsuba stay in place"
thats becuase your not a swordmaker lol
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question: How does the tang stay in place? What if it starts to slide down the sword? (I'm planning to make a sword, and i always wasn't sure about that) Thanks for this info, i like the fact that you dont need too many tools.
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hmm have you read in the tutorial that you keep the tang in place with screws 8D
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These look like really good tutorials - I intend on trying them out as soon as possible!
However, I have a question. How do you make the sheaths for your swords? I would imagine it's quite difficult :/
Really great work, keep it up!
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it is difficult but it is more time consuming then difficult you must have patience like a monk
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thanks for making this tutorials! thanks to you I could make a sword [link]
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as I said before, thanks 
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I can't find your levels of handle wrapping guides!!!
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I have handle wrapping level 1 guide thats coloured green. The other 2 I havent made yet im sorry XD
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*bows* Thanks!!
Now... -grabs a piece of paper an cuts a sword from it- MUAJAJA!! I'm so freakish awesome A_A! -the piece of paper splits in half- ;0;!!?
Anyway thanks, I have an expo in like... 5 weeks xDD Lets see if I can get Kyoka Suigetsu for my costume xD Only one question, how do you do the level 3 handle wrapping? I have a lot of doubts about it -.-
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Your going to the expo? im going to the expo aswell XD
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Yeah, but mine is here in Uruguay xDDD A bit far away xD
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if its all about swordmaking I will go all the way I even tried making a video aswell XD
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Oh wow. 
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Well you know here is a swordmaking tutorial over time you will know how to make swords better and better ^^
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oh! 
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I couldn't find pine wood, so I'm making one entirely out of balsa wood
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well make sure the balsa wood doesnt snap exactly in half then XD
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that's gonna be the toughest part 
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its all over time to advertise them ^^
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Yush! I shall tell everyone i know
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Yes, now it is fianlly done! ^^ You did well, Mr. C! I want to make some katanas using this tutorial now! I just have one question. My parents aren't allowing me to use a power drill to make swords, can I just hammer the screws in? Lightly?
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lol your going to split the wood in half and destroy the handle if your not carefull. Have you tried using a drill when you parents arent home? XD
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They aren't always home, but there are always adults at my place XD
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why don't you just get your dad to assist you? O_O...or just 'be there' lol....safer...haha
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He doesn't want me to make swords, even though he bought the wood for me. And he won't let me use a coping saw, but instead gave me a huge saw that is impossible to use O.o
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Thanks chioky, now I have to persuade my parents to buy all this stuff MUA HA HA HA
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say its for a good cause becuase your studying an artform XD
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WooH! a long journey but well worth the wait!!! Excellent man!!
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