(see picture 7)Ĩ) Cut out your cross-guard. This is to help connect it to the other pieces of the hilt. I also added a small extension onto the bottom of the cross-guard. (see picture 6)ħ) Clean up your lines to make it clear what you are going to cut. Draw curved freehand lines to connect the marks from the last step on the bottom guideline to the ends of the line you just made. Make a 1" perpendicular line centered on the bottom of the mid line. (see picture 5)Ħ) Extend the mid line down 1/2" below the bottom guideline. Draw a freehand rounded line from the marks to the point in the middle of the M shape. (see picture 4)ĥ) Measure 1 1/2 inches along the bottom guideline centered on the mid line and mark the ends. Draw a freehand curved line from the outer corner of the bottom guideline on both sides to the mark you just made. Measure 1/4" up from the very bottom guideline along the mid line and make a mark. You should have a diamond shape nestled in the middle of the M shape now. From where this line meets the M shape on both sides, make a line up to the top of the mid line. Make a line perpendicular to the mid line here until it reaches the M shape from the last step. (see picture 3)Ĥ) Measure 1" down from the very top guideline along the mid line and make a mark. Connect these 5 point with a slightly curved freehand line in a sort of M formation. At the top guideline that you just made, on both side measure out 1" from the mid line and make a mark. Also make a mark where this guideline intersects with the mid line. Where the bottom guideline that you just made touches the outer edge that you made in step 2, make a mark. Lightly mark out lines perpendicular to the mid line at these points. (see picture 2)ģ) On the mid line, mark a 1/2" from the top and the bottom. Draw a smooth curve to connect the marks you made on the top and bottom guidelines. Draw a smooth curve to connect the very ends of the top to the bottom guidelines. On each end of the bottom guideline, measure in 3/4" and make a mark. (see picture 1)Ģ) On each end of the top guideline, measure in 1 1/4" and make a mark. Make a 4" perpendicular line centered at the bottom of the mid line, this is the bottom guideline. Make a 7" perpendicular line centered at the top of the mid line, this is the top guideline. Example: If the length of the line is 4" and it is centered on the middle line, set up your ruler so that the 2" mark lines up with the mid line, then mark the 4" from 0" to 4" (2 " will be on either side of the mid line)ġ)Start by drawing your mid line. What you should do to make sure that your line is centered is take the length of the line and half it to determine where it should line up on the middle line. Often throughout this project, you will see a measurement for a line and that it is centered on a mid line. This piece is going to require a lot of measurements again, as well as connecting some point with freehand curved lines. That way when you cut out your piece and glue it together, the matte and easier to paint side will be facing outwards. If you are using cardboard that has a shiny side make sure that you are tracing onto that side. This is much faster, but it is not as precise. The fast way is to take your first blade, place it on top of your new piece of cardboard and trace its outline. The slow way is to make the second blade like you made the first, with a lot of measuring and sketching. It is not necessary for you to outline your edges before you cut, just make sure you know what lines you will be cutting and that they are clear.Ĥ) You will need a second blade piece. In the fourth picture, I outlined what I would be cutting in black marker to make it easier for you to see in the picture. You will now fill those in.įorm the point of the sword by connecting the point at the start of the midline with both the parallel lines at 1".Ĭonnect the gaps in parallel lines from 13" to 14" and 17" to 18".ģ) Cut out the outline of the blade. You will notice that there are some gaps along the edge of the blade. The following list below will tell you how far away the parallel line should be away from the midline. You will now be drawing parallel lines on either side of the midline to map out where the edges of the blade will be. To make the next step easier, you may want to write a little number next to each inch that you marked off along the midline. If your box is longer than mine you will only want to mark off 19 inches to use.Ģ)The first line you drew is the midline down the blade. You can see in the first picture that I marked where the blade will start and end with a black dot. You aren't going to be using the first and last inch along this line. Next, mark off the inches along this line. Using a long ruler, draw a line from corner to corner. 1) Open up one of your large cardboard boxes and lay it flat.
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