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Remember my Morgul Blade? [link]
Here's the long awaited how to make a convincing Morgul blade out of wood.
Before we begin, the most valuble reseach are the DVD galleries to the 3 LOTR movies, good screencaps, and the holy people at Kropserkel- [link]
Here's a link to their Morgul blades, fabulous reference- [link]
Oaky, ready?
Find a solid piece of ash, about 4 and a half to five feet long.
This is a monster sword!! I CUT A FOOT OFF THE LENGTH THAT I HAD HEARD THE ACTUAL BLADE WAS.
And It was still long for me, but that might say something about my size.

Hopefully you'll have acess to tools to shape and whittle off the excess.
At the widest, the blade with be 2 inches.

Make sure to keep you lines perfectly even!!
The handle is to be rounded, and there is over a foor of handle length.
The gaurd is made by drilling a hole through where the blade meets the hilt, and run a solid piece of wire through.
I used coat-hanger wire. Also two small finishing nails at either side for base strength.
It's suggested to pre-drill holes and then run nails and wires through, or you might split the wood.
Sand this baby until it's as soft as steel.

Then you cover that with a resin.
The resin of choice can be a product called quik-wood, moldable expoxies, and hardening fillers.
It must get rock hard and be sandable.

To make the pommel, run a fairly lengthy screw through a dixie cup into the handle base, leaving some of the screw protruding up through the cup.
Fill the cup with bondo and let harden, removed cup in pieces, add more bondo, and scuplt the pommel.
Folk Art/Wear paint is suitable, blend colors! Don't just get sparkely silver. Find gun metal greys and greens. Get a glasve, rub it into the blade, and let it buil up in the corners before wiping off. A coat of laquer is suggested over the whole thing when done.
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TO MAKE THE WHOLE MOUTH FO SAURON COSTUME-
Wanna make this?
Underfrock- [link]
Accesories and tim [link]
Gaunlets- [link]
Sword- [link]
The Helmet- [link]
Helmet drapes- [link]
Pendant - [link]
Some of those are in multiple chapters, follow numbered links for the next chapter posted at the start of each description. THanks!
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Comments: 30

Flinjager123 [2013-01-15 11:32:00 +0000 UTC]

You made the Witch-King's sword. Morgul Blade is the middle one. [link]
Still very cool and I'm going to use this to make a Morgul Blade. thanks!

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bagasuit091 [2010-10-16 01:50:08 +0000 UTC]

Amazing! Wonderful work, and very nice how-to.

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InKibus In reply to bagasuit091 [2010-11-05 02:10:17 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Travtron7000 [2010-08-26 07:18:27 +0000 UTC]

Wow! You can hardly tell that it's wood after it's all done! Incredible!

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InKibus In reply to Travtron7000 [2010-08-30 22:49:11 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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primulatook [2008-02-01 07:03:15 +0000 UTC]

wonderful!

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InKibus In reply to primulatook [2008-02-04 00:47:05 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, it's a most asked about piece!

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Laycaris [2008-01-24 23:32:04 +0000 UTC]

I infinitely prefer metal but I love to see people using wood and stuff to turn out such good looking replicas of movie props and the like. Good work.

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InKibus In reply to Laycaris [2008-01-25 00:13:39 +0000 UTC]

I'd love to do metal myself , but don't have the talent or the ability. I do work in a wood-shop, so this was natural.
And this tutorial is for those kids who will never get near an anvil in their lives, but might have a workshop at school or in their garage.
But the ultimate in fine costuming is real metal, which is my fututre ambition. Thanks!

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Laycaris In reply to InKibus [2008-02-01 23:55:19 +0000 UTC]

Sure thing. We need to encourage other artists as much as we can. Keep up the good work.

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Aikya [2008-01-24 16:47:55 +0000 UTC]

You have got some amazing talent!!!

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InKibus In reply to Aikya [2008-01-25 00:13:51 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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jrafaelnavarro [2008-01-24 14:40:49 +0000 UTC]

Uhm, interesting...

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InKibus In reply to jrafaelnavarro [2008-01-25 00:14:40 +0000 UTC]

I need to write up the additon usage tutorial, and 'How to Get your Sword Flaming without
burning yourself.'

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jrafaelnavarro In reply to InKibus [2008-01-25 08:06:35 +0000 UTC]

Yes, you need, and I need it too

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richardj [2008-01-24 13:46:11 +0000 UTC]

'Tis a fine lesson in sword making and no mistake!

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InKibus In reply to richardj [2008-01-25 00:15:23 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I've gotten more questions on how to make this than my costumes just about.

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SilverDragonwolf [2008-01-24 13:31:42 +0000 UTC]

That's awesome! I'll definitely have to try this

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InKibus In reply to SilverDragonwolf [2008-01-25 00:10:32 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, and give it a try! If you go back to my listed links of my previous attempts, you'll see my first attempt which falls drastically short of this one. So, it took me some practice, but we all gotta start somewhere!

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SilverDragonwolf In reply to InKibus [2008-01-26 22:10:06 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome and I'll be sure to give it a shot when I get a hold of the materials

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Thorleifr [2008-01-24 07:51:53 +0000 UTC]

Awesome piece ! Looks so real.

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InKibus In reply to Thorleifr [2008-01-25 00:09:33 +0000 UTC]

DO you know about 90% of people dont read the comment and say 'Oh cool! Is that real metal?' :eyesroll:
But that is the most flattering comment to get, and I am still very proud of it.

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Thorleifr In reply to InKibus [2008-01-25 08:17:21 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, so many people have no patience for reading. They just don't know what they miss... But indeed it is still a compliment in some way when they say it...
Better than "Cool Witch King costume"...

By the way, it reminds me a lot of what I've been doing before my woodworking...

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InKibus In reply to Thorleifr [2008-01-25 17:47:45 +0000 UTC]

Muuuch better.

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skiesofchaos [2008-01-24 06:12:00 +0000 UTC]

very nice

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InKibus In reply to skiesofchaos [2008-01-24 23:42:14 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! It's honestly my most asked about piece, next to elaborate helmets and costumes.

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AndyIomoon [2008-01-24 05:17:19 +0000 UTC]

Gosh darnit if you aren't the clever one!! Very cool

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InKibus In reply to AndyIomoon [2008-01-24 23:41:32 +0000 UTC]

Aww, thanks! Fair enough, I'm a woodworker, so alot of this is fairly easy for me to do.

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Angel-or-Phantom [2008-01-24 03:36:01 +0000 UTC]

:: sings ::

Did you ever know that you're my heeeeeerrrrooo?

Well you are. That's positively amazing of your to post a how to!

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InKibus In reply to Angel-or-Phantom [2008-01-24 23:44:37 +0000 UTC]

I am so very happy to post this tutorial, and will polish the text up to make it as clear and accurate as possible.
I feel tips and methods are something to share, and am more than happy too! Thank you so very much!

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