Wooden Swords

[Redwaller]

I've found this super cool branch in the woods (actually two of them) and made 'em look even cooler. Hey M&M, how do you make your swords?

[MatthiasMan]

Ah, well I get a knife and carve it. It takes many carves to do it but it's very sharp. The key is to lay it flat and make edges. Very slightly cut the edges and it can become sharp as you want. I've been able to cut bushes with one and the wood get's stained, but you can resharpen it. But very slightly cut it so the sword lasts long.

[Rusvul]

i made a wooden claymore but i broke it over my practice dummy :/

how did you make a practice dummy? i made a duct tape mold of myself, i had a friend wrap my entire body in duct tape and then cut it off and fill it with newspaper. the problem is it doesnt stand up. how did you make yours?

[Redwaller]

Ah, well I get a knife and carve it. It takes many carves to do it but it's very sharp. The key is to lay it flat and make edges. Very slightly cut the edges and it can become sharp as you want. I've been able to cut bushes with one and the wood get's stained, but you can resharpen it. But very slightly cut it so the sword lasts long.

I'm gonna try that!

[Flandor]

i made a wooden claymore but i broke it over my practice dummy :/

how did you make a practice dummy? i made a duct tape mold of myself, i had a friend wrap my entire body in duct tape and then cut it off and fill it with newspaper. the problem is it doesnt stand up. how did you make yours?

I think you could pretty easily put a stake into the ground and run the stake through the dummy.

[Rusvul]

thats true.... i think i'll try that today, im going to my friends house, our two favorite things to do are stab and hack things with our deadly weapons and play minecraft XD

[Redwaller]

I've stsrted making one. But it is sooo hard!

[MatthiasMan]

Really? You gotta be pretty strong to do it. But to make it easier, I use this kind of knife.

The end of the handle I put my thumb down and push it across the wood while using my other hand to push the rest of the handle. Your thumb will help you get the knife dug into the wood.

EDIT: I might start working on shurikens.

[Vilu Daskar]

Those are really good.

[MatthiasMan]

What are really good?

[Redwaller]

I use a knife and push the blade across the wood. One of my thumbs on the blade and the other hand on the handle.

[MatthiasMan]

That's kinda dangerous to put your hand on the blade. What kind of knife are you using?

[Redwaller]

Hum... Not sure what the name is... It's a sort of wood knife or something like that. Maybe hunting knife.

[MatthiasMan]

Show me a picture.

[Arvanna the Rogue]

I don't make swords but I do collect them.